Custody Proof vs OurFamilyWizard (2026): a private record or a shared platform

We make Custody Proof, so read this knowing we are biased. The honest version: OurFamilyWizard and Custody Proof solve different problems, and plenty of parents need the one we do not make.

OurFamilyWizard is a co-parenting platform. Both parents have accounts, and the point is that messages, schedule requests and expenses happen in one place you both see. Custody Proof is a documentation tool for one parent. The other parent never gets an account, and nothing you record is shared with anyone unless you export it.

So the question is not which app has more features. It is whether you need a channel to talk to the other parent, or a record of what actually happened that belongs only to you. Sometimes the answer is both. Everything below about OurFamilyWizard comes from its own website, linked at the bottom of the page.

	Custody Proof	OurFamilyWizard
Price	$14.75/month or $144/year	Its pricing page lists one-year plans billed annually: from $110 (entry plan), $149.99 (Essentials), $216 (Premium), $299.88 (Max), plus two-year terms. Each parent needs their own subscription
Free tier or trial	No free tier or trial. Money-back guarantee on your first charge (See pricing below)	No free tier listed. Its homepage and refund policy offer a full refund within 30 days of a first-time subscription bought through its website; purchases through Apple or Google follow those stores’ refund rules
Who has an account	Only you. One parent subscribes	Both parents, each with their own subscription (you can pay for your co-parent, per its pricing FAQ). Free child, third-party and professional accounts
Messaging with the other parent	None	Yes. Its features page and homepage describe messages that cannot be edited or deleted, with read timestamps, plus ToneMeter and a Writing Assistant
Shared calendar	No. Your calendar is private	Yes. A shared parenting calendar with color-coded time and Yes/No trade requests
Expenses	Private ledger with receipts and a running reimbursement balance; CSV import	Shared expense log with receipt files, payment splits like 50/50 or 80/20, and in-app payments through OFWpay (the number of payments depends on the plan)
Evidence and journal	Encrypted evidence vault for photos, screenshots and documents, timestamped, tagged by child; violation flags on calendar entries	A Journal with Moments (text, photos, location) and GPS-verified Check-ins at exchanges. Entries start private and can be shared; shared entries are visible to professionals
Court and professional access	No professional login. You export PDF and CSV reports and send them yourself	Free professional accounts that view the family’s account and download reports. Its homepage says it is accepted by courts in all 50 states. Certified records on Premium and Max
Platforms	Works in the browser on your phone or computer today. A mobile app is coming soon	Website plus iOS and Android apps, per its homepage description; its refund policy covers App Store and Google Play purchases
Schedule set-up	Type the schedule in plain words or upload your custody order; you confirm every unclear point before anything saves	Parents add a parenting schedule to the shared calendar. Its professional page describes a free Custody Schedule Builder for practitioners
Overnight and visit counting	Overnights counted as nights; timed daytime visits counted separately; Plan vs. Actual compares the schedule to what happened	Its professional page lists parenting time reports and says the Schedule Builder calculates overnight counts and percentages
Export	PDF and CSV reports; import your own history from another app’s .ics calendar export	Its pricing page lists unlimited PDF record downloads on Essentials and above. Its help center says the website can export calendar events as .ics, but not the parenting schedule

The real difference is not the feature list

The real difference is who the record is for. On OurFamilyWizard, the record lives in a shared space. Your co-parent sends and reads messages there, requests trades there, and logs expenses there. Its homepage pitches “on-the-record documentation” and “a reliable source of truth to keep both parties following the plan.” That works because both of you are inside it.

Custody Proof assumes the opposite situation. The other parent is not in it and never will be. You log what happened each night, flag the exchanges that went wrong, and keep screenshots and receipts in one private place. Nobody comments on your entries, disputes them in-app, or sees that you wrote anything. When your attorney asks, you export a report.

Neither is a better idea in the abstract. If your problem is that every conversation turns into a fight, a structured shared channel may help. If your problem is that you need a clean, private account of the time you had and the time you missed, a shared platform is not built for that job.

What Custody Proof is better at

The other parent never knows it exists. There is no invite, no linked account and no notification. You do not need their cooperation to start, and you do not pay for a second subscription. On a shared platform, the record is only as useful as the other parent’s participation.

Counting nights against your order. You set up the schedule by typing it in plain words or uploading your custody order. Custody Proof reads the repeating pattern, holidays, summer periods, exchange times and notice deadlines, then asks you to confirm anything unclear, including which parent you are and which week is week 1. It never guesses those. From then on, Plan vs. Actual shows every day that differed from the schedule, overnights are counted as nights (Friday to Sunday is two), and daytime visits sit in their own column. See how parenting time is commonly counted.

A private evidence file. Flag a violation on any calendar entry with a note, and it lands in an encrypted evidence vault as one record covering all the children involved. Add screenshots, photos and documents up to 25 MB each, tag which child an entry is about, and get prompts when a note is missing the time, who or where. Reports export as PDF and CSV, with nights per child and percentages capped at 100%.

Where OurFamilyWizard is stronger

Messaging with the other parent. Its site describes messages that cannot be edited or deleted, read timestamps, and ToneMeter.
Court and professional use. Its homepage says it is accepted by courts in all 50 states, and professionals get free accounts to view your account.
Shared logistics and payments. A shared calendar with trade requests, an Info Bank, and expense payments through OFWpay.
Mobile apps and calls. iOS and Android apps, documented video and audio calls, and GPS check-ins.
Help with cost. Its site lists a fee waiver program and a military discount.

If one of those is the reason you need an app, OurFamilyWizard is the better choice.

If a court ordered you onto OurFamilyWizard

Keep using it, exactly as the order says. Talk to the other parent there, make schedule requests there, and log shared expenses there. Nothing on this page is a reason to stop using a platform a court named, and we are not a law firm, so ask your attorney if you are unsure what your order requires.

What a shared platform does not give you is a private place to write down what happened, in your own words, before anyone else reads it. Many parents keep both: the court-ordered app for communication, and a private record for the night-by-night account of parenting time. Read how to document custody for court for what a useful daily record looks like.

Can you use both?

Yes, and for some parents that is the right setup. Use OurFamilyWizard for anything that involves the other parent: messages, trade requests, shared expenses and payments. Use Custody Proof for your private log of overnights, missed exchanges, violations, evidence and the receipts you want in one place.

If you already have events on OurFamilyWizard, its help center says the website can export calendar events as an .ics file. Custody Proof can import your own history from that kind of file. Its help center also says the parenting schedule itself is not included in that export, so you would set up the recurring schedule in Custody Proof separately, by typing it or uploading your order.

Questions

Is Custody Proof a replacement for OurFamilyWizard?

Only if you do not need to communicate with the other parent through an app. Custody Proof has no messaging, no shared calendar and no way to send the other parent anything. If a court ordered you to use OurFamilyWizard, keep using it. Custody Proof is a private record that can sit alongside it.

Does the other parent need to sign up for Custody Proof?

No. Only you have an account. The other parent is never invited, never notified and cannot see anything you record. OurFamilyWizard works the other way: its pricing FAQ says both parents have their own linked accounts and each needs a subscription.

How much does OurFamilyWizard cost compared to Custody Proof?

In October 2026, OurFamilyWizard’s pricing page listed one-year plans from $110 a year (entry plan) up to $299.88 a year (Max), with two-year terms also offered, and each parent needs their own subscription. It also lists a fee waiver program and a military discount. Custody Proof is one subscription for one parent; see the pricing section on this page. Check both sites before you decide, since prices change.

Can my attorney log in to Custody Proof like they can with OurFamilyWizard?

No. Custody Proof has no professional login. You export PDF and CSV reports and send them yourself. OurFamilyWizard describes free professional accounts that can view a family’s account and download reports, which is a real advantage if you want a professional watching the account directly.

Can I move my OurFamilyWizard calendar into Custody Proof?

You can import your own history from a calendar export. OurFamilyWizard’s help center says calendar events can be exported as an .ics file from its website, not the mobile app, and that the parenting schedule is not included. Custody Proof imports the events from that file, and you set up the recurring schedule by typing it or uploading your custody order.

Does Custody Proof have a phone app?

A mobile app is coming soon. Today Custody Proof runs in the web browser on your phone or computer, and quick capture works from your phone. OurFamilyWizard says it has iOS and Android apps.

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A private record for one parent. The other parent is never invited and never notified. Documentation is $14.75/month or $144/year. If it isn't right for you, refund yourself from Settings within 30 days of your first charge.

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OurFamilyWizard details on this page come from OurFamilyWizard’s own website, checked in October 2026. Products and prices change, so check OurFamilyWizard’s site before you decide. Sources:

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Custody Proof is a documentation tool, not a law firm. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Whether and how a record is used in a case is a question for your attorney.