Dad Pregnancy Guide: Daddy Up

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4.9of 5 · store
2,827ratings on the App Store
142reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A pregnancy guide for dads-to-be built on humor and comparing the baby's size to an axe head or a raccoon's torso, which some find fun and inclusive while others find it grating. The main complaint isn't a bug but the tone: it talks to men like they're 14, and jokes about lumberjacks and the partner's weight read as condescending and hollow. Substance is thin and shallow, and many leave within minutes.

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What people use it for

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

What reviews praise

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

What reviews complain about

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

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

There’s so much potential for an app like this. I had to uninstall about 2 minutes into looking through it all. I wish there was a serious version, or a slider to turn off the “men are idiots and need things explained in sports terms” type nonsense. Lumberjill? Really?

Great app for dads, first time dad here and this is wonderful for keeping track and it has incredibly knowledgeable tips