Tide User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience47.4% of reviews
Neutral10.5% of reviews
Negative experience42.1% of reviews

~ Based on 19 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Tide Safe?

Tide - Contraction Timer appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Tide is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 216 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

95.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 216 App Store ratings for Tide.

Is Tide Legit?

Tide - Contraction Timer appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Tide is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Functional, thoughtfully designed, love it

Saw an ad for this app just before going into labor - loved the function of it and wanted to support a woman-owned business. I love that I could easily turn off contraction tracking being sent to friends and family in settings. Multiple friends and family commented that they found it useful from their side to receive updates this way, and it’s certainly easier on the birthing couple to not have to individually update everyone. Contraction timer is thoughtfully designed, love the big button, ability to open up running feed over time, and status updates as you progress.
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Amazing

This app is awesome. My family was so excited they were able to stay informed so easily! Would love it even more if they could like and comment on posts so they didn’t text me on the side.

Misleading Advertising

The ads made it seem like it was a free app but after downloading they ask for $10.

Hidden cost

I love the idea of this, and it looks like it would be a lovely app. You put your info in and then are told it costs 9.99. Mayyyyybe if you could preview the app I would be more inclined to pay, but it just feels sneaky.

Love it

Feature request: be able to delete contractions, I sometimes press start by accident, once I left one going for 24 minutes, it’s skewing the data 😅

Partner can’t control the timer

The app is simple and clean. Looking forward to using it on the big day! It would be 5 stars if the person who purchased the app AND their invited partner(s) could control the timer, each from their own phone.

Love the idea, don’t love the hidden price

I saw the ad for this on Instagram immediately went to download it and it makes you go through the whole set up process, review for the app, THEN lets you know it’s 10$ to use. I would’ve been more inclined to pay if it didn’t seem like it was tricking you. Especially considering there’s so many free apps to use. Yes this one seems cooler but still.
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Payment not advertised

Honestly I loved the idea and I understand how you need to get your money somehow, however one of my biggest “icks” with apps are when adds for the app or promotional content does not give an advanced warning that it’s not free to use. The idea of the app itself wasn’t the problem, I do believe that it’s important to include in videos it’s not free and that there’s X amount of money you need to even have it. It can be disappointing to make someone put in all of their information and ask to rate the app all before saying you have to pay to use. Seems like you’re fishing for people to rate your app before seeing they don’t even get to use the app until after payment goes through.
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Peace of mind

Thank you for making this app! It was easy to use for my contractions but the big takeaway from it in our experience was the link for updating friends and family. After the birth, I went into all my group chats with family and friends and they were all talking how awesome the link was to each other. Then when I sent pictures of the new baby in the chat that they knew I was available again, they all complimented the link and how active my partner was keeping them updated on our status. Overall, the app was a hit for both contraction tracking and updating loved ones all in one spot. Which kept him more present with me and our newborn.
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Costs money

Saw her promote this on instagram saying she wanted to help moms, and that it was free! It’s not free. So much more helping other moms 😅 a simple and anxiety-lessening contraction timer should not be like $15, were likely paying enough already to get ready for a baby :(

Love it!

Love this app. I think it would be nice if there was an option for people following along to comment on the updates. Something you could toggle on/off in settings. It’d be nice if they could comment encouraging things on the updates but if it gets overwhelming or people are asking too many questions you could turn it back off. Thanks for creating the app!!!
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Response from developer

Thanks for the review and love this idea! I'll work on a feature like this because I agree that it would be nice to get comments or reactions *if you want them*!

$10

Pretty disappointing that it’s free to download but you can’t even test drive it without paying the $9.99.

Needs Android Version

Bought and am running this app for my wife on my iPhone because she has an android phone. Can’t really share it with her when it’s like this. I like the app and the ideas for it are great!

Easy set up

I haven’t used the app yet, but it was super easy to set up. My friend shared it with me on IG because she knew contacting my friends and loved ones was something I was dreading. Will update once I go into labor!

Response from developer

Your friend has your back! Thanks for downloading :) And congrats on your upcoming babe!!

In app purchase needed to use app

Love the concept and aesthetic behind it, but you need to purchase in app before being able to use the app. Although it has amazing features, for an app I’ll use one time, I’d rather just download the free one. So pretty though and I love the concept of it!

Not Free

As another review said, it’s not free as advertised. It’s free to download but you have to pay $10 to use the app.

Great Concept, Needs More Privacy

Influenced by the app creator to purchase after watching a reel on Instagram. I am due in about 6wks and tested the app immediately after purchase. Love the idea of having a live feed of labor updates for family/friends but don’t necessarily want them to know the length of my contractions or interval between contractions. Also, since the feed doubles as a birth story, it would be cool if there was an option to make some updates (such as cervical checks, medication starts, placenta delivery, etc) private for just the app owner and partner. Overall, great interface and looking forward to use.
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Response from developer

Thanks so much for 1. Downloading and 2. Leaving this feedback! Love the idea of toggling off contraction info for friends/family - I’ll add that in asap :) I’ll also think on how to work in the other private updates into the birth story. Thanks again!! -Katie **Update: Your feature request is now live in the updated version of the app :)

Cost $10

Somewhat misleading; free to download but you have to pay in order to use it

Can’t wait!

I’m due in about a week and am so glad I found this cute app just in time!! Can’t wait to use it!🩷

Response from developer

Wahoo!! You got this mama!