When an app charges each parent separately, a two-home family pays twice. Two Porch Lights covers both of you for one yearly price, with the calendar, shared expenses, and messaging your family actually uses every week.
Start free · no credit cardTalkingParents accounts are billed per parent. For a family where both parents take part, that is two subscriptions. Here is the side by side.
| For a family with both parents | Two Porch Lights | TalkingParents |
|---|---|---|
| Who a subscription covers | Both parents co-parent joins free |
One account each billed per parent |
| Cost for the whole family, per year | $59.99 total |
~$168 2 × $7/mo Essentials |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 30 days on higher tiers |
| Free plan | 30-day trial, then one low price | Ended March 2026 |
| Shared calendar & parenting schedules | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expense splitting with receipt photos | ✓ AI reads the receipt | Add-on / higher tiers |
| Tone coach that softens a heated message | ✓ built in | Not offered |
| Private Tax Center & accountant packet | ✓ | Not offered |
| Read-only access for your attorney | ✓ free | Varies by plan |
Pricing shown for TalkingParents reflects the plans published at talkingparents.com/pricing as of July 2026 (Essentials $7/mo per account). Compare current plans before you decide. Two homes on the cheapest tier is roughly $168 a year combined.
Two separate homes, working together for the kids. These are the tools that actually get used between drop-offs.
Your co-parent joins your shared space with a code and never pays. One subscription, one family's tools.
Wrote it angry? Tap Soften and it rewrites your message calm and child-focused. You choose which version sends.
Parenting time, events, and shared expenses in one place, synced live, so both homes stay on the same page.
Track 529s, daycare, medical, and mileage in a space only you can see, then build an accountant-ready packet in one tap.
Photograph any receipt and it fills in the amount, date, store, and category. Logging an expense takes seconds.
Runs in any browser on iPhone, Android, tablet, or computer. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app.
No. One subscription covers your shared space for both of you. Your co-parent joins with an invite code and never pays for the calendar, expenses, or messaging. The one personal extra is the private Tax Center, which comes with each parent's own plan.
For everyday co-parenting, yes: a shared calendar and parenting schedules, expense splitting with receipt scanning, a time-stamped message thread, a private journal, and read-only access you can share with an attorney or mediator. Two Porch Lights is built to keep the week running smoothly, not to serve as court evidence, so please confirm any legal needs against your own court order.
There is nothing to import or migrate. You create your space, invite your co-parent with a code, and start fresh. Setup takes about two minutes, and your first 30 days are free with no credit card.
$59.99 a year, about $5 a month, or $7.99 monthly. That one price covers both parents. Cancel anytime, and your data stays yours to export.
No. It runs in any web browser, so one of you can be on iPhone and the other on Android. Nothing to download from an app store.