Comparison

CDC's Milestone Tracker vs Sweet Peas Boca

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CDC's Milestone Tracker

Monitor your child's developmental progress from 2 months to 5 years with interactive checklists. Includes tips, videos, and guidance on when to seek professional advice. Easily share milestone summaries with healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Add multiple children
  • Interactive milestone checklists
  • Milestone photos and videos
  • Developmental tips and activities
  • Guidance on early developmental concerns
  • Track doctor's appointments
  • Share milestone summaries
Features
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Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use checklists; get tips from CDC to support your child’s development; and find out what to do if you ever have concerns about your child's development. From birth to age 5, your child should reach milestones in how he or she plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun! Spanish photos and videos are coming soon! Features: • Add a Child – enter personalized information about your child or multiple children • Milestone Tracker – track your child’s development by looking for important milestones using an interactive checklist • Milestone Photos and Videos – know what each milestone looks like so that you can better identify them in your own child. • Tips and Activities – support your child’s development at every age • When to Act Early – know when it’s time to “act early” and talk with your child’s doctor about developmental concerns • Appointments – keep track of your child’s doctors’ appointments and get reminders about recommended developmental screenings • Milestone Summary – get a summary of your child’s milestones to view, and share with or email to your child’s doctor and other important care providers For more information and free tools to help you track your child’s milestones, visit www.cdc.gov/ActEarly. *This milestone checklist is not a substitute for a standardized, validated developmental screening tool. These developmental milestones show what most children (75% or more) can do by each age. Subject matter experts selected these milestones based on available data and expert consensus. CDC does not collect or share any personal information that can be used to identify you or your child.

About

Sweet Peas Boca

This app supports early childhood development through gymnastics, focusing on physical and cognitive milestones for children aged 6 months to 6 years. It provides an educational approach to gymnastics for young learners.

Highlights
  • Gymnastics instruction for young children
  • Focus on cognitive milestones
  • Focus on physical milestones
  • Ages 6 months to 6 years
  • Educational approach
Features
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Sweet Peas Boca is an educational gymnastics center dedicated to teaching children 6 months to 6 years gymnastics while integrating cognitive and physical milestones.

Screenshots

CDC's Milestone Tracker4 screens
Sweet Peas Boca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CDC's Milestone Tracker at none against Sweet Peas Boca's shown. CDC's Milestone Tracker also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sweet Peas Boca's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CDC's Milestone Tracker against 5.0 for Sweet Peas Boca. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDC's Milestone Tracker has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CDC's Milestone Tracker ships an update every 6 months, Sweet Peas Boca every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CDC's Milestone Tracker versus Sweet Peas Boca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDC's Milestone TrackerSweet Peas Boca
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCenters For Disease Control and PreventionSweet Peas Boca, LLC

Customer experience

CDC's Milestone Tracker

All ratings9,979 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral14.8%
Negative23.1%

Sweet Peas Boca

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CDC's Milestone Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect age display for children
  • Milestone checklist reset after app updates
  • Reference videos not working as expected
  • Inability to input child's exact age or prematurity details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sync data between multiple devices
  • Option to track milestones beyond early childhood
  • Integration with other child health and development apps
  • More customization options for milestone tracking
  • Improved data visualization and reporting

Sweet Peas Boca

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CDC's Milestone Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Sweet Peas Boca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CDC's Milestone Tracker free?
CDC's Milestone Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sweet Peas Boca free?
Sweet Peas Boca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CDC's Milestone Tracker or Sweet Peas Boca?
Sweet Peas Boca is rated higher. CDC's Milestone Tracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Sweet Peas Boca averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CDC's Milestone Tracker or Sweet Peas Boca have ads?
Sweet Peas Boca shows ads; CDC's Milestone Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, CDC's Milestone Tracker or Sweet Peas Boca?
CDC's Milestone Tracker ships an update every 6 months, and Sweet Peas Boca every 3 weeks. Most recently, CDC's Milestone Tracker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sweet Peas Boca on October 30, 2026.

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