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The Observant Mom

The Observant Mom

Child Developmental Milestones

278 ratings
54 reviews
#128 in paid Education
📚 Education
$1.99

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Released
October 26, 2021
Updated
July 25, 2025

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Developer

Amber Domoradzki
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About

Track your child's developmental milestones from 18 months to 8 years with a personalized calendar. Understand behavioral changes as new skills emerge and access parenting tips. Supports multiple children.

✓Developmental milestone tracking
✓Personalized child calendars
✓Behavioral insight explanations
✓Parenting tips
✓Support for multiple children
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What users say about The Observant Mom

Reviews of The Observant Mom are mostly positive: the Education app is rated 4.7/5 from 278 App Store ratings. What users like most: highly accurate developmental insights, great for understanding child behavior. Top complaints: limited age range in app, perceived as a waste of money by some. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🎯Highly accurate developmental insights
  • 💡Great for understanding child behavior
  • 🤝Provides peace of mind to parents
  • 📚Detailed and well-researched information
  • 🌟Helpful for coaching and parenting
  • 👍Easy to use and navigate
  • 🚀Convenient app format
  • 💖Appreciated by early childhood educators
  • 💯Recommended to friends and family
  • ⏳Fills the gap after other milestone apps end
  • 🧠Fascinating insights into child development
  • ✨Makes parenting easier

Negative things

  • ⚠️Limited age range in app
  • 💰Perceived as a waste of money by some
  • 🤔Some users confused by app functionality
  • 📉Not all features match website (free content)
  • 🤷‍♀️Limited use for very young children
  • 🧩Specific skills/examples don't always match child
  • 📅Calendar format can be confusing
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What's New in The Observant Mom

1.0.27

July 25, 2025

- Minor Bug Fixes and Improvements

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📉 128-10

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This app dropped -10 positions in Education chart.

Last updated on November 3, 2026.

User reviews

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Obsessed with this app!

My son has struggled so much with mental health and we’ve learned so much of his care with the timing of this app. He has psychomotor over-excitability and this app helped us be able to anticipate times when he would need more help. I’ve also been able to give our neurologist much more detailed information and things were more accurate because of the wealth of knowledge that I gained here. It truly helped us help him in some of the most devastating seasons of our life. I shout this app from the mountain tops. My ONLY complaint is that we’re past the age in the app and I’m having a hard time keeping track on my own. I so wish she would add the rest of her findings to the app.
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MMacmoneymom

Response from developer

I am so humbled and awed that the work helped your son. I will do my best to get older ages into the app as soon as I can! Contact me with helloamber@gmail.com with any other questions or concerns.

Thank you!

I thought I was crazy when my 2nd child started having what I strongly suspected was a developmental leap at 18 month and the wonder weeks app had no mention of past 16/17 months. Thank you for doing this amazingly hard work for the rest of us mums, it’s immensely helpful! Knowing brings so much calm and power to deal with these leaps with love, respect and grace, because that is what our squishy (and later not so squishy) babies deserve. We ask so much of them, it’s the least we can do for them. Thank you, this app is worth double the wonder weeks to me.
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MMummmmmmmmma

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your 5-star review, and I am so glad the information helps! If you have any question or concerns, don't hesitate to email me at helloamber@gmail.com.

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Response from developer

Hello, I am sorry you experienced anything less than a satisfactory experience with the app. If you wanted to email me at helloamber@gmail.com, I am happy to field any questions or work through any problems.

Limited use

Friend recommended this app, after playing with it I don’t believe that every child or should I say my child has only 2 main stages- especially as their navigating such emotionally charged seasons. Emotions range and having to only select from the windows and not when the EDD range notes the periods is unrealistic when I’m paying to put information and emotions my child is going through. Will be uninstalling after a week of navigating the app. Disappointed but so glad it works for my friend and others.
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Llady.swint

Response from developer

Hello, I am sorry you had a disappointing experience with the app. To clarify, it seems your main concern is when you can use the optional feature to enter when you saw the behavior of your child, which can be more "gray" than the descriptions allow? In the near future, I plan on adding a feature where users can describe what they saw, if this helps. The lists usually attempt to describe a range of behaviors that might possibly be seen. If you have suggestions for improvement, please email me at helloamber@gmail.com.

Incredibly helpful

I have been using this app for years and find it very insightful (and eerily accurate!) for my daughter. Its so interesting and helpful to know what’s going on for my little. I highly recommend this app to my friends. Please keep up the great work!
Mmelissanz8

Response from developer

Thank you, Melissa, for your 5-star review of The Observant mom app and work! I love being a little eerie. :p Feel free to email me at helloamber@gmail.com with any comments or concerns.

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

6 issues

App won't save child's information

Bug

App crashes or force closes

Bug

Unable to upload pictures for children

Bug

Calendar dates are untappable/unclickable

Bug

Blank calendar on new installs

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App seems unmaintained or dead

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Requested Features

5 requests

Extend age range beyond 8 years

Feature

Include tips and tricks for difficult times

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Add recommendations on how to handle intense periods

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Add weeks to the age counter

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Improve user-friendliness

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FAQ

What does The Observant Mom app do?

The Observant Mom app provides a calendar of child developmental milestones for children from 18 months to 8 years old. It helps parents understand the 'stages' or 'phases' children go through, explaining both the challenging behaviors and the new skills emerging during these times.

How does the app track developmental milestones?

You simply enter your child's due date into the app, and it generates a personalized calendar showing their expected developmental milestones. You can click on any colored date to get instant information about your child's development.

Is there a cost to use The Observant Mom app?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

Can I track multiple children with this app?

Yes, the app allows you to add and track as many children as you want. This feature is beneficial for parents with multiple children at different developmental stages.

What kind of parenting advice is included?

The app includes parenting tips that are integrated with the developmental milestones. It aims to help parents stay patient by explaining the underlying reasons for a child's behavior, which are often linked to the emergence of new skills.