AppClose
7.9#1 in co-parenting appsFrom $6.99 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWeb
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BestInterest
7.5#4 in co-parenting appsFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebmacOS
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| Fact | AppClose | BestInterest |
|---|---|---|
| Calls | Users can make consent-based audio and video calls, record and transcribe them, and export call logs. | BestInterest supports in-app audio and video calls; Protect Plus includes recording and transcription for supported calls. |
| Founder | Crunchbase lists Igor Litinsky as AppClose’s founder and chief executive officer. | Sol Kennedy is identified as the founder and says the product grew from his own co-parenting experience. |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States | BestInterest lists 2261 Market Street #10018, San Francisco, California 94114 as its mailing address. |
| Licence | The terms grant only a limited, personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable and revocable licence and prohibit copying, modification, distribution and data mining. | The public terms govern access to BestInterest, Inc.'s hosted applications and services; no open-source licence is identified on the reviewed official pages. |
| Purpose | AppClose is an all-inclusive co-parenting platform for communication, scheduling, expense tracking, payments, check-ins and records. | BestInterest is a co-parenting app designed to reduce conflict and help separated parents communicate and organize parenting details. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.7 out of 5 from 39K ratings. | 4.5 out of 5 from 234 ratings |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.3 out of 5 from 30.1K reviews. | 4.4 out of 5 from 109 reviews |
| Security | AppClose states that it uses HTTPS/TLS and hosts its service on AWS infrastructure with security certifications. | The privacy policy says BestInterest uses administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards, but does not guarantee absolute security. |
AppClose plans
- Fee-waiver accountFree
- Monthly web$7.99 a month
- Monthly web$7.99 a month
- Monthly app$8.99 a month
- Monthly app$8.99 a month
- One Year Prepaid$83.88 a year
BestInterest plans
- FreeFree
- Protect Plus—
- Protect—
- Connect—
Pick AppClose if…
AppClose suits co-parents who want shared schedules, communication, expense tracking, and records across mobile and web. Its fee-waiver account is available for people facing financial hardship and domestic-violence survivors.
Pick BestInterest if…
BestInterest suits co-parents who want shared scheduling, expense tracking, and communication tools. Solo Mode also suits a parent who wants to use these tools without the other parent joining.