Comparison

The Birth Deck vs Tummy Safe

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

Tummy Safe

This app helps parents of children with FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome) track safe foods, trigger foods, and reactions. It provides a calm, easy-to-use interface to log food trials, record symptoms, and share detailed history with healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Food Library (Safe, Trialling, Trigger, Untested)
  • Reaction Log (Symptoms, Severity, Onset)
  • Observation Notes
  • Offline Functionality
  • On-device Data Storage
  • Doctor Report Sharing
Features
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Tummy Safe — FPIES Food Tracker Navigating FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome) as a parent is overwhelming. Tummy Safe was built specifically for families living with FPIES, giving you a simple and organized way to track your baby or toddler's food journey. Tummy Safe helps parents of children with FPIES track safe foods, trigger foods, and reactions — all in one calm, easy-to-use app. FEATURES: - Food Library — mark foods as Safe, Trialing, Trigger, or Untested - Reaction Log — record symptoms, severity, and time to onset - Notes — add observations for each food - Works offline — no internet needed - Your data stays on your device What Tummy Safe does: Log every food your child tries and track their reactions Build a clear list of safe and unsafe foods Share detailed food and reaction history directly with your doctor Spot patterns in reactions over time Why parents love Tummy Safe: With no dedicated FPIES tracking app on the market, Tummy Safe fills a critical gap for families who need more than a generic food diary. Whether you're in the early stages of diagnosis or managing a long list of triggers, Tummy Safe keeps everything in one place. Disclaimer: This app is for informational and personal tracking purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical conditions or allergies.

Screenshots

The Birth Deck4 screens
Tummy Safe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tummy Safe at none against The Birth Deck's 6. Tummy Safe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 12 months). The Birth Deck's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. The Birth Deck sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tummy Safe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Birth Deck against 5.0 for Tummy Safe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Birth Deck has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Birth Deck ships an update every 12 months, Tummy Safe every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Birth Deck versus Tummy Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Birth DeckTummy Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Birth Deck LLCAndreea Bodurski

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
None

Tummy Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Birth Deck free?
The Birth Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tummy Safe free?
Tummy Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Birth Deck or Tummy Safe?
The Birth Deck and Tummy Safe are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Birth Deck or Tummy Safe have ads?
The Birth Deck shows ads; Tummy Safe does not.
Which is updated more often, The Birth Deck or Tummy Safe?
The Birth Deck ships an update every 12 months, and Tummy Safe every 4 days. Most recently, The Birth Deck was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tummy Safe on October 28, 2026.

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