dip
dip is a co-parenting app for separated, divorced, or other parents raising a child across two households.
What dip is
dip is a co-parenting app for separated, divorced, or other parents raising a child across two households. Its shared calendar shows custody schedules and handovers to both parents. Parents can record child-related expenses, split shared costs, and track who paid. A messaging space includes Tone Check, which helps review a message before sending.
The shared child vault can hold schedule changes, handover notes, receipts, and medical entries. Edits leave a visible trail, and records can be exported. Each parent can invite and manage their own grandparents and helpers, with permissions limiting what those guests can see. The app listing says calendars, contacts, and documents remain accessible offline and sync in the background. It describes the document vault as encrypted, while Google Play states that data is encrypted in transit. The maker says it does not sell user data; Google Play reports no third-party data sharing and says users can request deletion. dip works on Android, iOS, and the web, and its FAQ says it is available in 10 languages. Its free plan lasts forever for both parents and has no ads or data sale.
Good
- Shared calendar shows custody schedules and handovers.
- Parents can track and split child-related costs.
- Vault records edits and allows record exports.
- Calendars, contacts, and documents remain accessible offline.
- Free forever for both parents, with no ads.
Watch out
- Payment processing is not included.
- The maker says the app is not legal, medical, or psychological advice.
- Court reports are basic.
Who it suits
dip suits parents coordinating schedules, costs, messages, and child records across two homes. It also supports involving grandparents and helpers with limits on what they can see.
Verdict
dip brings shared scheduling, expenses, messaging, and child records together for co-parents. It is free for both parents, but its tools and content are not a substitute for qualified professional advice.
Plans and prices
From dip's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| dip | Free | For both parents · no ads · no data sale · Free, forever |
The facts
Each one read from dip's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advice limitation
- dip says its content and tools are not medical, psychological or legal advice and are not a substitute for a qualified professional.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Audience
- dip is for separated, divorced or otherwise co-parenting parents raising a child across two households.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Calendar
- The shared calendar supports custody schedules and handovers visible to both parents.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Encryption
- The app listing describes the document vault as encrypted, and Google Play states that data is encrypted in transit.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Expenses
- Parents can log and split shared child-related costs and track who paid what.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Family vault
- The shared child vault holds records such as schedule changes, handover notes, receipts and medical entries; edits leave a visible trail and records can be exported.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Languages
- The FAQ says dip is available in 10 languages and serves several markets, including Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore and Indonesia.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Messaging
- dip provides a messaging space and a Tone Check tool to help review a message before sending.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Offline access
- The app listing says calendars, contacts and documents remain accessible without an internet connection and sync in the background.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The maker says it does not sell user data; Google Play reports no data shared with third parties and says users can request data deletion.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- dip is a co-parenting app for parents who share a child but live in different homes.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] for questions, and Google Play lists [email protected].checked 8 Oct 2001
- Village permissions
- Each parent can invite and manage their own grandparents and helpers, with permissions that limit what they can see.checked 8 Oct 2001
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