Expecting and Empowered vs The Bump Squad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expecting and Empowered
This app offers expertly designed at-home workouts for pregnant and postpartum mothers. It provides safe, effective, and manageable fitness plans tailored to each week of your journey, requiring minimal equipment and time.
- Pregnancy strength training
- Postpartum strength training (vaginal & C-section)
- Return to running programs
- Core strengthening series
- Prenatal and postpartum yoga
- Workout scheduling
- Community support
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The best at home workout app for pregnant and postpartum moms is waiting for you. All the workouts you need are waiting for you inside the Expecting and Empowered app! Expertly created by a women's health physical therapist and a personal trainer, Expecting and Empowered has safe and effective workouts to take the guesswork out of your fitness routine in motherhood. Whether you're trying to conceive, pregnant, or postpartum - we have programs for you! With easy to follow workout plans that will take you week by week through your pregnancy or postpartum journey, you can find manageable and efficient workouts you can do at home or the gym inside the app. Designed to be done in just 30 minutes or less with minimal equipment, moms love the Expecting and Empowered App. With built in accountability challenges, supportive community and moms just like you - you'll find encouragement like no other. Find workouts you'll love, including: -Pregnancy Strength Training -Postpartum Strength Training - both vaginal and C-section delivery -Elevated + Empowered Advanced Postpartum Strength Training -Postpartum Running Evaluation -Return to Running Program -Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Level Runs -Core Strengthening Series -Empower Your Core Programs - both vaginal and C-section delivery programs -Yoga - both prenatal and postpartum -Ability to Schedule Workouts STAY CONNECTED: -The app offers a community feature- where women that are going through what you’re going through can connect, support, and encourage each other. PRELOAD CLASSES: -If you’ll be without wifi, you can pre-download the classes that you’re planning to take. EXPERTISE + EDUCATION: Amy Kiefer is a registered nurse, doula, and personal trainer. Along with her co-founder and sister Krystle Howald who is a physical therapist, they offer educational posts that will help you navigate through pregnancy and postpartum. Whether you have a question about round ligament pain or about if working out will impact your milk supply- they have the answers in this section. Terms of use: https://www.expectingandempowered.com/app-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.expectingandempowered.com/app-privacy-policy
The Bump Squad
This app offers trimester-safe workouts, pelvic floor exercises, and birth preparation guidance. It also provides postpartum recovery resources to support mothers through their journey.
- Trimester-safe training
- Pelvic floor coaching
- Birth preparation
- Postpartum recovery
- Motherhood empowerment
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The Bump Squad provides trimester-safe training, pelvic floor coaching, Birth prep, education and postpartum recovery. Learn, move and feel empowered throughout motherhood.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Bump Squad at none against Expecting and Empowered's 10. Expecting and Empowered's advantage is ratings volume (444 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Expecting and Empowered sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. The Bump Squad asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Bump Squad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expecting and Empowered has 444 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Expecting and Empowered ships an update every 3 weeks, The Bump Squad every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Expecting and Empowered | The Bump Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (444 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 444 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Expecting and Empowered LLC | Alice Brisco |
Customer experience
Expecting and Empowered
The Bump Squad
Bugs and requests
Expecting and Empowered
Reported bugs
3 issues- Workouts skipping or getting stuck in loops
- Inability to preview upcoming exercises
- Automated log out issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to log weights used
- Improve scheduling and workout tracking
- Allow listening to own music during workouts
- Provide more modifications for exercises
The Bump Squad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Expecting and Empowered
- Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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- Annual Subscription1 Year trial5 variants$149.991 Year
- Annual Subscription$149.991 Year
The Bump Squad
No in-app purchases
Questions
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