Comparison

CDC's Milestone Tracker vs IyalSip

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

IyalSip

Features
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IyalSip makes staying hydrated effortless. Log every glass with a tap, set a daily goal that fits you, and watch your day fill up with a calm, animated water gauge. Simple by design, private by default — no account, no ads, no tracking. Your data never leaves your device. WHY IYALSIP • One-tap logging — quick-add 250 ml, 500 ml, or any custom amount • A beautiful animated water gauge that fills as you drink • Set and adjust your daily goal anytime • Gentle daily reminders so you never forget to sip • Trends view with a clean daily-intake chart • Light & dark themes that follow your system • Available in 12 languages PRIVATE & OFFLINE IyalSip works completely offline. There's no sign-up, no cloud, and no analytics. Everything you log stays on your iPhone — you own your data and decide when to clear it. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS • Today view with at-a-glance progress and encouragement • Review any past day • Motivating status messages as you approach your goal IYALSIP PRO (optional, one-time unlock) Go deeper with a single purchase — no subscription, no account: • 30, 60 & 90-day trends • Advanced insights — streaks, weekly averages, goal-met rate and your hydration score • Day-of-week patterns to see which days you hydrate best Download IyalSip and build a simple, consistent hydration habit — one sip at a time.

Screenshots

CDC's Milestone Tracker4 screens
IyalSip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CDC's Milestone Tracker at none against IyalSip's 1. IyalSip's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. IyalSip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CDC's Milestone Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CDC's Milestone Tracker versus IyalSip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDC's Milestone TrackerIyalSip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCenters For Disease Control and PreventionJulian Joseph

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

IyalSip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CDC's Milestone Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

IyalSip

One-time1
  • IyalSip Pro$3.99

Questions

Is CDC's Milestone Tracker free?
CDC's Milestone Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IyalSip free?
IyalSip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CDC's Milestone Tracker or IyalSip have ads?
Neither CDC's Milestone Tracker nor IyalSip shows ads.

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