Coming soon to the App Store
ShowedUp
Parenting time, on the record.
The iPhone app built to hold parents accountable for court-ordered parenting time. Check in at the exchange. The other parent is notified. The record can't be edited after the fact.
FFB members: free beta access, plus your first 6 months free at launch.
Check in
Friday, October 9, 6:00 PM
What happened at this exchange?
Location
Location captured.
Photo (optional)
Photograph the location, not the child.
Why it matters
Child support is tracked to the cent. Parenting time is tracked by no one.
Miss a support payment and there's a ledger, a balance, and an agency to enforce it. Miss a scheduled exchange and there's usually nothing on paper. Months later it comes down to one parent's word against the other's, in front of a referee who wasn't there.
Time that was never written down is time the court can't count. ShowedUp writes it down at the moment it happens, with the server's clock, a location point, and a notice to the other parent, then keeps it where nobody can change it.
You showed up. Now it's on the record.
How it works
Five steps. One honest record.
Lock in the schedule
Enter the schedule from your court order. Every exchange is measured against it. A change is proposed in the app, the other parent is told, and it is either agreed or measured against the original order.
Check in at the exchange
Check-in opens 60 minutes before the exchange. You log what happened. The app takes one location point and, if you want, a photo of the location. Never the child.
The other parent is notified
One notice per exchange, in fixed, neutral wording, with a record of delivery. No reminders and no follow-ups, so it can't be called harassment. Their reply goes into the record too.
The server keeps the record
The official time is the server's clock, not your phone's. Entries can never be edited or deleted. If you need to add context later, a clarification sits beside the entry, never over it.
Pull the report
Counted facts only: exchanges scheduled, completed, missed, and makeup time outstanding. Each report carries a verification ID that can be checked against the source.
The notice reads like this
"The non-custodial parent logged that the 6:00 PM Friday, October 9 exchange took place. The check-in was made at the agreed location."
No names, no blame, no emotion. Roles, times, and what was logged. The other parent gets a link to add their own account.
A look inside
Simple at the curb. Solid in the courtroom.
Your record
Case CR-2026-0148
Next exchange
Friday, October 9
6:00 PM at the agreed location
Upcoming exchanges
Check in
Friday, October 9, 6:00 PM
What happened at this exchange?
Location
Location captured.
Photo (optional)
Photograph the location, not the child.
Preview of the app in development. Screens and wording may change before launch. Case details shown are made up.
Built to be trusted
A record is only worth what a judge believes.
So ShowedUp was built to be fair before it was built to be fast. Every rule below exists so the record holds up when someone tries to tear it down.
Fair to both sides
It records every parent's no-shows, including yours. A record that only points one way is a record a judge sets aside.
Facts, not opinions
No adjectives, no accusations. Notices and reports say what happened and when. That plainness is what makes them hold up.
Can't be edited
Every entry is fingerprinted and chained to the one before it. Nothing is changed after the fact, by you, the other parent, or us.
Makeup-time ledger
Missed time runs as a balance: owed, made up, still outstanding. Tracking it doesn't mean you're entitled to it. Your order decides that.
No tracking
One location point at check-in, only while the app is open. Never background location. Photos are of the place, not the child.
Works without service
No signal at the exchange? The check-in is saved on your phone with the time you logged it and uploads when service returns.
Our goal
ShowedUp in every courthouse we can reach.
Courts already order parents onto co-parenting apps. Most of those apps were built for messaging and calendars, not for showing whether an exchange actually happened.
Our goal is to put ShowedUp in front of as many family courts, referees, and the offices that enforce custody orders as we can, until ordering parents onto a neutral parenting time record is as normal as ordering them onto a messaging app.
That trust can't be claimed. It's earned, one honest record at a time, from real families using it. That's why it starts with you.
Beta with FFB members
Members test ShowedUp on iPhone, put it through real exchanges, and tell us what breaks.
App Store launch
ShowedUp opens to every parent. Members get their first 6 months free.
In front of the courts
A track record of honest records, put in front of the people who decide custody.
Member benefits
Members get in first.
Fathers Fight Back Facebook subscribers, $1.99 a month.
Free beta access
Invites to test ShowedUp on your iPhone before it launches, through Apple's TestFlight app.
6 months free
When ShowedUp launches on the App Store, your first 6 months are free.
Shape what gets built
Beta testers' feedback decides what gets fixed and built next, before anyone else sees it.
On top of everything $1.99 already gets you
- The Learning Center, 31 court guides
- The Court Roadmap, filing to appeal
- The Hearing Prep checklist
- A new case document every week
- Self-Representation Boot Camp videos
- $25 off any Evidence Binder
ShowedUp is in development, iPhone first. Features and screens may change before launch. ShowedUp records what happens at an exchange. It is not legal advice and does not promise any result in court. Tracking makeup time does not mean you are entitled to it; your court order decides that. Questions? Read the FAQ.