Comparison

Easy Contraction Timer vs Contraction & Frequency Timer

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

Head to head
About

Easy Contraction Timer

Easily track the duration and frequency of your contractions. Monitor intensity and view informative charts. Share summaries or live streams with loved ones and medical professionals.

Highlights
  • Start/stop contraction timing
  • Track contraction and intermission duration
  • Monitor contraction intensity
  • View informative contraction charts
  • Edit or delete recorded contractions
  • Share contraction summaries or live streams
Features
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Timing your contractions has never been so easy! Just press start when a contraction begins, and stop when it ends — it's as simple as that. As a contraction timer and labor tracker, Easy Contraction Timer gives you everything you need during this important time: • Share a live view of your contractions with your partner, midwife or loved ones in real time, wherever they are • Automatic tracking of how many contractions you've had, and how long each contraction and intermission lasts • Know when to call: a live check against the 5-1-1 rule (contractions 5 minutes apart, about 1 minute long, for 1 hour) shows how far apart they are, how long they last and how long it has held, with a heads-up when they match. Your midwife gave you different numbers? Set your own • Save your hospital or midwife's number and call it in one tap when it's time • Intensity tracking with an easy-to-read chart, so you can spot patterns as labor progresses • Edit or resume a contraction with one tap of the pencil icon, in case you stopped it by mistake • Delete a contraction instantly by swiping it away • Export your full contraction history as a CSV file — perfect for keeping records or sharing with your obstetrician • Time contractions from your Apple Watch: see the time since your last one and your 5-1-1 progress at a glance, feel a tap on your wrist when it's reached, and rate how strong each one was Trusted by over a million parents-to-be, this pregnancy app and labor timer helps you and your care team make informed decisions when it matters most. Download now and time your contractions with confidence.

About

Contraction & Frequency Timer

This app helps you easily track labor contractions by measuring their length and frequency. It runs in the background, allowing you to switch to other tasks, and offers private data storage with the ability to edit entries. Get quick insights into your average contraction patterns.

Highlights
  • Track contraction length
  • Measure contraction frequency
  • Background timer functionality
  • Edit saved entries
  • View average duration and frequency
  • Private data storage
Features
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Easily track your labor contractions with this simple app. Measure the length and frequency of each contraction, and see your total tracking session duration. Its intuitive design makes it easy to use when you need it most. Need to jump out of the app to run through you hospital bag checklist? No problem, the timers run in the background to make sure you don't miss a beat. Your data is completely private and never shared. Need to correct an entry? Easily edit your saved results. Quickly see average contraction duration and frequency at a glance. Focus on your labor, not complicated software or annoying ads.

Screenshots

Easy Contraction Timer4 screens
Contraction & Frequency Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Contraction & Frequency Timer at none against Easy Contraction Timer's shown. Contraction & Frequency Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Easy Contraction Timer's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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

Contraction & Frequency Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Contraction Timer has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Easy Contraction Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Contraction & Frequency Timer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Easy Contraction Timer versus Contraction & Frequency Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Contraction TimerContraction & Frequency Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCuberobRW Software Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Easy Contraction Timer

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%

Contraction & Frequency Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Easy Contraction Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Contraction & Frequency Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Contraction Timer free?
Easy Contraction Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contraction & Frequency Timer free?
Contraction & Frequency Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy Contraction Timer or Contraction & Frequency Timer?
Contraction & Frequency Timer is rated higher. Easy Contraction Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Contraction & Frequency Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Easy Contraction Timer or Contraction & Frequency Timer have ads?
Easy Contraction Timer shows ads; Contraction & Frequency Timer does not.

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