Comparison

The Log vs Been Outside

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

Head to head
About

The Log

This app helps parents track potty training and elimination communication for babies and toddlers. It digitally logs potty times, offers reminders based on your child's patterns, and provides reports to understand their natural intervals. Stop guessing and become a potty pro with digital insights.

Highlights
  • Digital potty observation logging
  • Track baby signals and observations
  • Generate PDF reports of potty intervals
  • Set custom potty time alarms
  • Support for multiple babies
  • Free online classes
Features
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Stop over-offering and second-guessing yourself…and become a potty pro (or at least better than you were last week!) with this app. Whether you are potty training your toddler or doing elimination communication (EC or infant potty training) with your 0-18 month baby, you need this app! Observation time is key for knowing your little one’s natural timing intervals (how often s/he goes potty) and keeping track of any baby signals (or “peepee dances”) you see. But forget that printable log you got from my website! You can now digitally track how often your baby pees or poops during observation time, or potty training, with ease. If you’ve wondered: “How often does my baby pee or poop?” “When should I offer the potty to my little one?” “If I want to set a potty time reminder on my phone, how long should I set it for?” …The Log is your answer. No more paper printouts and chicken-scratch logging, no more guessing “how often does my little actually pee or poop?”…now you can simply open the app and, starting at either waking or feeding, track how often your baby or toddler goes. Then download a PDF of your results. *You can also take a note of your little one’s signals or other observations by long-pressing the activity button, as you go. After starting potty training, or if you’re doing EC…after a few hours of observation time (or a few days if you’re really inquisitive)…visit the Reports screen to easily see your baby’s intervals in graph or written format. Set a potty time alarm based on your baby’s actual timing intervals, so your smart phone can remind you throughout the day when to offer a “pottytunity” - or chance to go potty. If you have a toddler you’re potty training or wrapping up EC with, you can use this app to set an alarm based on your observations - welcome to your new potty training alarm app! Track one or more babies, keep the logs separate, and easily re-set the data to start a new observation sesh any time (I recommend you re-log your child’s rhythms every few months or so to keep it fresh!). Stop over-offering and second-guessing yourself…and become a potty pro (or at least better than you were last week!) with this app. Developed by me, Andrea Olson, author of Go Diaper Free and The Tiny Potty Training Book, whose 5 children were all out of diapers by walking, none requiring potty trained…a mom who has hardly had to change a poopy diaper and has saved over $10,000 in diapers across their babyhoods…you’re in good hands when it comes to observing your baby for elimination communication. Learn more at godiaperfree.com or via the app, itself. PS - if you’re stinking at potty training, learn more with the free classes inside the app. If you don’t know what EC is, it’s the natural alternative to diaper dependence and potty training, and it starts as early as birth to 18 months. It’s what people have done for all of human history, long before diapers were invented. We also have a free class and books on that.

About

Been Outside

This app automatically tracks your time spent outdoors using geofences. Define your indoor locations, and it logs when you enter and exit these areas. Your location data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic outdoor time tracking
  • Geofence-based location monitoring
  • Customizable indoor locations
  • Data privacy (on-device storage)
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Been Outside tracks how long you are outside.  It works with geofences. You add locations you want to have registered as inside (home, work, ...). The app automatically tracks when you leave and enter these regions. The data never leaves your device.

Screenshots

The Log4 screens
Been Outside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Log at Free against Been Outside's $0.99. The Log also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On ads 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

The Log is free to download; Been Outside costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Log holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Log has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of The Log's written reviews are positive against 50% of Been Outside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Log ships an update every 2 months, Been Outside every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
The Log versus Been Outside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe LogBeen Outside
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (22 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea Olson Productions LLCDominik Hauser

Customer experience

The Log

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral27.8%
Negative11.1%

Been Outside

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Log

No in-app purchases

None

Been Outside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Log free?
The Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Been Outside free?
Been Outside costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Log or Been Outside?
The Log is rated higher. The Log averages 4.3 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Been Outside averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do The Log or Been Outside have ads?
Neither The Log nor Been Outside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Log or Been Outside?
The Log ships an update every 2 months, and Been Outside every 5 months. Most recently, The Log was updated on October 24, 2026 and Been Outside on October 24, 2026.

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