Honest comparison
Quilt and OurFamilyWizard, side by side
OurFamilyWizard is the app most family courts already know. If a judge has told you to use it, use it. If you get to choose, here is how they differ. OFW details are from their public site and may change; check their current plans.
| quilt | OurFamilyWizard | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99/month or $79/year for the whole family. Free for families under one roof. 30 days free. | Per parent, per year: from about $144 (Essentials) to $288 (Signature) at the time of writing. Two parents pay twice. |
| The custody calendar | Written from your order: rotation, holidays, school breaks, hand-off times, years ahead. Colors show whose day it is. | Built by hand from templates; holidays entered one by one. |
| Asking for a change | Ask, give, swap, first refusal, make-up time. One-tap answer or counter. Pending changes show on the calendar. | Trade/swap requests with approve or decline. |
| The record | Every request, answer and message timestamped by the server, unchangeable, printable by date range. | Messages and calendar changes logged; long-standing court acceptance in all 50 states. |
| Messaging | Comments and reactions on events, notes on days, family gatherings with invites. No separate inbox to check. | Dedicated messaging with ToneMeter (flags heated language) and read receipts. |
| Expenses | Not yet. Receipts and reimbursement requests are on the roadmap. | Expense log with reimbursement tracking and payments (OFWpay). |
| The kids | Each kid gets a private link: whose house, countdown, this week, chores with stars. No account, nothing to type. Parents’ notes reach the kids, not the other parent. | Child accounts on higher plans, view-only calendar. |
| Your other calendars | Two-way Google Calendar sync (a "Quilt" calendar in your Google account). Apple and Outlook subscribe with one link. Import your existing calendars. | One-way export to outside calendars. |
| Sign in | Apple, Google, or an emailed link. No password. | Username and password. |
| Help | A helper on every page that answers questions about the site, and reads your own agreement back to you when you ask. | Support articles and a help desk. |
| Family types | Co-parents, married, widowed, blended, grandparents and sitters as viewers. Same app. | Built for separated parents. |
| Track record | New in 2026. | Since 2001. Judges and attorneys know it by name. |
Where OFW is ahead
Twenty-five years of court acceptance, expense tracking with payments, and a messaging inbox with tone checking. If your case needs those today, OFW is the safe choice.
Where Quilt is ahead
The calendar is written from your order instead of typed in. Changes are asked and answered in one tap and appear on the calendar. Kids get their own page. It syncs both ways with Google. One price covers the family, and it works for families under one roof too.
See it before you decide
A live demo calendar, no sign-in. Then 30 days free.