Comparison

Outside vs Simple Baby Widget

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

Head to head
About

Outside

Share exciting future events with loved ones through collaborative countdowns. Visualize your anticipation with customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Plan together by adding details and syncing with calendars.

Highlights
  • Shared countdown creation
  • Customizable widgets
  • Event planning and details
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Group sharing and invites
  • Optional Pro features
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

About

Simple Baby Widget

Features
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Glance at your Lock Screen and see how much your baby grew today. Simple Baby Widget turns your due date into a living widget. Add it to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Apple Watch, and every time you pick up your phone you'll see this week's pregnancy progress The widget is the app; the app itself is just a quiet settings screen. TODAY'S BABY, AT A GLANCE • Pregnancy week — "23 weeks, 4 days", updated automatically every day • Baby size — this week's baby compared to a fruit you can picture • Length & weight — real week-by-week figures (based on the BabyCenter growth chart) • Countdown — days left until you finally meet your little one • Progress — where you are in the 40-week journey • Weekly development — one line on what's changing inside right now LOCK SCREEN, HOME SCREEN, APPLE WATCH • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, inline • Home Screen: small, medium • Apple Watch: watch face complications + Smart Stack SHOW ONLY WHAT YOU WANT Pick how the week reads — "23 weeks", "23 weeks, 4 days", or "23w4d" — then switch each item on or off: nickname, fruit, size, baby illustration, countdown, progress ring, and the weekly note. A live preview shows exactly what you'll get. DON'T KNOW YOUR DUE DATE? Enter it directly, or just tell us the first day of your last period and we'll calculate it for you. GIVE YOUR BABY A NAME Add a nickname and your widgets and reminders will use it. ONE GENTLE REMINDER A DAY Get this week's update at the time you choose. Don't want it? Turn it off. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from six typefaces, from clean and modern to soft handwriting. LIGHT AND PRIVATE No account is required. Your baby nickname, due date, and heart letters stay on your device. The iPhone app includes ads, which can be removed permanently with a one-time purchase. See our privacy policy for details about advertising, analytics, and purchase processing. We hope waking your screen becomes something you look forward to.

Screenshots

Outside1 screens
Simple Baby Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Baby Widget at 100% against Outside's 52%. Outside's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Outside sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Simple Baby Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outside ships an update every 9 days, Simple Baby Widget every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Outside versus Simple Baby Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutsideSimple Baby Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutside HQ LTDkyulabs

Customer experience

Outside

All ratings2,766 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.4%

Simple Baby Widget

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

Simple Baby Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$4.491 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
1 purchases

Simple Baby Widget

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Baby Widget free?
Simple Baby Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Outside or Simple Baby Widget have ads?
Simple Baby Widget shows ads; Outside does not.
Which is updated more often, Outside or Simple Baby Widget?
Outside ships an update every 9 days, and Simple Baby Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Outside was updated on November 12, 2026 and Simple Baby Widget on November 12, 2026.

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