Zuko App Gives Separated Parents Shared Space to Manage Responsibility

Trinidad-Developed Zuko App Aims to Make Co-Parenting Easier Across Two Homes

A locally developed mobile platform is taking aim at one of the everyday challenges faced by separated parents: keeping both sides informed and involved in their children’s lives.

Zuko, a structured co-parenting platform developed in Port of Spain by Ibis General Services Limited, provides parents with a shared digital space for managing schedules, expenses, requests, decisions, documents and other information connected to their children.

The app officially launched on August 1, 2026, and is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Instead of important information being scattered across WhatsApp conversations, emails, screenshots and verbal exchanges, Zuko gives both parents access to a central system.

That could include everything from school dates and activities to pickups, expenses and decisions requiring input from both parents.

Founder and developer Jason Cox said the platform grew out of recurring co-parenting challenges he observed among friends and relatives, as well as communication issues he recognised through his own experience as a separated father.

Zuko is now expanding its reach through a community access campaign with the Single Mothers Association of Trinidad and Tobago, SMATT.

Under the initiative, participating SMATT members and their co-parents can receive three months of Zuko Premium at no cost.

Both parents are required to enrol before receiving Premium access, an approach intended to encourage shared participation rather than placing responsibility for keeping everyone informed on one parent.

SMATT Marketing Manager Shierneil Kimkeran said supporting single mothers can also include creating better ways for both parents to remain informed and involved.

Within Zuko, either parent can create a structured request when a decision needs to be made. Parents can discuss the matter within the platform, record whether an agreement was reached and maintain a history of the decision.

Shared calendars can be used to coordinate upcoming dates, while expenses, documents and records can be kept alongside the relevant matters.

The Trinidad-developed platform has also incorporated an optional artificial intelligence feature designed to assist with communication.

Its AI-assisted message review allows a parent to consider whether a message is clear or contains wording that could unnecessarily escalate a disagreement. The system does not automatically send messages, determine which parent is right or make decisions on behalf of parents.

Cox said Zuko was not designed for one parent to supervise or manage the other, but to reduce opportunities for conflict by ensuring both parents can access the information they need to participate.

Although developed in Trinidad and Tobago, Zuko is aimed at addressing a challenge faced by separated parents across the Caribbean: keeping both parents informed, involved in decisions and able to coordinate responsibilities around their children.

Zuko offers a limited free plan, while Premium subscriptions provide expanded access.

The app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.