Pregnancy apps compared
MyPregnancy next to the apps people use most for pregnancy, timing contractions and counting kicks. Each page lists what the other app does better, too.
Checked against each app’s App Store listing and its developer’s pages on .
MyPregnancy vs What to Expect
What to Expect is a free pregnancy and baby app with week-by-week tracking, a kick counter and a large parent community, paid for by ads. Its App Store listing does not mention a contraction timer.
MyPregnancy vs BabyCenter
BabyCenter is a free pregnancy and baby app with a contraction timer, kick counter, hospital bag checklist, birth plan and a due-month community. It needs an account and shows ads.
MyPregnancy vs Pregnancy+
Pregnancy+ by Philips is a week-by-week pregnancy guide with 3D models of the baby, a contraction timer, kick counter, hospital bag and birth plan, and a Premium subscription. Philips does not say which tools are free.
MyPregnancy vs Contraction Timer 9m
Contraction Timer 9m is the first result for “contraction timer” on the US App Store: a labor timer in 32 languages, with ads and paid versions. Its listing covers labor only.
MyPregnancy vs Going Merry Contraction Timer
Contraction Timer & Tracker by Going Merry is a labor timer with a hospital bag checklist and pain-relief exercises, sold as Premium after a free trial.
MyPregnancy vs Count the Kicks
Count the Kicks is a free kick counter from a nonprofit stillbirth-prevention program, with a contraction timer and an Apple Watch app. It is built for the third trimester.