BestInterest for Coparents

Coaching is now free – enjoy multiple AI coaching sessions per day at no cost Faster AI Coach responses – get feedback to your questions almost immediately AI Coach message review – paste or screenshot chats to receive suggested edits and tone improvements Improved Together Mode – invite your co-parent to join BestInterest to use it with you

This update provides smoother and faster message sending. Thanks for being part of the BestInterest community—we’re always working to make your co-parenting journey a little easier.

Now offering up to 30 days of moderated messaging for free – try BestInterest with no commitment. Bug fix: daily coaching limits now reset properly each day

Introducing Read Receipts: know when your coparent has read or received your message. Read Receipts appear in the Verified Reports you generate as well as when you tap the messages you send. Free coaching has been improved with more context.

We are constantly improving the BestInterest experience for you. We've added more customization to the way the coach responds in Settings. This version also comes with bug fixes and performance improvements.

• Parenting Plan Support: Upload your parenting plan to get smarter, more personalized responses from your Coparent Coach. • Expanded Solo Mode: Now available with dedicated numbers in the UK, Canada, Australia, Guam, and many other frequently requested countries. • Bug Fixes: We’ve squashed important bugs to keep things running smoothly.

Major upgrades to Coach and Message Review – smarter, more personalized support. Upload your parenting plan to get even better advice from the Coparent Coach. Notification badge support so you never miss a message from your coparent. Behind-the-scenes improvements for a smoother experience.

Smarter Message Review – Our AI got a major upgrade to help you interpret and respond to co-parent messages with more clarity and less stress. Parenting Plan Upload – Upload your parenting plan for more personalized and relevant Coach responses. Notification Badge Support – Now you’ll see a red badge when you have unread messages, so you never miss a thing. Bug Fixes & Reliability Improvements – We squashed some bugs and made key stability updates to keep things running smoothly.

New: Tasks & Todos – Stay organized with our brand-new shared task list! Track everything from school supplies to schedule changes. In Together Mode, you can assign tasks to your coparent and collaborate in real time. Faster Message Review – We’ve sped things up behind the scenes so your AI message moderation is quicker and smoother than ever. Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements – A few important fixes to keep your co-parenting experience running seamlessly.

Calling Features: Your BestInterest number now works like a real phone line. You can call your coparent, and they can call you, allowing you to use your number for all communication and safely block them on other platforms if you choose. Photo Review: Message Shield now reviews all incoming photos as well - hiding those that are deemed unconstructive, giving you further peace of mind. Media and Document Sharing: You can now attach multiple photos to a single message. Together Mode coparents can now upload and start creating a library of essential child-focused files like school reports to share, right in the app. More Control: We've added more options to customize your communication, like turning off Mediator Voice or even disabling Message Shield if you prefer to receive unfiltered messages. • Powerful New Coparenting Tools • Improved Tone Guardian: The Tone Guardian has been greatly improved. It now provides better reviews of your messages with fewer rejections, helping you maintain a constructive tone with minimal back-and-forth. Advanced Journaling: We've made the journaling feature more robust. You can now add images to your journal entries and use the new Journal Export feature to generate reports on your entries, including attached geolocations and images. Smarter Search: Searching for messages and journal entries has never been easier. We've introduced a greatly improved search function that lets you find what you need quickly. You can now search messages by keyword, tags, flags, and date range, and you can also search your journal entries. • Better Support • Improved Support: We’ve improved our in-app contact support experience that gets you to a human faster for the personalized help you deserve.

We’ve squashed some bugs and made your to-dos more reliable. A smoother, more peaceful experience all around.

BIG UPDATES: • Coparent messaging with your coparent is now FREE! AI support features like Tone Guardian and Message Shield are still available as an upgrade. • New Message Layout: We’ve flipped the feed! Newest messages now appear at the top of the screen—no more scrolling to the bottom to check for updates. IMPROVEMENTS: • Smarter AI: We’ve upgraded our AI models across the app (including Tone Guardian) to be significantly faster and more intelligent. • Drafts: You can now save message drafts to finish later. • Email Notifications: Get alerted via email when you receive a new message. • Enhanced Safety: We now automatically strip metadata from uploaded images for added privacy. • Better Writing Experience: A new, larger interface for composing messages to your coparent. • Performance: Bug fixes and speed improvements across the board.

We’ve focused this update on improving your communication and review experience: Message History: Restored chronological message order (oldest to newest) for easier conversation tracking. Private Tasks: Now you can also keep a list of private tasks that are not shared with your coparent. Fixes: Resolved issues with Screenshot and Parenting Plan reviews. Thanks for your wonderful feedback! It helps us make your co-parenting experience better. Have a suggestion? Reach out at [email protected].

Protect Your Peace: Our new Smart Silence feature lets you quiet the noise by limiting notifications to once an hour, so you can focus on your day. Various under-the-hood improvements to keep your app running smoothly.

We've fixed some issues and improved performance for you. Thanks for being a part of BestInterest.

We improved support for badge counts for daily/weekly notifications, and fixed a technical issue that was silencing alerts for some users. Update now to ensure you never miss a message, pickup time, or shared moment.

BestInterest 3.0 marks a major upgrade, featuring an entirely new platform which will help us serve you better now and into the future. We're so excited to share some of the incredible new features that you've been asking for: Shared expense tracking Split costs with your co-parent and keep a clear, shared ledger. Submit expenses for approval, attach or scan receipts, dispute charges, and see your running balance at a glance. Export a full expense report whenever you need one. Video & voice calls Call your co-parent or your kids directly through the app — no need to share personal phone numbers. All calls are documented and can be included in your Verified Reports. Custody calendar See your full custody schedule in one place. Request schedule changes, propose trades, and get notified when your co-parent accepts or declines. Every change to the calendar is tracked with a full history. You can even view your calendar in Google Calendar or whatever calendar app you already use. Submit trade requests directly in the app. Works on iPad and the web The app now runs on the web and on iPad, with layouts designed for larger screens — everything side-by-side, the way it should be. More powerful Verified Reports Generate a tamper-evident PDF record of your communication history to share with your attorney, judge, or other legal professional. Reports now include call logs, embedded message images, and a clear disclosure of exactly what's included. Smarter AI Coach The Coach now understands your custody schedule when answering questions, and you can submit screenshots for direct review. The more you interact, the more tailored the guidance becomes. Message Shield improvements The AI that reviews your messages before sending has gotten significantly better — more accurate and faster. Journal & Message search improvements Find past journal entries by what they mean, not just what they say. Describe a situation and the app surfaces the most relevant entries — even if you didn't use those exact words. Walkthroughs & onboarding New interactive walkthroughs guide you through the Calendar, Schedule Changes, Expenses, and Shared Documents features when you first use them.

We're hard at work making BestInterest better for you! This release includes numerous bug fixes and improvements, as well as all the new features in 3.0: Shared expense tracking Split costs with your co-parent and keep a clear, shared ledger. Submit expenses for approval, attach or scan receipts, dispute charges, and see your running balance at a glance. Export a full expense report whenever you need one. Video & voice calls Call your co-parent or your kids directly through the app — no need to share personal phone numbers. All calls are documented and can be included in your Verified Reports. Custody calendar See your full custody schedule in one place. Request schedule changes, propose trades, and get notified when your co-parent accepts or declines. Every change to the calendar is tracked with a full history. You can even view your calendar in Google Calendar or whatever calendar app you already use. Submit trade requests directly in the app. Works on iPad and the web The app now runs on the web and on iPad, with layouts designed for larger screens — everything side-by-side, the way it should be. More powerful Verified Reports Generate a tamper-evident PDF record of your communication history to share with your attorney, judge, or other legal professional. Reports now include call logs, embedded message images, and a clear disclosure of exactly what's included. Smarter AI Coach The Coach now understands your custody schedule when answering questions, and you can submit screenshots for direct review. The more you interact, the more tailored the guidance becomes. Message Shield improvements The AI that reviews your messages before sending has gotten significantly better — more accurate and faster. Journal & Message search improvements Find past journal entries by what they mean, not just what they say. Describe a situation and the app surfaces the most relevant entries — even if you didn't use those exact words. Walkthroughs & onboarding New interactive walkthroughs guide you through the Calendar, Schedule Changes, Expenses, and Shared Documents features when you first use them.

We're improving the coparenting experience for you! Included in this release are performance improvements, fixes for bugs, and reliability around message counts.

We’ve made BestInterest smoother and more reliable across the app. This update improves subscription and support settings, message attachments and photo viewing, and report timestamps in your local time zone. It also includes fixes across sign-in and setup, family connections, expenses, calls, journal entries, and links that open in BestInterest.