Little Ones vs Starting Solids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Little Ones
This app offers a comprehensive program designed to improve your baby's sleep habits. It provides age-appropriate schedules, self-settling techniques, and tracking tools. Get expert guidance to ensure your little one sleeps well for years.
- Age-appropriate sleep & feed schedules
- Self-settling methods
- Sleep, feed, and diaper tracker
- Notification reminders
- Troubleshooting support
- Information library
- Certified sleep consultant support
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PERSONALIZED BABY SLEEP, MADE SIMPLE Little Ones is a baby sleep app that gives you a personalized daily schedule, adapts when naps change and helps you know what comes next. A nap runs short, another runs long, or your baby wakes earlier than usual. Our adaptive Sleep-o-Rhythm updates your baby’s day using their age, stage and actual sleep, without you having to calculate wake windows or force a schedule that no longer works. Open Little Ones. Know what’s next. A BABY SLEEP SCHEDULE THAT ADAPTS Sleep-o-Rhythm gives you a personalized sleep and feeding plan based on your baby’s age and stage. Log what actually happens and the plan adjusts as your baby’s day unfolds. If a nap is shorter or longer than expected, you can see what to aim for next and keep the rest of the day on track. No more trying to calculate wake windows or wondering what one unexpected nap means for the rest of the day. TRACK SLEEP, NAPS AND FEEDS Keep your baby’s sleep and feeding information together in one convenient place. • Log naps, night sleep and feeds • See your baby’s next suggested sleep time • Follow a personalized daily rhythm • Identify patterns as your baby grows • Adapt the day when sleep does not go to plan • Understand your baby’s changing sleep needs HELP WHEN SLEEP GETS TRICKY Baby sleep changes constantly, but you do not have to navigate it alone. Find practical, age-appropriate guidance for: • Short naps • Frequent night waking • Early rising • Nap refusal • Sleep regressions • Settling struggles • Bedtime battles • Nap transitions • Newborn sleep • Toddler sleep We help you understand what may be happening and what you can do next. REAL SLEEP EXPERTS, IN YOUR POCKET Sometimes you need more than an article. Get personalized support from our certified sleep consultants through private in-app chat. Talk through what is happening with your baby and receive practical guidance tailored to your family’s situation. A VILLAGE IN YOUR POCKET Parenting was never meant to happen alone. Inside our Parenting Village, you can connect with other parents, ask questions, share experiences and find support from people navigating the same wonderfully unpredictable stages. BUILT AROUND YOUR BABY Little Ones combines sleep biology, child development and your baby’s actual day to provide guidance that evolves as they grow. You will also find a range of responsive settling and self-settling approaches, allowing you to choose what feels right for your baby and your family. Our focus is not a perfect schedule -it is helping you better understand your baby and feel confident about what comes next. INDEPENDENTLY ENDORSED Our sleep guidance is independently endorsed by Dr Kate Johnson, Ph.D. in Sleep Physiology and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Stanford Research Institute. “What I particularly love about the Little Ones strategies is that they can be tailored to your family, so that you really see positive change to your baby’s sleep.” TRUSTED BY MORE THAN 1 MILLION FAMILIES Little Ones has helped more than one million families around the world navigate baby and toddler sleep. From newborn sleep and changing nap needs to regressions, night waking, early rising, nap transitions and toddler sleep, Little Ones is there as your baby grows. No more wondering when the next nap should be, how long your baby should sleep, or what today’s unexpected nap means for the rest of the day. Open Little Ones. Know what’s next. Terms and Conditions: https://www.littleones.co/pages/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.littleones.co/pages/privacy-policy Email: app@littleones.co
Starting Solids
This app offers evidence-based guidance and practical tools for parents introducing solid foods to their babies. It provides step-by-step instructions, recipes, and community support to help navigate this milestone safely and confidently.
- Step-by-step guidance on starting solids
- Safe food preparation and serving instructions
- Baby and toddler recipe database
- Product and food reviews
- Parent community forums
- Resources on feeding challenges
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Starting solids is a big milestone, and it can feel like everyone has a different opinion. We're Starting Solids Australia — paediatric dietitians who are also mums — and this app is everything we'd tell a friend, in one place. TRACK EVERY FOOD BUB TRIES Tick off foods as you go, across vegetables, fruit, grains, meat and fish, meat-free proteins, dairy and flavours. See at a glance what you've covered and what to try next. Record whether bub loved it or pushed it away, and add a note for next time — "cut into strips", "better mixed with yoghurt". Keep a separate record for each child, so nothing gets muddled. WORK THROUGH THE NINE COMMON ALLERGENS Egg, peanut, tree nuts, cow's milk, wheat, soy, sesame, fish and shellfish — tracked properly, with the number of exposures and space to note how bub went. Based on current Australian guidelines, not the old ones. PLAN THE WEEK Breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack for every day. Pull in recipes from our Library, or paste a link to anything you've found elsewhere. Add a note under any meal for how you'll change it for bub. Jot down the new foods you want to introduce and what you need to prep. HUNDREDS OF DIETITIAN-WRITTEN RECIPES Filter by age, texture and meal type. Every recipe includes how to serve it safely at your baby's stage, what to watch for, and how to store leftovers. HOW TO SERVE ANYTHING From avocado to whole nuts — the size, the shape and the texture that's right for your baby's age, so you can feel confident at the highchair. A DIETITIAN IN YOUR POCKET Starting Solids Library members can ask our paediatric dietitians anything in the members community and get a real answer about their own baby. Members also get our monthly live workshop, the Starting Solids Crash Course, and every recipe and guide we've written. SHOP THE GEAR THAT GOES WITH IT Suction bowls, first spoons, open cups, freezer trays — designed by a paediatric dietitian for how babies actually learn to eat. Free shipping over $99. FREE TO DOWNLOAD The food tracker, the meal planner and a good number of recipes and guides are free. The Starting Solids Library is an optional subscription at $25 per month or $75 for six months, with a 7-day free trial. It unlocks every recipe and guide, the Crash Course, the monthly workshop and the members community. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel yours in your account settings at any time. Information in this app is general in nature and should not be taken as individual health advice for your child. Terms of Service: https://www.startingsolidsaustralia.com.au/policies/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.startingsolidsaustralia.com.au/policies/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Little Ones at 3.3 against Starting Solids's 1.0. Little Ones also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). Starting Solids's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Little Ones sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Starting Solids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Little Ones holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Ones has 159 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Little Ones's written reviews are positive against 20% of Starting Solids's.
Little Ones ships an update every 9 days, Starting Solids every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Little Ones | Starting Solids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (159 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.1% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Ones™ | Starting Solids Australia Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Little Ones
Starting Solids
Bugs and requests
Little Ones
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Tracking features not working as expected
- Inconsistent or outdated information in the app
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize wake up times and schedules
- More personalized advice and support
- Improved app UI and search functionality
- Integration with other baby tracking apps
- Option to download content for offline access
Starting Solids
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Little Ones
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- Quarterly$44.993 Months
- Annually$119.001 Year
- 1 Month Access to The Village$5.99
- 30 Day Private chat access$19.00
- Newborn Sleep Program$49.99
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- Toddler Sleep Program$49.99
- Baby Sleep Program$49.99
- 3 Month Access$59.00
- Complete Sleep Program$89.99
Starting Solids
- Starting Solids$14.991 Month
- Startting Solids$59.996 Months
Questions
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