Braidly

What Braidly is

Braidly is a web-based co-parenting app for separated parents in the United States and Canada. It brings custody scheduling, messaging, shared expense records, a children’s schedule view, and documentation together. Its calendar supports 2-2-3, week-on/week-off, and custom rotations, with seeded holidays and school-break imports. Parents can submit expenses with receipt photos, set split ratios, approve or query charges, and track a running balance. Braidly records settlements but does not move money.

The AI Tone Coach suggests calmer rewrites, leaving the parent to decide what to send. For records, Braidly offers timestamped exports with a SHA-256 content digest and a legal hold that prevents either parent from editing or deleting records through the app. Parents can grant invited professionals or other viewers scoped, read-only access to selected records and revoke it. Braidly says the service is in private beta, onboarding families in small batches, and free during beta. Its plans include Free, Standard at $12.99 a month, or $129.99 a year, and Premium at $24.99 a month. Premium includes AI tools, viewer access, court exports, and priority support. Braidly says European signups are not currently accepted.

Who it suits

Braidly suits separated parents in the United States or Canada who want a shared custody calendar, communication, expense tracking, and family records. Its solo-use option can also suit one parent when the co-parent has not joined.

Limits

The Free plan allows up to 2 children and includes limited expense tracking. Full expense tracking, uneven splits, receipt scanning, medical records, school calendars, a document vault, private journal, and legal hold are listed with Standard; AI tools, viewer access, court exports, and priority support are listed with Premium.

Getting started

1. Visit the Braidly website and request access during its private beta.
2. Create an account for use in the United States or Canada.
3. Set up a custody rotation, including a supported preset or custom schedule.
4. Invite the co-parent if they will participate; calendar, journal, expense records, and document vault can also function for one parent.
5. Choose Free, Standard, or Premium based on the features needed.

Verdict

Choose Braidly if you need custody scheduling and shared records, with expense tracking and optional court-oriented exports. The Free plan covers basic messaging and scheduling, while Standard and Premium add more record, expense, and AI capabilities. Look elsewhere if you need payment processing or access from Europe.