Clearhavn's answer:

Clearhavn is built specifically for family-law cases — custody, support, protective orders — not generic case management.

• Cross-platform: where Alimentor 2 is iPhone-only and a one-time purchase, Clearhavn syncs across web and iOS (Android in beta).
• Calm UX: where MyCourtClerk's interface is heavier, Clearhavn stays focused on documentation.
• Pattern detection: where a spreadsheet stops working at 50 events, Clearhavn tags events by issue and surfaces recurring patterns automatically — eleven late pickups become visible as a pattern, not just three you happen to remember.

Clearhavn's answer:

If you're preparing for a custody hearing or working with an attorney, you spend more time documenting than scheduling — and existing tools either focus on co-parent communication (OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents) or scheduling (Custody X Change). Clearhavn focuses on the documentation layer: events with linked evidence, witnesses, court orders, and a one-click court-ready chronology PDF.

• Price: $12/month vs $40/month for MyCourtClerk.
• Platform: web + iOS + Android, not iPhone-only like Alimentor 2.
• Free plan: covers one case forever, so you can try the full documentation flow before paying anything.

Clearhavn's answer:

Primary audience: self-represented parents preparing for custody, support, or protective-order hearings — people who need a court-ready record but can't justify $40-100/month per parent.

Secondary audience: parents working with a family-law attorney who want to show up to meetings organized instead of emailing 47 unsorted screenshots. Pro plans include read-only attorney sharing so counsel can review the case on their own time.

Clearhavn's answer:

Ryan Marshall built Clearhavn after going through his own family-law case and realizing the existing tools fell into three buckets: spreadsheets that fell apart at 50 events, iPhone-only apps stuck in a one-time-purchase model from a decade ago, or enterprise legal software priced for law firms. There wasn't a calm, modern, cross-platform tool built for the parent — just for the lawyer or the time tracker.

Clearhavn is what he needed at 11 PM on a Sunday trying to assemble a chronology before a Wednesday hearing. It's now used by self-represented parents and clients of family-law attorneys to organize their case into a clear, court-ready record.

Clearhavn's answer:

• Web: Next.js 15 (App Router) with TypeScript, deployed on Vercel with Cloudflare DNS.
• Mobile: native iOS app built with Expo (React Native), sharing a custom HMAC-signed bearer-token API with the web backend.
• Data: Neon Postgres with Drizzle ORM. Cloudflare R2 for evidence file storage.
• Auth & billing: Auth.js v5 for web sessions. Stripe for subscriptions.
• Infrastructure: Resend + React Email for transactional and onboarding mail, Sentry for error monitoring, Plausible for cookieless analytics, Cloudflare Turnstile for signup CAPTCHA.