Comparison

The Birthing Class vs PeppyStep

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

Head to head
About

The Birthing Class

This app offers comprehensive online video courses and expert support for a positive birthing experience. It covers conception through postpartum, providing guidance on labor, pain management, and nutrition from a team of doulas, fitness experts, and medical professionals.

Highlights
  • Online video courses
  • Expert guidance (doulas, nutritionists, OBGYNs)
  • Pregnancy and birthing process education
  • Labor stages and pain management techniques
  • Partner/parent support
  • Pre & postnatal fitness classes
  • Downloadable resources
Features
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The Birthing Class Your guide to a healthy, empowering, and positive birthing experience. An online sanctuary dedicated to providing women with essential information and support to feel confident and empowered during this special time. Delivered through a series of online video courses, you will receive support from our carefully curated team of - - Doula’s. - Fitness Experts (Pre & Postnatal Pilates Classes). - Pre & Postnatal Nutritionists. - Lactation Specialists. - OBGYN’s. - Midwives. The Birthing Class' Doulas will guide you through various phases of your pregnancy journey, including conception, pregnancy trimesters, pre-birth, and postpartum. Key topics covered include: - Educational tutorials on the pregnancy and birthing process. - Partner/parent support classes. - Maternal positioning classes. - Stages of labor education. - Breathwork and pain management techniques. - Mental preparation. Additional info: - Billing will occur as a one-off payment that covers access to The Birthing Class platform for one year from the payment date. - Access to the platform will be received immediately upon purchase via email. - Included in your purchase is a downloadable PDF including additional information such as a hospital packing list, a birthing plan template and much more.

About

PeppyStep

This app helps dog owners meticulously track their pet's walks, meals, and health. It provides a centralized calendar for all important events and offers practical guides for dog care. Premium features include sitter access and complete history viewing.

Highlights
  • Log detailed walk activities (pee, poop, treats)
  • Schedule and track dog meals with reminders
  • Centralized calendar for walks, meals, and vet visits
  • Manage health records and medication reminders
  • Sitter access for sharing dog's routine
  • Dog walking guides and community features
Features
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The app your dog would build if they had thumbs. Peppy Step keeps track of everything your dog considers important: walks, meals, health stuff, and the humans responsible for all of the above. Your dog has been running this operation from memory. Now there's a backup system. WALKS Log what actually happens out there: pee, poop, zoomies, water breaks, treats, playtime, and every friend made along the way. Add a note for anything else. It's all saved, and no one has to wonder if the dog got out today. MEALS Set your dog's food and feeding schedule, and get notifications so breakfast happens exactly once. Your dog will lobby hard for twice. The schedule holds. CALENDAR Walks, meals, vet visits, and sitter stays: your dog's whole life on one calendar. It's a busier schedule than yours. They've earned it. HEALTH Vaccinations, vet visits, medication reminders, and notes about the thing they ate that one time. All in one place, ready before your vet finishes asking. SITTERS (Peppy Plus) Headed out of town? Hand your sitter everything they need (walk routine, feeding schedule, health notes) in one dedicated sitter view. Sitters get their own free account. Your dog gets uninterrupted room service. GUIDES Walking guides for real dogs and the humans attached to them. Practical, judgment-free, occasionally opinionated about squirrels. PEPPY PALS Every dog has their people. Peppy Pals brings your dog's crew together so everyone stays in the loop, because raising a good dog is a group project. FREE, ACTUALLY Feeding and medication reminders, walks, health records, the calendar, and guides: free, for up to three dogs, with your last 7 days always in view. Peppy Plus keeps the long view: your complete history, plus sitter access. PEPPY PLUS Every new account starts with a full month of Peppy Plus included. And whatever happens, everything you created stays with you. One more thing: Peppy Step will never guilt you. No shame notifications, no "you've been slacking" nonsense. Big walk days, quiet couch days, your dog loves you on both. Privacy Policy: https://app.peppystep.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Birthing Class4 screens
PeppyStep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Birthing Class at every 10 days against PeppyStep's every 4 weeks. The Birthing Class also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). PeppyStep's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Birthing Class ships an update every 10 days, PeppyStep every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Birthing Class versus PeppyStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Birthing ClassPeppyStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Pilates Class Online, LLC7 Global LLC

Customer experience

The Birthing Class

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PeppyStep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Birthing Class

No in-app purchases

None

PeppyStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Birthing Class free?
The Birthing Class is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PeppyStep free?
PeppyStep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Birthing Class or PeppyStep?
The Birthing Class and PeppyStep are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Birthing Class or PeppyStep have ads?
Neither The Birthing Class nor PeppyStep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Birthing Class or PeppyStep?
The Birthing Class ships an update every 10 days, and PeppyStep every 4 weeks. Most recently, The Birthing Class was updated on October 14, 2026 and PeppyStep on October 11, 2026.

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