The Nursing Log vs SimpleBackgrounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Nursing Log
This app helps track breastfeeding sessions, including the duration, last side nursed, and allows for manual entry or timer use. Users can add notes to each session and pause between sides. It's designed for simplicity and ease of use.
- Track nursing duration
- Record last side nursed
- Timer for nursing sessions
- Manual entry of nursing data
- Pause between sides
- Add notes to nursing sessions
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Simple and easy to use Keeps track of the time since last nursing start or end Keeps tracks of the last side nursed on Track nursings with a timer (or enter the nursing information yourself) Pause between sides Allows you to add notes about each nursing If you still have questions about Nursing Log or just want to learn more, please visit www.Limbua.com.
SimpleBackgrounds
Discover a collection of 48 beautiful, flat-colored backgrounds designed to give your phone a clean and simplistic look. Save wallpapers perfectly sized for your device, with more colors and features planned for future updates.
- 48 flat (matte) colors
- Normal and darker color versions
- Device-dimensioned saves
- Feedback option
- Future custom color option
- Future Apple Watch app
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Introducing...SimpleBackgrounds! If you're like me and are into more simplistic things in life and you want your phone to reflect that, SimpleBackgrounds is the app for you! It features 48 flat (matte) colors to choose from and more to come! Features: • 24 normal flat colors • 24 darker versions of the normal colors • Feedback option in the settings page • Save backgrounds as the height and width of the device you're on so no matter if you're on an iPad or an iPhone it'll always be dimensioned correctly Features to Come: • Custom color option • Apple Watch app or a place in iOS app for a watch background • Preview mode - shows what the background will look like behind apps or on the lock screen • Many more colors • Different color combination designs There may be a version to come out just for Macs also so stay tuned for that! Enjoy! - Eric Walker, Head Developer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleBackgrounds at 5.0 against The Nursing Log's 4.5. SimpleBackgrounds also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). The Nursing Log's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. The Nursing Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SimpleBackgrounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpleBackgrounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of The Nursing Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimpleBackgrounds's.
The Nursing Log ships an update every 2 months, SimpleBackgrounds every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Nursing Log | SimpleBackgrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Eggleston | Richard Walker |
Customer experience
The Nursing Log
SimpleBackgrounds
Bugs and requests
The Nursing Log
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot correct time spent feeding if timer is not stopped
- Bug when switching to the next day, requires multiple entries
- Note taking section broken after update (cannot view while writing)
- Manual nursing entry doesn't save properly on the first attempt
- Entry doesn't save if event is changed to the past
Requested features
14 requests- Ability to log or track dirty/wet diapers
- Ability to edit start and stop times easily
- Display total minutes spent nursing
- Widget for quick access and viewing
- Compatibility with Samsung Galaxy devices
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- Ability to log in and pull data across devices
- Reminder alarm for next nursing session
- Dark mode or customizable background
- Larger buttons for start/stop/pause
- Diaper and sleep tracker integration
- Chart/graph view of feedings
- Option to add notes without a nursing session
- Ability to delete entries
- Reminder notice for next nursing session
SimpleBackgrounds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Nursing Log
- Remove Ads$1.99
SimpleBackgrounds
- SimpleBackgrounds Pro Features$0.99
Questions
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