# Contraction Monitor Pro — user reviews > 115 indexed App Store user reviews of Contraction Monitor Pro by 倩 赵, rated 4.00/5 from 8 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contraction-monitor-pro/id463146126/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contraction-monitor-pro/id463146126.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Contraction Monitor Pro? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use interface, even during labor - ⏱️ Accurate contraction timing and tracking - 📊 Helpful summary statistics and charts - ⌚ Apple Watch integration for hands-free tracking - 📧 Ability to email data to healthcare providers - 💰 Affordable pricing - 🎯 Useful for distinguishing real labor from false labor - 🔄 Continues timing even if app is interrupted - 📝 Can add intensity ratings and comments to contractions - 🎨 Clean, intuitive design and user interface **Cons** - 🐛 Data loss when upgrading from free to paid version - 🚫 Free version limited to 20 contractions without warning - 🐛 Frequent crashes when accessing certain features - ❌ Unable to delete individual contractions - 📉 Chart displays incorrectly when contractions stop/start - 🔗 No data sync between iPhone and iPad - ⚠️ Deceptive freemium model with aggressive upselling - 🐛 Apple Watch sync issues with missed contractions - ⏰ Cannot edit seconds in contraction timing - 🔧 Clunky initial setup process - ❌ No way to add missed contractions manually **Commonly reported bugs** - Contacts button causes app crashes - Data loss when upgrading from free to paid version - Apple Watch not recording all contractions - App crashes when accessing history or settings - Chart frequency spikes incorrectly when tracking pauses - Free and paid versions don't sync or merge data - Occasional crashes during use - Contraction tracking fails to save entries **Most requested features** - Ability to delete individual contractions or false entries - Option to pause/gap charts during sleep or breaks - Braxton Hicks vs. real labor differentiation option - Data sync between iPhone and iPad devices - Manual entry of missed contractions - Edit seconds in contraction timing - Better graph scaling to handle irregular contraction patterns - Daily contraction summary view - Ability to merge free and paid version data - Advanced warning about free version limitations - Single delete button for erasing mistakes ## Newest reviews (18 of 115) ### 4/5 — Good app *2019-10-23, version 4.0* Good overall app. ### 3/5 — I want to love this *2018-12-04, version 3.4* The interface is nice and very easy to use and work with on both Apple Watch and iPhone X. However, I’ve ‘tracked’ maybe 20 contractions now and only 5 have been recorded. I’m using my Apple Watch to do this as I’m not just sitting still with my phone, so it appears there’s an issue between the two interfaces. This is a real shame since I paid for this app and can’t use it as conveniently as I need. ### 4/5 — Awesome App *2016-03-11, version 3.1.1* I love this timer. This is my 5th pregnancy and I have always timed labor on my own. This app has been great! The only thing I don't like is you can't delete just one contraction. My children, husband or even myself, have accidentally bumped it during a contraction or I've left the timer going . This messes up the summary and averages. I would love to be able to just delete those slip ups. ### 2/5 — Lacking Features *2015-09-21, version 3.1.1* Nice graphics and functions smoothly. However, no apparent way to add a missed contraction. Can change timing, but in editing, can only change date/hours/minutes, not seconds. They're important. The big problem is the charting. If the contractions stop & start, or if you try to sleep overnight, the chart shows a huge spike on the frequency because there's no way to pause or gap the space. The result is that the real, pertinent numbers lose all focus and become difficult to see. ### 4/5 — Gets the job done *2015-03-01, version 2.3* Good tool to use when timing contractions. ### 2/5 — Useful until it's free *2015-01-05, version 2.3* Very easy to use and useful app, until the 22nd or 23rd contraction, when you have to pay and download the full app. I think it's not fair they don't say it before that the free app it's only a trial, and because you are in pain, don't have time to find another free app so you just pay to keep using it! And the new app doesn't even connect with the old one, upgrading it, so you loose all you datas and overall timing. Definitely not recommended ### 4/5 — Easy to use! *2014-11-22, version 2.3* Very user-friendly!! ### 4/5 — Great tracker! *2014-09-30, version 2.3* I really liked using this app to track my labor 20 days ago during the birth of my first daughter. Would give 5 stars but I started with the free app and was a little miffed when all of a sudden my husband went to time the next contraction and it said you've reached the max number of tracked contractions in the free edition. I thought the paid version just had more features or something and did not expect to reach the end of use of the free version, especially without any prior warning. I did go ahead and purchase the full app though and it's worth the money, I think. I was then able to email the history of all my contractions from both the free and paid app to myself to save for her baby book and future reference. You can also save a photo of the charts the app creates. Overall I'm very happy with this app and would use again and recommend to friends! ### 4/5 — Meh...but ok *2014-09-28, version 2.3* The only thing I disliked was the fact that it seemed not to track my contractions properly. I had lengthy contractions so when the next one would start it seems like the time between them was off. ### 2/5 — Just okay.... *2014-08-04, version 2.3* This app has more negatives than positives. One good thing it does is time contractions, problem is if you forget to hit stop or mistakenly hit start, there is no way to delete the last entry and it totally messes up your data. The graph is confusing and is one long picture of all the times you've used it rather than saving data from each time you've used it. I've been contracting off and on for days and unless I delete the history each time I need the app, I can't get an accurate picture of my contractions at that time. I'd probably be better off using the stopwatch with a pen and paper. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2014-07-13, version 2.3* I used this app with my last child, and am using it again for my current pregnancy. I like the ease of use while tracking contractions, when the contractions get hard and close together it is still easy to use and actually helped me focus during a crazy drive to the hospital with my 3rd. I agree with others, however, that the app is clunky and difficult to set up in the beginning. My due date has changed twice and it is a pain to get that changed in the app. ### 4/5 — Very helpful *2014-06-23, version 2.3* I used this ap throughout my labour before going to the hospital. Loved the Summary function. So much easier to use this than to try and time things. Recommend having whoever is with you decipher the History once things are really underway though, it can be a bit complicated to understand between contractions. ### 4/5 — Tap *2014-06-06, version 2.3* Loved this app for timing contractions. Couldn't write during my contractions and this simplified keeping track. ### 3/5 — Does the job, but... *2014-04-10, version 2.3* Does the job, but if you stop timing (say, for a nap), then the frequency part of the graph goes really high. That's fine, but it should adjust back down once that contraction is off the grid. You can't see the grid of my frequency because I stopped tracking for a few hours and the graph doesn't readjust. I just looks like a straight line. ### 4/5 — It worked well! *2014-04-04, version 2.3* Just what we needed. We'd use it again. ### 4/5 — Good basics *2014-04-01, version 2.3* Good for what it's basically meant for - timing contractions. ### 2/5 — Eh *2014-03-03, version 2.3* Started out with the lite version, upgraded to paid. I was hoping information I tracked would be synced, it wasn't. Not very helpful for tracking contractions. ### 4/5 — Helpful app *2014-02-09, version 2.3* It does just what I need: times contractions. I do think it should allow you to delete errors, like if I forget to tap Stop, but other than that, it works! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste *2018-09-07, version 3.4* This is a waste of money!!!!! Do not purchase! I have never reviewed an app. but this one is horrible!! The breakdowns of contractions are useless. It hasn’t been saving my data either . I know had three contractions on one hour and it only saved one of them. It wasn’t an expensive app but its frustrating that I now have to purchase another one. ### 1/5 — Very glitchy *2014-03-14, version 2.3* Keeps crashing whenever I select any of the options. Timer runs but that's it. No access to history or settings without crashing. Too bad it's only a dollar, not worth trying to dispute it. ### 1/5 — Not good *2014-02-22, version 2.3* Don't buy. I can't access anything like settings or profile. I emailed company to sort but heard nothing back. Don't waste your money. Poor poor poor ### 1/5 — Only allows 20 contractions *2014-02-21, version 2.3* Downloaded this app without any information provided stating it only allows 20 contractions before you have to purchase. This happened to be in full blown labour and when you were forced to purchase all your recording was gone. Last thing you needed. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2014-01-26, version 2.3* The only thing good about this app is the ability to leave the application and it still track your contractions. It does not allow you to put in a known due date. Rather it has you enter cycle information. Note to developer: if a woman is downloading this app she obviously knows her due date and is tracking labor progress. The personalization options are limited, thus not very personal. Also the inability to erase a error from the log prevents the user from getting accurate times. One can delete it from the history but it stays in the log. I wouldn't recommend this app to anyone. I'm sad I wasted money on it. ### 1/5 — Didn't work for me... *2013-12-17, version 2.2* This app was not worth the expense. Not sure what all the five stars are about... Fishy ### 1/5 — Scam *2013-08-01, version 2.2* Makes you pay after you've timed 20 contractions. Thanks for the heads up. At the time I kind of wanted to time my partners contraction, not be told I need to upgrade. Happy to pay, but maybe you should warn people first ### 1/5 — Could have said in advance... *2013-06-23, version 2.2* I downloaded this app at 4am in the midst of contractions. It wasn't so much the 99 cent charge but rather that I had to try and get the paid version while doped up on morphine and trying to count. It didn't tell me in advance but when I tried to restart the counter. Please oh please if you have any mercy for your target audience, please let them know in advance! ### 1/5 — Yeah great till you upgrade!! *2013-05-25, version 2.2* Logged contractions, was great then said you have to upgrade so we did and then we lost all the data!!! Should be called a trial not an app! ### 1/5 — Made me upgrade in the middle of labor! *2013-04-21, version 2.2* Made me upgrade in the middle of labor! I was very upset by this. Then I didn't have the previous contractions either. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Worked well *2019-08-10, version 4.0* A useful app to have, especially with night time contractions when you might be half asleep in between. Easy to use, inexpensive and some nice summary features to monitor the progression of your contractions via charts or summaries of contraction duration and frequency over the last 5 or 3 contractions which can help to get an idea when to call the hospital at that golden 5 min frequency lasting at least a min phase. There’s also a way to delete data you enter by mistake. Overall I found this very helpful and definitely worth the money. ### 5/5 — Works great! *2018-08-05, version 3.4* Love being able to use this on my watch! Been helpful so far! ### 5/5 — Love the watch app *2018-01-02, version 3.4* I’m an Apple Watch user and love the fact that I can time my partners contractions without the need for my phone in my hand. Unlike other users I read the developers description on the free version, mentioning it is limited to 20 contractions and downloaded this one instead. Despite what other users have written in reviews for this paid app, you can transfer your data from the free version to the paid version with one simple tap from settings while in the free version. I would encourage users to read the description off the app before downloading it so you know what to expect from the app. Dive through the menus so you know what it’s capable of. I also think it’s price is reasonable given its design and use is much easier than other free apps I tried. Try it out on your Apple Watch!! ### 5/5 — Great app! I used it & loved it *2015-07-12, version 3.1.1* Thank you for such a great app! I love the user interface. I love the colors & the functions of the app. So happy I bought this app! I loved it!! Used it during labor (well, until I couldn't anymore haha) it was great to have the info when I arrived to the hospital. I bought the baby care tracker, too & Love it just as much! ### 5/5 — Very useful and easy *2015-01-27, version 2.3* Very easy to use, even for a woman in labour! I had accurate information to ring the hospital with, and the midwives even used it!! NB: I bought the full version after reading reviews on the free version which only allows 20 contractions. ### 5/5 — Great App *2015-01-09, version 2.3* This is a great app!! Wish I had found it sooner!! ### 5/5 — Very Helpful *2014-12-02, version 2.3* I used this when having braxton hicks to differentiate them from real labour. My husband also used them during labour & knowing the timings and intervals exactly helped me to cope. Good value. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2014-07-02, version 2.3* For a buck, it works great, only need to track 15 minutes every hour and this does the job well! ### 5/5 — Useful when your mind is elsewhere *2014-01-21, version 2.3* I found this invaluable during my birth - pay for the upgrade, it offers easy timer facility which is great when you don't want to be faffing around. The data is presented in several useful ways and it remembers all the details when maybe you can't (well I certainly couldn't) would recommend it to my friends ### 5/5 — Helped me through *2014-01-11, version 2.3* My brain is bad with numbers at the best of times, but trying to time my contractions during labour would have been impossible. Luckily I found this app during labour with my second child and easily up-loaded it and used it. It was simple to use and you could see how things were progressing, helping to make that all important decision to call the midwife when things were hotting up! With the TENS machine in one hand and my iPod with this app in the other hand I felt much happier (as you can be in labour!!!). --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*