2houses
2houses helps separated parents coordinate children’s care and manage the practical details of family life.
What 2houses is
2houses helps separated parents coordinate children’s care and manage the practical details of family life. Its shared calendar supports parenting schedules, recurring visits, change requests, events, and imported school terms and holidays, with synchronization to iCal, Google Calendar, Outlook, and other standard calendar apps. Finance tools track expenses, balances, payment invitations, alimony, and spending categories, with reports exportable as CSV or PDF. Parents can message one another, children, or a mediator; messages can be archived or printed, but not deleted. A family information bank stores child-related contact, medical, and document details. Other tools include email and push notifications, photo albums, a family journal, and configurable access for relatives and mediators. One subscription can cover the family, and mediator access can be read-only. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web. The whole-family plan is $8.25 a month, billed $99.00 every 12 months. Its 14-day trial requires credit card details, and charges recur unless canceled before the trial or renewal period ends.
Good
- Syncs with iCal, Google Calendar, and Outlook.
- Tracks expenses and exports reports as CSV or PDF.
- Stores child-related contact, medical, and document information.
- One subscription can cover parents, children, and mediators.
Watch out
- Messages cannot be deleted.
- The 14-day trial requires credit card details.
- The paid plan is $8.25 a month, billed $99.00 every 12 months.
Who it suits
It suits separated parents who want shared scheduling, family records, messaging, and expense tracking. It may also fit families that need to give children, relatives, or mediators access.
Verdict
2houses brings scheduling, communication, family information, and expense tracking into one shared service. Check the trial’s card requirement and recurring-charge terms before signing up.
Plans and prices
From 2houses's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| For the whole family | $8.25 a month | One account for the whole family · one parent subscribes for parents, children, third parties, and mediators · $99.00 billed every 12 months |
The facts
Each one read from 2houses's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Calendar sync
- The calendar can synchronize with iCal, Google Calendar, Outlook, and other standard calendar applications on desktop and mobile.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Expense management
- The finance tools track expenses, balances, payment invitations, alimony, spending categories, and reports exportable as CSV or PDF.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Family access
- A single subscription can give access to both parents, children, third parties, and mediators; mediators can have read-only access.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Family information
- The information bank stores child-related contact, medical, and document information for family access.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The calendar supports synchronization with iCal, Google Calendar, Outlook, and other standard calendar apps.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Messaging
- Parents can message each other, their children, or a mediator; conversations can be archived or printed but cannot be deleted.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Notifications and sharing
- The service offers email and push notifications, shared photo albums, a family journal, and configurable access for children and other family members.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Payments
- 2houses says it does not store credit card information and that Stripe processes payments.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- 2houses says family information is not shared with third parties and each parent's private information is inaccessible to the other parent.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- 2houses helps separated parents communicate and organize care and well-being for their children.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Security
- The maker says its servers use Amazon VPC, family-level data partitioning, a firewall, and regular external security audits.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Shared calendar
- Parents can create parenting schedules, request schedule changes, set recurring visits, add events, and import school terms and holidays.checked 3 Oct 2001
The company
- Company history
- 2houses was founded by Gill Ruidant in May 2011.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Founded
- 2011checked 28 Sep 2001
- Headquarters
- Fleurus, Belgiumchecked 28 Sep 2001
Money
- Trial
- The 14-day trial requires credit card details, and the maker says subscription charges recur unless canceled before the trial or renewal period ends.checked 3 Oct 2001
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