Comparison

The Nursing Log vs Latchly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Track nursing duration
  • Record last side nursed
  • Timer for nursing sessions
  • Manual entry of nursing data
  • Pause between sides
  • Add notes to nursing sessions
Features
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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.

About

Latchly

This app helps parents track baby's feeding, sleep, and diaper changes, while also monitoring mom's mood, hydration, and breast health. It offers weekly tips, weekly summaries, and partner sharing for synchronized tracking. Gentle notifications and night mode are included for convenience.

Highlights
  • Breastfeeding and pump timer
  • Diaper and sleep logging
  • Mom's mood and hydration tracking
  • Cycle and breast health monitoring
  • Weekly personalized tips
  • Partner sharing and syncing
  • Night mode and widgets
Features
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For baby. And for you. Latchly is a breastfeeding tracker built by a mom who got tired of apps that only cared about the baby. Track feeds, pumps, diapers, and sleep on one side. Track your mood, hydration, cycle, and breast health on the other. You're half of this. You deserve tools that know it. — FEED TIMER — Tap to start. Tap to switch sides. The timer remembers which breast you fed from last and suggests the next side. Pause when baby unlatches, resume when she's back on. Saves automatically. — THE FULL DAY — Bottles, pumping sessions, diapers (color, consistency, leaks), sleep with location and how she fell asleep, weight checks. Photos on every entry. Capture the rash you want to show the pediatrician, or the smile after a long feed. — FOR YOU — Mood check-ins. Hydration with quick chips for your usual cup sizes. Cycle tracking that predicts your next period. Breast health logs for clogged ducts, soreness, supply changes. Medication and supplement tracking. The "You" tab is yours alone. Your partner doesn't see it. — WEEKLY TIPS WRITTEN FOR YOU — A new tip every week, from week 0 through 24 months. Real talk about cluster feeds, sleep regressions, and the days you can't tell what went wrong. Plus tips that react to what you're actually logging, like a new longest night stretch or a side that's getting twice as much time as the other. — SUNDAY LETTER — Every Sunday evening, Latchly writes you a real summary of your week. Total feeds, longest sleep stretch, the day that was hardest, what's coming up next. Saved under Memories so you can scroll back through past weeks. — PARTNER SHARING — Generate a 6-character code in Settings. Your partner installs Latchly, taps "Have an invite code?" on the welcome screen, and types it in once. From then on, both phones stay in sync in real time. They can log bottle feeds while you're sleeping. They never see your mood, hydration, cycle, or private notes. — GENTLE NOTIFICATIONS — Feed reminders if your baby hasn't eaten in a while. A morning check-in. Hydration nudges. A nightly recap. Your Sunday letter every Sunday evening. Pediatrician visit reminders so you don't forget your appointments. — BUILT FOR LATE NIGHTS — Night mode dims everything for 2am feeds. Home and lock screen widgets show the live timer, the last feed, and which side is next. Tap Pause, Resume, or Switch sides right from the widget. — THE STASH — Track pumped milk by location (freezer, fridge, room temp), days of cover, and which bag to use first. — EXPORT FOR YOUR PEDIATRICIAN — Generate a PDF report with feed counts, diaper counts, weight gain, longest sleep — for any date range. — PRIVATE BY DEFAULT — Your personal data lives in your private iCloud account. When you turn on Partner Mode, the activity log shared between the two phones syncs through Firebase so both sides stay in sync. Either way, we don't read it. No account to create, no email harvest, no ads. — PRO — Free forever: feed timer, basic logs, today's view. Pro unlocks night mode, unlimited history, full insights, the "You" tab, advanced notifications, partner sharing, and PDF/CSV export.

Screenshots

The Nursing Log4 screens
Latchly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Latchly at 5.0 against The Nursing Log's 4.5. Latchly also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). The Nursing Log's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Nursing Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Latchly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latchly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Nursing Log has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of The Nursing Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of Latchly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Nursing Log ships an update every 2 months, Latchly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Nursing Log versus Latchly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Nursing LogLatchly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (25 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik EgglestonTrendsy LLC

Customer experience

The Nursing Log

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative1.5%

Latchly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Latchly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Nursing Log

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

Latchly

Subscriptions2
  • Latchly Pro$8.991 Month
  • Latchly Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.001 Year
One-time1
  • Latchly Pro$79.99

Questions

Is The Nursing Log free?
The Nursing Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latchly free?
Latchly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Nursing Log or Latchly?
Latchly is rated higher. The Nursing Log averages 4.5 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Latchly averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do The Nursing Log or Latchly have ads?
Neither The Nursing Log nor Latchly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Nursing Log or Latchly?
The Nursing Log ships an update every 2 months, and Latchly every 3 days. Most recently, The Nursing Log was updated on October 22, 2026 and Latchly on October 15, 2026.

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