Consumer SaaS

PetCoParenting

Pet Custody & Co-Parenting Platform

Phoenix LiveView Stripe Billing Oban Workers iCal Generation Cloudflare R2 Email Automation
Timeline
8 weeks
Development time
Status
Production
Current state
Complexity
Advanced
Technical difficulty

The Challenge

Couples, ex-partners, and roommates sharing pet ownership lacked a dedicated tool to coordinate custody schedules, track shared expenses, and formalize co-parenting arrangements. Existing solutions were fragmented across multiple apps without pet-specific features.

The Solution

Built a comprehensive pet co-parenting platform with custody scheduling (weekly patterns or alternating weeks), shared expense tracking with automatic balance calculations, digital pet agreements with e-signatures, and calendar integrations via iCal feeds. Users can manage pet profiles, invite co-parents, and coordinate care seamlessly.

Key Features Implemented

Custody Scheduling

Weekly patterns or alternating weeks with special day overrides for holidays

Shared Expense Ledger

Track pet costs with flexible splits (50/50, 60/40, custom) and balance tracking

Digital Pet Agreement

Multi-step questionnaire with e-signatures for custody arrangements

Calendar Integration

iCal feed URLs for Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, and Outlook

Pet Profiles

Comprehensive profiles with medical info, vet details, and photo galleries

Co-Parent Invitations

Email-based invitation system with accept/decline workflow

Automated Reminders

Custody handoff notifications and weekly schedule emails

Subscription Billing

Stripe integration with free and premium tiers ($4.99/month)

Technical Highlights

  • Phoenix LiveView with real-time dashboard updates
  • Oban background workers for scheduled email notifications
  • Stripe subscription billing with webhook handling
  • iCal feed generation for external calendar integration
  • Multi-party digital signature system with revision tracking
  • S3-compatible file storage (Cloudflare R2) for pet photos
  • Soft deletion with data preservation for compliance
  • Comprehensive test suite with LiveView testing

Results & Impact

2 Tiers
Free & Premium at $4.99/mo
iCal Sync
Calendar app integration
Deployed
Live on Fly.io production

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