Comparison — Ireland
By the Beacon Co-Parenting App team · Updated July 2026
The Beacon Co-Parenting App is an Irish co-parenting app where everyday tools are free — optional paid items include Court-Ready Record downloads, eligible Gap Refresh updates and extra moderator contacts beyond the free monthly one. OurFamilyWizard is a well-established US app charged per parent per year. The practical differences for Irish families: the Beacon Co-Parenting App Co-Parenting App Co-Parenting App is built for the Irish courts, overseen by real Irish family-law professionals, and costs nothing to use day to day.
Beacon Co-Parenting App
€0
everyday tools free — AI Tone Check included
OurFamilyWizard basic
€99.99/yr
per parent — tone tool costs extra
The Beacon Co-Parenting App has no subscription and nothing locked. You only ever pay for a Court-Ready Record download when you need one for court (€99 for your complete record history; gap refreshes available when a court date moves — price always confirmed before you pay), or an optional top-up pack of extra moderator contacts if you use up your free monthly one. Both are optional: you can use the Beacon Co-Parenting App forever without paying anything.
| Feature | Beacon Co-Parenting App | OurFamilyWizard |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday tools free — no subscription, no locked core features | Yes | No |
| Pay only for a Court-Ready Record download if you need one | Yes | No |
| Built for Irish families & the Irish courts | Yes | No |
| Designed & supported by experienced Section 32 Report (Voice of the Child) professionals | Yes | No |
| Run by Irish professionals experienced in the family courts | Yes | No |
| Real people overseeing communication, not just software | Yes | No |
| Recommended family-law solicitors directory | Yes | No |
| Private incident recording | Yes | No |
| AI tone check on messages, free for everyone | Yes | No |
| Anonymous community forum for separated parents | Yes | No |
| Secure, tamper-proof message records | Yes | Yes |
| Shared calendar, access & handover scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Expense tracking & approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Court-ready records, overseen by Irish family-law professionals | Yes | No |
| Secure document storage | Yes | Yes |
Comparison based on publicly available information about OurFamilyWizard and correct to the best of our knowledge, including OurFamilyWizard's publicly listed Irish pricing. Prices are set by each provider and may change. Everyday tools in the Beacon Co-Parenting App are free to use; optional paid items include Court-Ready Record downloads and eligible Gap Refresh updates, moderator-contact top-ups, and separately priced services.
The Beacon Co-Parenting App (app.beaconparenting.ie) is built in Ireland around how the Irish family courts actually work. Both parents verify their identity with photo or bill ID, messages can never be deleted — by anyone — and communication is overseen by professionals experienced with the Irish family court system, including Section 32 (Voice of the Child) reports. When you need evidence, the app produces a single tamper-evident Court-Ready Record PDF of the family's complete record history.
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