Comparison

The Birth Deck vs PregnaHub

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

Head to head
About

The Birth Deck

This app offers expecting parents doula-inspired tools, illustrations, and 50 techniques for a more comfortable childbirth experience. Learn evidence-based pain management, relaxation, and support methods through video tutorials and practical guidance.

Highlights
  • 50 labor comfort techniques
  • Video tutorials for each technique
  • Evidence-based pain management
  • Natural solutions for labor hurdles
  • Categories: Move, Massage, Mind, Support
  • Doula-inspired guidance
Features
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• Prepare Confidently for Childbirth – The Birth Deck App provides expecting parents with powerful doula tools, illustrations, and empowering birth affirmation cards to help women and their partner feel more connected and supported for a more holistic childbirth experience. • 50 Techniques to Comfort Someone in Labor - A thorough guide to labor preparation that covers topics like packing for the hospital, massage techniques, positions for active labor, positive affirmations, and so much more. The app is easy to understand and provides evidence-based pain management techniques whether you’re having an epidural, water birth, home birth, natural birth or C-Section. • A Full Birth Preparation App - Don't have time for a birth education course? No problem! Learn fun, practical, hands-on techniques for a more comfortable pregnancy and labor experience. Expecting parents will discover 4 categories of cards: Move, Massage, Mind, and Support. Choose from relaxation massages to relieve pain and muscle tension to meditations to ease the mind and body and reduce stress levels. • Video Tutorials – Find a video tutorial for every technique in The Birth Deck App so you can easily learn how to comfort someone in pregnancy and childbirth. The author, Sara Lyon, personally guides you through the techniques so that you will be confident using them in the labor room. • Solutions to Common Hurdles – The Birth Deck app provides natural solutions to the most common problems in labor like stalled contractions, back pain, hip pain and slow labor. Use these techniques alone or alongside pain medication in the hospital. Feeling lost in the middle of labor? Just check out Common Hurdles in your app and apply the techniques you see there. • The Author - With more than 15 years as a doula and childbirth educator, Sara Lyon, author and creator of The Birth Deck App has distilled her wisdom into the 50 most effective techniques for comforting a woman in labor. The Birth Deck is used by nurses in hundreds of hospitals and birth centers around the world to help educate families and nurses about reducing pain in childbirth. The Birth Deck has sold more than 25,000 copies worldwide, and her book You've Got This: Your Guide to Getting Comfortable with Labor is used by midwives, and doulas internationally for birth education. Sara's prenatal massage company, Glow Birth & Body, has locations in Chicago, New York City and Oakland. Terms of Use https://thebirthdeck.com/pages/policies

About

PregnaHub

Access expert advice and resources for pregnancy, birth, postnatal recovery, and baby care. Features live exercise classes, midwife Q&A, relaxation sessions, and a comprehensive resource library.

Highlights
  • Live yoga, pilates, and aerobics classes
  • Ask the Midwife chat group
  • Monthly pregnancy relaxation sessions
  • Evidence-based resource library
  • Hypnobirthing guidance
  • Postnatal recovery videos
  • Expert Q&A sessions
Features
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The PregnaHub® is the most accessible way to access expert advice and the latest information on all things pregnancy, birth, postnatal recovery and baby care. You deserve to have the best experience during your pregnancy and beyond, and we are here to hold your hand every step of the way! Use the PregnaHub® to: - Keep active during pregnancy with a choice of live YOGA, PILATES, AEROBICS classes - Have peace of mind with the ASK THE MIDWIFE chat group- no question is a silly one! - Gain total mind and body relaxation with the monthly themed PREGNANCY RELAXATION sessions - Stop Googling for information! We share the latest and most evidence-based RESOURCE LIBRARY to make sure you have everything you need to make informed decisions. - Learn about HYPNOBIRTHING for all births and how to relax your mind and body for labour or a caesarean birth. - Prepare for POSTNATAL RECOVERY with our on-demand videos (and watch them again post-birth if you need to). - Prepare for a sibling, introducing your pets, baby wearing, baby massage, parent mental health, baby first aid and much more! - Access a whole host of usually costly experts with our weekly ASK THE EXPERT live sessions including baby feeding, baby sleep, weaning and many more topics! We know that it can feel very overwhelming when you become pregnant to know what to read/listen to/do. We support you to have a calm and confident experience knowing that everything you need to know is in the palm of your hand, and only on the PregnaHub®. Popular features: - Book onto the expert live sessions, relaxation sessions and exercise classes with ease and add them to your calendar so you don’t miss them - Join your ‘due time’ space to connect with others due at a similar time - Find local practitioners and recommendations through the local area spaces - Learn by trimester – don’t get overwhelmed by information, take it all one trimester at a time Please note, we focus on the UK maternity care model to make it the most relevant to UK residents but many of the features are still relevant to other country care models too. We hope you won’t, but if you do experience any issues with our app, please let us know on app@themindfulbirthgroup.com If you make a one-time purchase or subscribe through Apple, payment is charged to your App Store account at purchase. All subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. You can manage your purchases on your member billing page. PregnaHub Terms of Service: https://community.pregnahub.com/terms PregnaHub Privacy Policy: https://community.pregnahub.com/privacy

Screenshots

The Birth Deck4 screens
PregnaHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PregnaHub at none against The Birth Deck's shown. PregnaHub also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). The Birth Deck's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. The Birth Deck sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PregnaHub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Birth Deck ships an update every 12 months, PregnaHub every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Birth Deck versus PregnaHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Birth DeckPregnaHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB90 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Birth Deck LLCThe Mindful Birth Group limited

Customer experience

The Birth Deck

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PregnaHub

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

The Birth Deck

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Full App Access$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • Card$0.99
  • Video$1.99
  • Birth Packing List$2.99
Show 2 more
  • All Videos & More$34.99
  • All Cards, Videos + More$49.99
10 purchases

PregnaHub

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$10.001 Month
  • Monthly subscription trial7 Days trial$10.001 Month
  • Free trial monthly7 Days trial$10.001 Month
One-time7
  • Caesarean Birth Hypnobirthing$12.00
  • All Births Hypnobirthing$12.00
  • All births hypnobirthing$12.00
Show 4 more
  • 3 month access$25.00
  • 6 month access$49.00
  • 12 month access$80.00
  • 18 month access$99.00

Questions

Is The Birth Deck free?
The Birth Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PregnaHub free?
PregnaHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Birth Deck or PregnaHub have ads?
The Birth Deck shows ads; PregnaHub does not.
Which is updated more often, The Birth Deck or PregnaHub?
The Birth Deck ships an update every 12 months, and PregnaHub every 3 months. Most recently, The Birth Deck was updated on October 12, 2026 and PregnaHub on October 18, 2026.

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