NFP Charting vs Made for This Birth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NFP Charting
Track your Natural Family Planning (NFP) charts online using the Billings Ovulation Method. This app allows you to enter data, share charts with your teacher, and view current and previous cycles. It is designed for users already trained in the Billings Ovulation Method.
- Track NFP charting data online
- Share charts with teachers
- Email charts
- View current and previous cycles
- Leave notes for teachers
- Access from computer
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Allows one free month of NFP Charting. The NFP Charting application allows you to keep track of your NFP chart online. (Note: This app is meant to be used with the Billings Ovulation Method of NFP Charting. There is no support for the Sympto-Thermal method.) This utility is not designed to teach you proper use of the Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning. It will not be useful to you unless you have been trained by a WOOMB certified teacher. You can find the nearest WOOMB certified teacher at http://www.boma-usa.com (for the United States) or http://www.WOOMB.org worldwide. FEATURES: -Enter your NFP Charting data from anywhere -Share your chart with your teacher -Email your chart to anyone -View your current cycle as well as your previous one -Leave notes for your teacher -Access your cycle from a computer at http://www.nfpcharting.com
Made for This Birth
This app offers a faith-centered approach to pregnancy and childbirth, providing guided meditations, weekly insights, and a customizable contraction timer. It aims to support expectant mothers physically, mentally, and spiritually throughout their journey.
- Faith-based pregnancy and birth meditations
- Weekly holistic pregnancy guide
- Customizable contraction timer with spiritual content
- Christian perspective on prenatal care
- Encouraging birth stories from Christian mothers
- Printable resources and affirmations
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Your pregnancy and birth matter and God wants to meet you there. Made for This Birth is here to support and encourage you as you prepare for a happy, healthy, and yes, even holy pregnancy and birth with God. We believe that you are designed intentionally and beautifully to grow and birth your baby and He wants to be part of the experience. Birth can be one of the most amazing and spiritually transformative experiences of a woman's life and Made for This Birth can help you prepare your body, mind, heart, and soul for just that. The Made for This Birth Album contains over THREE HOURS of Catholic meditations, prayer, affirmations, Scripture, and relaxation practice for birth. We'll help you overcome fear, heal disordered beliefs, and prepare you for a joyful and empowering birth with God at the center. Playlists are customizable and can even include your own Apple Library tracks! Tracks were written and are led by the author of Made for This: The Catholic Mom's Guide to Birth, childbirth educator and doula, and mother of seven, Mary Haseltine. Our Weekly Pregnancy Guide walks you through a more intentional and TRULY holistic pregnancy and birth from the very beginning - Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul. Each week you’ll be offered a unique glimpse of what your baby is up to, digestible but impactful information and reflections about your pregnancy, prenatal care, birth, and postpartum time, beautiful and compelling questions to reflect on, take to prayer, and even journal through, and a custom prayer specific to that week to help you orient all your decisions and experiences toward God's plan for YOU. Unlike secular sources, we’ll see you and your baby through the lens of God’s intentional design, in a way that honors you as a complete woman and your baby as a unique human being. The Made for This customizable contraction timer allows you to time contractions while also offering sacred images, Scriptures, saint quotes, intentions, and even your own uploaded images to provide encouragement and inspiration as you labor! THE MADE FOR THIS APP IS THE ONLY APP TO FEATURE; • Over three hours of original audio tracks with: Scriptures and Encouragement from the Saints -Prayers and Affirmations for Pregnancy and Birth -The Rosary with custom meditations designed for pregnancy and birth -A Litany to Mothers -The Divine Mercy Chaplet • Custom Built Pregnancy and Birth Playlists where you can add your own music! • Weekly Pregnancy Tracker from a Christian perspective with information, prayer, journaling prompts, and an integrated, holistic approach to your pregnancy unlike any other pregnancy tracker available • CUSTOMIZABLE FAITH-BASED contraction timer • Access to encouraging birth stories written by Christian mothers just like you • Printable resources and affirmations • Daily Encouragement on your phone home screen • The Made for This Birth Directory connecting you with like-minded birth workers in your area • Prayers and novenas for your pregnancy and birth with optional daily reminders • Dozens of educational articles for your faith-filled pregnancy and birth • And more! Our Terms of Service can be found at https://www.madeforthisbirth.net/app-terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Made for This Birth at 99% against NFP Charting's 49%. Made for This Birth also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (359 vs 6). NFP Charting's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. NFP Charting sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Made for This Birth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Made for This Birth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Made for This Birth has 359 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of NFP Charting's written reviews are positive against 99% of Made for This Birth's.
NFP Charting ships an update every 4 months, Made for This Birth every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFP Charting | Made for This Birth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (359 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | 98.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 359 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lawson Culver | Made for This Birth, LLC |
Customer experience
NFP Charting
Made for This Birth
Bugs and requests
NFP Charting
Reported bugs
12 issues- Unable to log in
- App stopped working
- Website is down
- Overlapping/misaligned on iPhone
- Email version not printable
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- Crashes and freezes constantly
- View All charts in ascending order
- Accidentally delete info and cannot undo
- App crashes on launch
- App crashes every time opened
- App doesn't work
- App doesn't recognize password
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to send one chart at a time
- Update app for iPhone compatibility
- Make chart printable (PDF)
- Improve interface/design
- Add temperature tracking
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- Option for one-time purchase
- Undo delete action
- Offline component for iPod users
- Notation on entry screen for symbols
- Lower subscription fee
- Creighton-specific app
Made for This Birth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NFP Charting
- One Month Account Extension$2.99
- One Month$2.99
- Six Months Account Extension$11.99
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- Six Months$14.99
- One Year Account Extension$19.99
- One Year$24.99
Made for This Birth
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Questions
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