Best pregnancy apps

Shared access for multiple caregivers and nanny, free, tracking feeding, diapers and sleep, trends for pediatrician visits, easy even with postpartum fog

Glitchy timers after updates, timer won't stop from lock screen, sleep and diaper logs disappear, notification failures, app crashes, gets kicked out of family

For newborn parents who track the baby as a couple or team and want everything in one place for free.

Simple timer with no frills, helps in labor and shows intervals to nurses, kick counter, daily reminder, free with cheap ad removal

Works poorly on Apple Watch, start-stop button fires only sometimes, ads pop up right during contractions, a glitch can wipe collected data, no editable list of times to fix mistakes

People who want one reliable contraction timer in labor without extra features

Fully free with no pushy ads, alerts when it's time for the hospital, dead simple and clear mid-labor, accurate per moms who gave birth, readable log

Cannot edit a contraction if you didn't hit stop in time, screen dims and skews the count, timer freezes when you switch apps, no Apple Watch, data lost on exit with no confirmation

Women in labor and partners who want a simple free contraction timer with no extras

Customizable vinyasa flows for stage and mood, choice of voices and styles, replaces expensive classes at home, calm flows for different energy levels, 2x Boost feature

Less pose variety than the regular Down Dog, can't like or exclude poses, too gentle for experienced yogis, crashes on iPad and with AirPlay, won't open after an update

For pregnant people who want to do yoga at home tuned to their stage and level, without expensive in-person classes.

Clean beautiful design, total absence of ads and pop-ups, minimal data requested, clear articles, simplicity

Shows the week one ahead, wrong advice and fear-mongering in the third trimester, no dark mode, can't add notes, little diversity in images

For those who want a minimalist, beautiful ad-free tracker with no data grab, especially in the first trimester.

Fast dating from last menstrual period, due date or gestational age, saved alphabetical patient list, highlighted current date, everything in one place for the clinic

Input field jumps ahead and changes the date, cannot set cycle length other than 28 days, crashes and disappears after updates, no postnatal day count, easy to mix up LMP and EDD fields

Nurses, OB providers and doctors who need to date many patients quickly

Detailed week by week baby growth, feeling supported and not crazy, chatting with other moms, baby name browsing, daily notes on the process

Full screen ads over community replies, hard switch to newborn mode at 40 weeks with no rollback, partner emails with no working unsubscribe, no dark mode, occasional factual errors

Moms who want deep content and community and can tolerate the ads

No ads and free, switches to parent mode after birth, partner sharing, videos and visualizations, rare topics like pelvic floor and the right to decline tests, baby size as fruit

Week counter runs a week ahead, no twin support, occasional forced logout, prescriptive tone about diet and weight, nagging alcohol and smoking reminders, spelling errors and a debatable fact

Expecting moms who want a free ad-free tracker with partner sharing and a post-birth parent mode

Detailed week by week content, daily tips, baby size comparisons to Disney characters, community and support for first time moms, registry and product picks

Feeding timer resets and jumps in time, lots of links pushing to the WTE website, some content locked behind a subscription, contentious community moderation, formula samples mailed after a loss

First time moms who want deep week by week content and a lively community

Simple clear weekly guidance, free, no ads, calm format without pushy sales, meal ideas and growth data

Tone about weight and appearance feels like shaming, sometimes stokes anxiety, no diversity in images, no twins mode, miscarriage deletes pregnancy without any support

For expecting moms, especially first-timers, who want a calm free week-by-week tracker with no ads.

Tidy organization and easy search, 3D baby images by week, baby appearance customization, name picking and saving, weight tracking and bump updates

Advertised as free but really a 3 day trial and subscription, contraction counter and videos went paid, some 3D models inaccurate for the gestational age, dropped support for some languages, ads disguised as articles

First time moms who want visual 3D models and do not mind a subscription

Weekly 3D baby model, heartbeat sound, detailed development facts, daily notes, data privacy

Expensive subscription, paywall only revealed after data entry, odd fruit-size choices, no twins mode, interface confusing for some

For those who want the most detailed, visual way to follow the baby's development and are willing to pay for 3D visualization.

Feeding, sleep and diaper timers, start an event from Apple Watch, smart-label stickers on bags, see the latest feedings and sleep, handy for first-time parents and nannies

Feeding and diaper logs vanish on their own, cross-device sync and the watch app glitch, extra charge to give a nanny or husband access, ads pop up and heat the phone even when paid, free version pushes hard toward subscription

First-time parents and nannies who want feedings, sleep and diapers in one place and to share it with family

Daily development update down to the cellular level, baby's size in fruits and animals, accurate dating, tracking several children at once, kick counter

After an update almost everything went behind a subscription, charged for things never signed up for, paid content repeats free apps, typos and grammar errors in the text, new layout with no way back to past days, app crashes and lags

Expectant moms who want to follow the baby's development daily and don't mind a subscription

Peace of mind about safe skincare, quick swaps for unsafe products, simple high/medium/low risk breakdown, easy to check cosmetics

No promised barcode scanner, must photograph the ingredient list, incomplete database misses ingredients under alternate names, recognition fails and misses items, repeated charges, useless for online shopping

Expecting and nursing moms who want to quickly check cosmetic safety by ingredient list

Living community of moms, addictive instead of social media, welcomed BabyBump refugees and moved their data, lots of kind people, works like a reference book for questions

Sudden bans with no explanation, toxicity and bullying in chats, login fails and password reset email never arrives, lags on iPad, lost a handy search filter

Moms and pregnant women who want a living community and peer advice, not a dry tracker

Simple kick counting for peace of mind, contraction counter, sharing results with a partner, doctor-recommended, clear instructions

Sessions don't save in history, counter restarts on its own, loses data without an account made in advance, demands a zip code, childish interface tone, notification spam

For expecting moms whose doctor advises counting kicks, if lost sessions won't scare them off.

3D baby size and fruit comparisons, articles from accredited specialists, accurate due date for some, ease of use, baby growth story

Almost everything behind a paywall shoved in at every launch, due date shifts by a day or two, bump booth stopped working, charges and hard refunds, ads for free users, pushy miscarriage reminders

Expecting moms willing to pay for a subscription for the 3D size and articles, if paywalls don't bother them

Simple and intuitive, good Apple Watch integration, helps stay calm during labor, lets you edit contractions, takes pressure off the partner

Timer demands payment after 6 to 7 contractions mid labor, an update wiped saved contraction history, pushy rate the app prompts mid contraction, buggy Apple Watch syncing, shows only the last 20 contractions

Expecting moms with an Apple Watch who want a simple contraction timer

Reading a faint second line through the camera, community vote positive or negative, active discussion, help for people with bad eyesight

AI check crashes and kicks you out of the app, won't open for weeks and hangs on loading, login and all saved photos lost when switching phones, positive-test image on start hurts people trying for years, false hope from wrong readings

People catching a faint second line early who want a second opinion from the camera and community

Weekly tips and stage explanations, videos from Dr. Tasnim Jara, weekly baby shape, useful for new parents

Paid package doesn't unlock videos and asks to pay again, access cuts out mid-pregnancy, WhatsApp support doesn't reply, almost everything behind subscription, no twin support, shows a week too far along

Expecting parents in Bangladesh who want local-language guidance and aren't blocked by paid limits

Simple clear contraction count, distracting and calming during labor, screen stays awake for some, auto-calculates interval and duration, works without the screen sleeping

Ads and review prompt pop up mid-contraction, slow loading and freezes, skews the count at the critical moment, 24-hour time format only, ads in the free version

Women in labor and partners who want a simple contraction timer and don't mind ads, better on the paid version

Weekly facts about baby development, baby size compared to everyday objects, useful articles, a sense of being organized with a calm guide, tracking a first child milestones

Constantly logs you out, 3D models will not load, app freezes and works only about a third of the time, contradictions in baby size data, feeding tracker jumps in time, stranger names appearing in the account

Moms who want weekly facts and visual comparisons, if they can tolerate frequent crashes

3D baby home-screen widget, vivid development updates, free counters and checklists, calendar, useful for dads and same-sex couples too

Almost everything behind subscription, constant ads and pop-ups, shows the week one ahead, won't load after paying for Gold, texts stoke anxiety, charges with no working result

For those who want a 3D baby home-screen widget and can tolerate ads or pay for a subscription.

Exercises tailored to the pregnancy stage, intensity control and move modifications, getting back in shape in the second trimester, caring for body and emotions from day one, tasty and simple recipes

Workout tab crashes, won't open for weeks with an internet error, login drops and password won't reset, educational videos have no sound, almost all content behind a 120 subscription, can't go back to past material

Expectant moms who want to work out safely by stage and are willing to pay for a subscription

Daily warm messages for the couple, humor and clarity, 3D imagery, pregnancy-percentage widget, miscarriage support from the team

Doesn't sync with the partner's app despite promising, wrong week and baby size, after 18 weeks almost everything behind a roughly 30-dollar subscription, same reminder repeated daily, no zoom in 3D

Dads-to-be who want to follow the partner's pregnancy daily and are willing to pay for a subscription

Calorie tracking during pregnancy and breastfeeding without a weight-loss goal, simple food and water logging, workout tracking, some features are free

Inaccurate macros when scanning barcodes, after an update it erases and misfiles food by day, crashes right after the questionnaire, skewed toward dieting and weight loss instead of plain calorie counting

Pregnant and breastfeeding women who want to watch their nutrition and calories, if they can tolerate glitches and a subscription

Useful resources and timely info, kick counter, food safety list, baby name picker, pregnancy milestones

Years of data wiped after the apps merged, cycle day counts are wrong, frequent loading error, custom backgrounds and themes removed, divisive copy tone, support does not respond

People who want a cycle and pregnancy tracker with content, if they can stomach the post redesign glitches

Accurate irregular-cycle tracking, cute dragon companion, helps understand your body, helps with anxiety, morning and evening meditations

Slow to open and WiFi error even at home, doesn't save cycle logs, pregnancy mode at 30 dollars a month with no trial, dragon guilt-trips you, freezes on login

For those tracking an irregular cycle who like a gamified companion format, as long as you don't need the paid pregnancy mode.

Fun weekly baby size comparisons, checklists and reminders of what to consider, sense of the dad being included, simple weekly updates

Condescending macho tone annoys half the users, jokes about the partner's weight and looks, little real information or depth, repeated same advice, ads make it unstable, sometimes won't open

Dads-to-be who enjoy goofy humor and want a basic week-by-week follow-along

Weekly updates and daily articles, 3D baby image by stage, community for support, syncing with other Glow apps, growth tracking

Ads even after buying premium, cannot add and sync a partner, years of saved bump photos lost, widget does not work, support does not respond, lots of clutter in the interface

Moms who want the 3D baby image and community and can tolerate ads

Week-by-week guidance on baby, body and nutrition, peace of mind for anxious moms, clear baby-size visual

Ads and pay prompts on every tap, expensive subscription, unauthorized charges, crashes and won't open, wrong due-date calculation, can't change baby's skin tone

For anxious expecting moms who want weekly prompts, if they can tolerate ads or pay.

The idea of quickly logging movements, seeing weekly movement patterns, a record to share with the doctor

Kick counter times out and resets if you leave the app, payment demanded after setup, genuinely very basic feature set

People who want a simple kick counter and are willing to check whether the promises hold up

Times contractions accurately, tells you when to go to the hospital, simple clear interface, shows signs of labor

Cannot edit or delete a contraction without paying, full screen ads between contractions, weekly subscription mid labor, inappropriate disturbing ads even after paying, hard to cancel the subscription

Expecting moms who want a simple contraction counter and are willing to pay upfront

Community of moms and a sense of support, inspiring stories from other moms, baby development content, feeling that you are not alone

So many ads you cannot reach the content, minutes of video on every open, no yearly plan anymore, app freezes on the baby cards, misleading notification bait, constant heartbeat vibration

Moms who care about community and support, if they can tolerate heavy ads

Beautiful illustrations and 3D baby model, yoga and meditations, articles and symptom list, easy navigation, humor and notes for dads

Wrong week calculation, cannot fix the due date, judgmental tone about food and weight, debatable info stated as fact, copy reads like a buggy machine translation, much locked behind subscription, subscription fails to unlock content

Expecting moms who value visual presentation and don't need an exact week count

Fruit-veggie week analogies, weekly development milestones, blood pressure and weight tracking, needed info at hand

Shows the wrong week with no way to fix it, blank home screen after an update, login often won't load and kicks you out, tasks disappear after the big update, support doesn't reply, promised survey gift card never arrives, no manual blood pressure entry

Expectant moms whose doctor or insurer assigned this app for basic pregnancy tracking

Simple clear layout, cycle prediction, history kept in one place, mostly free, meditations and workouts

Updates delete years of data, entries copy onto the wrong days and erase history, app glitches and lags, more features going paid, support does not recover data, intrusive promo screens

People who want a simple cycle tracker, though the data loss risk is high

Warm welcome and service at the ultrasound studio, being able to see the baby's scans and videos, a sense of reassurance for the expectant mom

Login won't load and you can't create a profile, paid ultrasound scans and videos vanish or expire, pushy privacy agreement just to access your own photos, Bomee watermarks on paid scans, support doesn't help

People who receive ultrasound scans through a studio that runs on Bomee and want to store them in the app

No ads, can enter weeks and days directly, simple and visual, shows the baby's size

Shows the week one ahead with no way to fix it, no settings, can't edit or delete data, size images stuck for weeks, imperial units only, typos

Only for those who want the simplest free ad-free tracker and are willing to manually keep the real week in their head.

Ovulation and fertile-window prediction, helps plan conception, beautiful and clear design, cycle calendar with a partner

Silent charges with no warning and no way to cancel, support doesn't reply, sex-life marketing clashes with the tracker's reality, typos and frozen screens, can't log a short period, no place to enter temperature

People planning conception who want ovulation prediction but are ready to watch their charges closely

The idea of hearing the heartbeat via phone without a doppler, the tutorial comparing mom's and baby's pulse, some catch it late in pregnancy through headphones

The baby's heartbeat is nearly impossible to catch, noise and echo instead of sound, barely picks up even mom's pulse, kick counter resets when you leave the app, heartbeat recording costs an extra 5.99, risk of panic if no heartbeat is found

Curious moms late in pregnancy willing to try headphones for the sound and not prone to panic if it fails

Educational simulation of the baby's look week by week, interactive controllable ultrasound, helps imagine how the baby looks at a given stage

Many mistake the simulation for a real scanner and feel deceived, shows a pregnancy even for a man or a non-pregnant friend, almost everything locked behind payment with only one week free, no trial period, price out of line with its entertainment nature, stops at 21 weeks

Curious people who want a visual sense of the baby's look week by week and understand it's a simulation, not their own ultrasound