The marriage ends. The messages don't.
Most parents assume separation makes communication easier. It doesn't. The same patterns that didn't work in your marriage follow you — and most co-parenting apps just give them a new home. Clearly changes them so you can focus on what matters: your kids.
What nobody tells you.
Separation doesn't reduce communication — it increases it.
You think once you're living apart, the hard conversations will stop. But pickup times, medical decisions, school forms, expenses, holidays, schedule changes — you're going to talk to this person more than you expect, about more than you expect, for longer than you expect.
And without something fundamentally different about how those conversations happen, every text about Tuesday pickup carries the weight of everything that came before it.
That's not unique to you. That's what happens when two people with history try to make decisions together through a screen.
Most parents don't realize.
You probably agree on more than you think.
You both love your kids. You both want this to be as easy on them as possible. You both want to make good decisions for them. Most co-parents are closer to agreement than they realize.
But the way you're communicating makes it impossible to act on that. A question about soccer becomes a fight about something else. A simple expense turns into a referendum on fairness. The shared ground is there — the conversation keeps burying it.
Clearly was built to uncover it — and help you act on it.
How it works.
This is not a tone meter.
Some apps flag your language and suggest you soften it. That's a surface fix. It doesn't change what you receive, and it doesn't help either parent get to a decision. Clearly works differently. It sits between both parents. Every message — yours and theirs — passes through Clearly before it's delivered. The emotion, the judgment, the subtext, the history — none of that reaches the other side. What comes through is the substance: the issue, the question, the decision your kids need you to make. What you send is clear. What you receive is too.
You and your co-parent get the facts. Not the fight.
Every message passes through Clearly. It extracts the substance — the questions, the decisions, the logistics — and strips out the emotion, the judgment, and the history. What lands on the other side is only what matters.
Nothing lingers.
Topics have response windows. Unaddressed issues resolve or archive automatically. Nothing gets used as leverage.
Everything on the record.
Every message is immutable and timestamped. Export clean, formatted PDFs or CSVs anytime — with business record certification. Court-ready if you ever need it.
Built on proven frameworks.
Clearly uses methods from mediators and negotiators — designed to help people who disagree find common ground and make decisions together.
When co-parents communicate well, children don't just adjust — they thrive.
Beyond communication.
And yes — it handles the logistics too.
Today
One screen that shows you everything that needs your attention — action items, status updates, upcoming exchanges. No digging through tabs to figure out what's happening.
Schedule
Your full custody calendar — weekly patterns, holidays, summer schedules, and swaps. Request and accept changes in one tap. Syncs with Apple Calendar and Google Calendar.
Expenses
Log shared costs and Clearly pre-calculates each parent's share based on your split. No spreadsheets. No back-and-forth about who owes what.
Shared
Medications, emergency contacts, school info, addresses, doctors — everything both parents need access to, always current, in one place.
Tools & Resources
We built these to help you on your journey.
Communication Style Quiz
Answer a few questions about how you and your co-parent handle decisions, disagreements, and daily logistics. Get a clear picture of where your communication works, where it breaks down, and what to do about it.
Take the QuizCustody Plan Builder
Walk through your schedule, holidays, summer, expenses, and exchange logistics step by step. Get a shareable plan you can actually use — whether you're starting from scratch or cleaning up what you have.
Build Your PlanCo-Parenting Alignment Plan
See where you and your co-parent already agree — and where you don't yet. Get a clear starting point for the conversations that matter most.
Get Your PlanYou're still early enough to get this right.
The way you communicate with your co-parent will shape your kids' experience of this more than anything else. Clearly helps you find the common ground, make the decisions, and keep it about the kids. Currently in early access for iOS.