Comparison

Storky vs True Joy Birthing

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

Head to head
About

Storky

Easily track and monitor the length and intervals of your contractions. This app provides a summary of important information about contractions and helps you understand when it's time to head to the hospital or birth center. You can also share your monitoring history with your doctor.

Highlights
  • One-tap contraction timing
  • Interval measurement
  • Contraction information guide
  • Monitoring history overview
  • Shareable monitoring reports
  • Labor progress indicators
Features
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Storky is a reliable and easy to use contraction timer with no ads created by Bibino, a baby monitoring app. With the Storky app, you can easily monitor the length of your contractions and intervals between them. The app gives you the idea of when the baby is coming to the world, so you know when to consider going to the hospital or a birth center. SMART CONTRACTION TIMER Start measuring the contraction with just one tap of a button. Once the contraction is over, tap the button again to stop the timer, and Storky will begin measuring the time of the interval. INFORMATION ON CONTRACTIONS Storky provides you with a useful summary of the most important information about how the contractions work, how to measure them, and when it's the best time to go to the hospital or a birth center. KEEP THE MONITORING HISTORY Overview of the contractions and interval lengths are shown in one place so both you and your doctor can see the progress. You can also access any previous monitoring. SHARE THE MONITORING OVERVIEW Send an overview of your contractions to your doctor or birth assistant via email or through any other app to consult whether it's time to go to the hospital. BABY ON THE WAY When all the indications like contraction length and interval length suggest the baby might be on its way, Storky lets you know.

About

True Joy Birthing

Prepare for childbirth with a comprehensive birth plan builder and tools for every stage of pregnancy and postpartum. Connect with local birth professionals and collaborate with your care team.

Highlights
  • Interactive birth plan builder
  • Plain-language explanations
  • Contraction timer
  • Weekly pregnancy tips
  • Wellness journal
  • Provider marketplace
  • Care team collaboration
Features
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True Joy Birthing is the birth plan app built by a real doula, with plain-language explanations that actually hold up in a hospital, a shared space for you and your care team to prepare together, and tools that carry you from your first trimester through postpartum. BUILD A BIRTH PLAN THAT WORKS WHEN IT MATTERS (1/3) Walk through 9 sections covering labor, delivery, pain management, interventions, pushing, post-delivery, and newborn care. Every option comes with a plain-language explanation of what it means in a hospital setting. No generic checklists. No medical jargon. Just honest guidance from a doula who has been in the room. Interactive birth plan builder with 9 comprehensive sections Guided video walkthroughs for each section Export a clean, branded PDF your care team can read in under 2 minutes Pushing preferences and a personal safe word Postpartum planning built right into your birth plan TOOLS FOR EVERY STAGE Contraction timer that tracks timing, duration, and patterns Weekly pregnancy tips tailored to your due date Wellness journal to check in on how you are feeling Pregnancy timeline with milestones and reminders Postpartum plan to prepare for life after birth FIND AND CONNECT WITH PROVIDERS Browse a marketplace of doulas and midwives in your area. Watch video introductions, read about their philosophy, and connect directly through the app. SHARE YOUR PLAN WITH YOUR WHOLE TEAM Invite your partner, doula, or midwife to view and collaborate on your plan. Everyone stays on the same page, literally. FOR DOULAS AND MIDWIVES True Joy Birthing Pro gives birth workers a professional toolkit: Client management and visit tracking Appointment scheduling and clinical notes Contracts with e-signature and invoicing Shared birth plan access with clients Lead tracking and client pipeline Newborn exams and prenatal visit documentation (midwives) Birth summaries Professional profile with video introduction Free for moms. Pro tools for doulas and midwives. ABOUT TRUE JOY BIRTHING Founded by a birth doula who watched too many moms walk into hospitals unprepared, not because they didn't care, but because nobody gave them the real information in plain language. True Joy Birthing exists to close that gap. (2/3) We don't give medical advice. We don't shame any birth path. We help you make informed choices and give you the words to stand by them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Storky4 screens
True Joy Birthing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: True Joy Birthing at none against Storky's shown. True Joy Birthing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Storky's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 3). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Storky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and True Joy Birthing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Storky against 5.0 for True Joy Birthing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storky has 1.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Storky's written reviews are positive against 100% of True Joy Birthing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Storky ships an update every 3 months, True Joy Birthing every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Storky versus True Joy Birthing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorkyTrue Joy Birthing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB59 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTappyTaps s.r.o.Kenneth Kohler

Customer experience

Storky

All ratings1,906 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral12.8%
Negative17.9%

True Joy Birthing

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Storky

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when deleting contractions
  • Interval stops working if you leave the app
  • App doesn't work on iPhone 8 with iOS 13.3

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a way to edit recorded contractions
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Add a feature to track contraction intensity

True Joy Birthing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Storky

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

True Joy Birthing

Subscriptions2
  • True Joy Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • True Joy Pro — Annual14 Days trial$274.991 Year

Questions

Is Storky free?
Storky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True Joy Birthing free?
True Joy Birthing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Storky or True Joy Birthing?
True Joy Birthing is rated higher. Storky averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while True Joy Birthing averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Storky or True Joy Birthing have ads?
Storky shows ads; True Joy Birthing does not.
Which is updated more often, Storky or True Joy Birthing?
Storky ships an update every 3 months, and True Joy Birthing every 2 weeks. Most recently, Storky was updated on October 25, 2026 and True Joy Birthing on October 24, 2026.

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