Pregnancy Apps?

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Are you guys using pregnancy apps? What are your faves? And are they necessary?

[saltandvinegar]

I have Ovia on my phone. Others recommended it & I like it but I don't use it for much other than telling me what fruit it is that week. Sometimes I look at the weekly development to see what exactly is going on too.

[salmon2017]

Right now I am still using the "Life" app that I used for tracking my cycles. All it does when I am pregnant is tells me how far along I am and the EDD. Probably need to find something more useful.

[Deleted]

I just downloaded Ovia! I can set it to animals and it's telling me the baby is the size of some kind of snail. haha

[CK1]

I downloaded a bunch of them because I wasn't sure which were good/which I'd like. I mostly look at Ovia and Pregnancy+ I think.

[LittleStarSweeper]

I like Ovia, too. Last pregnancy I used The Bump's app (gasp!). None are "necessary," but they are fun and help you keep track of what week you're on. Plus, I do like the little tidbits of info they provide about baby's development. Kind of a science nerd, here 😆

[RajahMD]

I really like Ovia. I liked the ability to use different sizer themes. Mine is currently set to "fun and games". I feel like it has a lot of information to offer, and is also a good place to track appointments, milestones, etc.

[laurenash323]

Another one that I always download is "BabyBump". You can upload weekly bump pictures to it and there are tidbits each day about preparing for baby as well as other things like a kick counter, journal, baby names...

In regards to names, my favorite app is "baby names", the picture is a blue background with a white bump outline.

A photo app that I used when KU with dd was "cinemama" it's great to take bump photos with.

Lastly, another update app about baby's growth that I do like, but haven't bought the full version (so I don't use anymore because my trial is up) is the sprout pregnancy app.

[leviosa]

I like Pregnancy+. It has lots of features and it's user friendly. I just look at the pictures of the developing baby (after 14 weeks they make you pay for the upgraded app which is crap but I love it anyways) and the weekly progression.

[meerkatmillie]

I like Glow's "Nurture" app for the scientific explanations and pictures for each day but otherwise I don't really use it or any others

[Deleted]

Thanks guys! I had the WebMD app and the Wonder Weeks when we first got DS3 since I knew nothing about newborns and was checking it daily but now I never use it. So we'll see how often I remember to check the pregnancy one!

[springbeduk]

Nope. They creep me out privacy-wise. So does FF. UO around here (tcf in general), I know. When I'm curious I just look stuff up in an incognito tab and while not signed in to google.

[NariaDreaming]

*lurking on you guys*

Ovia is our staff recommendation here at TCF because the interface is easy to use, and they are the easiest to opt out of if you find yourself not wanting the app for any reason. They are also the only app on the market that has miscarriage/stillbirth/child loss as a listed checkbox reason for unsubscribing to their services.

I still get updates from babyCenter about my child that should be five months old now. We lost that pregnancy last January and immediately unsubscribed.

And I've unsubscribed a half dozen more times and email still come.


Building our own app is in the long range planning of what we hope to accomplish with this site. So we would love your feedback on features that you love with pregnancy apps and features that you hate.