If you’ve got a baby on the way, or are hoping to have, there’s already plenty on your to-do list. Look out for my blog on things to do before your baby arrives. Now your mobile might not be able to batch cook some freezer meals in advance of baby’s arrival, but it can make life a little easier for yourself with regard to your pregnancy. It’s simply a case of downloading one of the many pregnancy apps available. There are lots to choose from, all offering different features. I’ve picked a few of my favourites to narrow them down, helping you select the one that’s right for you.
All are free, although some may have in-app optional purchases. All available for both iOS and Android.
Great pregnancy apps to download now!
Pregnancy+
“Expert advice, daily articles, healthcare tips and interactive 3D models so you can track your baby’s development.”
One of the world’s most downloaded pregnancy apps. With week-by-week guides, daily tips and advice, plus kick counter and contraction timer and much more. You can also upload your pregnancy photos to create a visual pregnancy diary.
App Store Rating: 4.7/5 | 10M+ downloads
Ovia Pregnancy Tracker
“Expecting? Watch your baby grow every day with Ovia Pregnancy! Ovia’s personalised approach to tracking your baby’s development gives you an app as unique as your pregnancy.”
This app has tons of features including baby growth tracker, due date countdown, pregnancy milestones, checklists, daily and weekly updates, tips and baby name guide. It also offers postpartum support with articles and tips for your 4th trimester.
App Store Rating: 4.6/5 | 1M+ downloads
Sprout
“Trusted and recommended by expecting families all over the world, Sprout Pregnancy guides you through every day of your pregnancy. It helps keep you organised and educated.”
This award-winning pregnancy app has a great selection of info and features, daily and weekly info including any major developmental milestones, fabulous 3D images of a developing baby, checklists, weight tracker, personalised pregnancy timeline, kick counter, contraction timer.
App Store Rating: 4.5/5 | 1M+ downloads
What to Expect
“What to Expect, the world’s best known, most trusted pregnancy and parenting brand, offers an all-in-one pregnancy tracker app… to help you prepare for parenthood and guides you through each step of your journey.”
Based on the best-selling books, this app is more text based than image based. But it is super informative, packed with facts and advice, daily tips, helpful articles and videos, plus personalised information about your baby’s development.
App Store Rating: 4.8/5 | 5M+ downloads
Glow Nurture
“Countdown baby and track pregnancy with Glow Nurture!”
A great little customisable app with daily updates, development milestones, due date countdown, and trimester-specific pregnancy tracker. Keep track of your doctor’s visits, and email yourself a PDF report of your pregnancy symptoms, weight and health data. With a kick counter, contraction timer and handy hospital bag checklist.
App Store Rating: 4.3/5 | 1M+ downloads
Make sure you both know how to use your contraction timer before you need it!
Flo
“Period tracker, ovulation calculator and pregnancy calendar you can trust.”
A well known period and ovulation tracker, Flo has trying to conceive mode and a pregnancy mode. With everyday tips and insights, due date calculator, track your pregnancy symptoms and follow your baby’s development
App Store Rating: 4.7/5 | 50M+ downloads
Clue
“From period to pregnancy tracking… Clue is designed to help you stay informed and make empowered health choices.”
Another well known menstrual cycle app, Clue also has a pregnancy tracker and week-by-week guide, with a due date calculator and growth tracker. You can log pregnancy symptoms and learn about baby’s development. Clue also enables you to track your postpartum experiences.
App Store Rating: 4.6/5 | 10M+ downloads
Full Term
“The most convenient Contraction Timer and Kick Counter”
Just tap one button to record the start and end each contraction. This simple to use app keeps track of your contractions – the times, durations and frequency – which helps show you if there is a pattern. You can add notes to each contraction, such as its intensity. And then email your contraction history to your midwife. It has a dark theme too, so as not to disturb a low light setting. Handy kick counter to keep track and you can set up a reminder for the the kick counter so you can track them at the same time each day. Plus advice on different phases of pregnancy.
App Store Rating: 4.5/5 | 100K+ downloads
A contraction timer is a really great idea to help you keep track of all that’s going on when the time arrives. Super helpful for your partner to have one on their phone too. Just make sure you both know how to use it before you need to!
Let’s not forget the Dads…
Generally speaking, men do seem to like a gadget or an app. Seeing as it’s not the father-to-be that’s got a baby growing inside them, these pregnancy apps are specially designed to help them feel very much included the pregnancy.
Daddy Up
With weekly pregnancy progress, customisable checklists and a contraction counter, “Daddy Up is the handy app for upcoming dads with more fun and fewer dainty details about girly bits.”
App Store Rating: 4.4/5 | 100K+ downloads
Dad’s Pregnancy App (Prodaddy)
A great app for first time fathers. Easy to read resources for expecting dads, this app has great content, including weekly updates on your baby’s size and development, weekly tips plus advice on baby gear that you’ll need. Prodaddy “aim to inspire, educate, and entertain our members on their journey to becoming a modern and successful father.”
App Store Rating: 3.9/5 | 10K+ downloads
Pregnancy apps can a great source of information and knowledge. But never rely on it during your pregnancy. Always consult your doctor or midwife for advice.
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- Pregnancy is a truly special time in a woman’s life. Don’t forget to capture this amazing journey to treasure forever. Let me run you through what you can look forward to from a maternity photoshoot with Samphire Photography.
- Newly pregnant? Told anyone yet? Read my Great Ways to Announce your Pregnancy for some ideas to tell people your wonderful news, when you’re ready.
