My Baby Heart Sounds App
doubtful ratingThe idea is tempting: hear the baby's heartbeat with your phone without buying a doppler, and a couple of people claim they caught something late in pregnancy through headphones. But the vast majority describe the app barely picking up even their own pulse, giving noise, echo and interference instead of the baby's heart. A dangerous point people raise directly: failing to find a heartbeat can easily cause panic, so they advise buying a real doppler, and recording the heartbeat costs an extra 5.99.
textAvg 1.65 against storeAvg 4.34, and the detailed reviews are almost unanimous: the baby's heartbeat can't be caught, only noise and echo, even your own pulse is barely audible. Short five-stars with no detail (works, great) look unconvincing against the flood of specific failures.
What users love
- 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
What users hate
- 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
Who it is for
Curious moms late in pregnancy willing to try headphones for the sound and not prone to panic if it fails
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