Harbor
Harbor is a co-parenting service for organizing child-related expenses, custody schedules, and communication.
What Harbor is
Harbor is a co-parenting service for organizing child-related expenses, custody schedules, and communication. Parents can record costs, split amounts, attach receipts, and monitor balances. Receipt photos can be read for amount, merchant, and date details to pre-fill expenses. The custody calendar syncs with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook. Messages are timestamped and retained, while Temperature Check can flag a heated draft before sending. A private journal keeps timestamped notes visible only to its author. Harbor exports messages, expenses, and calendar records for documentation, and one parent can start tracking before the other joins. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Plans begin with a 7-day trial, then cost $9.99 a month per person or $49.99 a year per person. Eligible parents may receive 12 months at no cost under specified conditions. Sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
Good
- Splits expenses and tracks balances
- Syncs with three calendar services
- Flags potentially heated message drafts
- Private timestamped journal
- Exports records for documentation
Watch out
- No free plan
- Subscriptions are charged per person
- Court orders may require another named app
- Payment processing is not provided
Who it suits
It suits co-parents who need shared expense records, custody calendars, messages, and documentation. Parents can begin alone before inviting the other parent.
Verdict
Harbor brings practical co-parenting records and communication into one place, with calendar synchronization and export tools. Its 7-day trial precedes per-person subscriptions, while fee-waiver eligibility can provide a year of access at no cost.
Plans and prices
From Harbor's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | $9.99 a month | Messaging · expenses · custody calendar · Temperature Check · $9.99/month per person after a 7-day trial |
| Annual subscription | $49.99 a year | Messaging · expenses · custody calendar · Temperature Check · $49.99/year per person after a 7-day trial |
The facts
Each one read from Harbor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Calendar integrations
- The custody calendar syncs with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Court-order limitation
- Harbor advises users to use the app named in a court order when one is specified.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Data retention
- Harbor says it will delete personal data within 30 days after an account deletion request, subject to stated legal or business-purpose exceptions.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Expense tracking
- Parents can log child-related expenses, split costs, attach receipts, and track balances.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Fee waivers
- Eligible parents can receive 12 months of full access at no cost if they qualify through a court fee waiver, means-tested public benefits, or domestic violence survivor status.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Messaging
- Messages are timestamped and kept, and Temperature Check can flag a heated draft before it is sent.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Private journal
- The private journal is a timestamped notebook visible only to the person who keeps it.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Harbor provides co-parents tools to manage expenses, schedules, and communication in one place.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Receipt scanner
- Harbor extracts the amount, merchant, and date from receipt photos to pre-fill expenses.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Records and exports
- Harbor offers exports of messages, expenses, and calendar records for documentation.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- The privacy policy says sensitive co-parenting and financial data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and Harbor does not sell personal information.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Solo use
- One parent can start using Harbor and keep a calendar and expense records before the other parent joins.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Harbor says email support replies within 24–48 hours and offers in-app feedback for bug reports and feature suggestions.checked 8 Oct 2001
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