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🧡 About the Founder

Why I Built This App

I grew up in a household where my parents separated when I was a child, and I always told myself I wouldn't repeat that cycle. I wanted to build something more stable for my own family.

But life doesn't always go the way we plan.

Three years ago, when my son was four, his mother and I separated. What I didn't expect was how mentally draining co-parenting would be — not just emotionally, but logistically.

It wasn't the schedules that felt hard. It was the communication.

There was:

  • • Anxiety before opening messages
  • • Overthinking wording and tone
  • • Trying to remember what was actually agreed, buried in long threads
  • • Fears that simple coordination would become conflict

And I realised I wasn't alone. Friends in my circle were going through the same thing — different situations, same struggles. But nobody talks about it openly.

I tried finding a tool that actually helped with these real co-parenting challenges. Everything I found felt either:

  • • Too message-heavy,
  • • Too legal and clinical,
  • • Or disconnected from the everyday reality of shared parenting.

I'm a product owner by profession — I build products every day that help people solve real problems. But I don't come from a coding background, and I'd never built a mobile app before.

Still, I had a clear vision of what co-parenting should feel like: structured, calm, and simple.

So I started building it myself.

🧠 What the App Does

This isn't another messaging app. It's a calendar-first co-parenting platform where:

  • • Everything starts with shared events
  • • Communication happens around events — not long, confusing threads
  • • Everything is auditable and clear
  • • AI tools help neutralise language and reduce conflict
  • • The focus is always on what matters most — your child

And it's growing. Work is underway on additional features, including:

  • • Financial tracking for shared child-related expenses
  • • Insights & analytics to support planning and consistency
  • • Milestone reminders so important moments aren't missed
  • • Parenting learning tools for everyday guidance
  • • Emergency first-aid information

Every feature is guided by the same principle:
make co-parenting simpler, calmer, and more supportive.

💛 Beyond the Product

This app doesn't claim to fix every co-parenting challenge, because real life isn't that simple. What it can do is reduce unnecessary friction — the noise, the uncertainty, and the constant back-and-forth that drains energy and attention.

I also believe that communication skills, emotional awareness, and personal coping strategies are an essential part of co-parenting too. Tools should support people, not replace growth or healing.

👋 Thanks for Being Here

If you're here because co-parenting has been harder than you thought — I see you. This project started from a personal struggle, and it's grounded in the hope that families everywhere can find clearer, kinder ways to co-parent.

Co-parenting made simple.