Question 1

What is the Beacon Co-Parenting App?

Accepted Answer

Beacon is an Irish co-parenting app that helps separated parents coordinate the practical side of raising their children — secure messaging, a shared calendar, child handovers, shared expenses and important documents — in one calm, structured place with professional oversight. It is live now at app.beaconparenting.ie.

Question 2

Is the Beacon Co-Parenting App free?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every tool in the Beacon Co-Parenting App is free: secure messaging, shared calendar, handovers, expenses and maintenance, incident log, document storage, the community forum and professional oversight all cost nothing, with no subscription and no trial. The paid items are the one-off Court-Ready Record PDF download and, if the free monthly moderator contact is used up, an optional top-up pack of extra contacts — child-safety contacts are always free and unlimited (prices shown in the app).

Question 3

Is Beacon an Irish alternative to OurFamilyWizard?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Beacon is built in Ireland for Irish families and the Irish family courts, and every tool is free with no subscription (OurFamilyWizard has no free plan). It is designed and supported by professionals experienced in Section 32 (Voice of the Child) reports.

Question 4

Can Beacon records be used in the Irish family courts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Messages in Beacon can never be deleted by anyone — including administrators — so the record stays intact, and a comprehensive court-ready record of a family's history can be produced.

Question 5

How do separated parents both get on the app?

Accepted Answer

One parent signs up at app.beaconparenting.ie and sends their co-parent a secure email invite from inside the app. Both parents verify their identity with photo ID before using the app, as a child-protection measure.