Comparison

Riley vs HoopDee

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

Head to head
About

Riley

This app acts as a 24/7 AI-powered coach for parents, offering expert chat support, personalized milestone tracking, and age-appropriate activity suggestions. It helps parents understand their child's development, manage daily routines, and prepare for new stages.

Highlights
  • 24/7 pediatric advice chat
  • Personalized milestone roadmap
  • Stage-based insights and activities
  • Sleep, feed, and diaper tracking
  • On-demand sleep schedules
  • Memory logging for child's achievements
Features
Currently charting
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Meet Riley — the baby development coach and milestone roadmap trusted by 35,000+ families. See your child's path ahead, take fun quizzes, find local age-appropriate events and understand how you can support your child at every stage. HOW IT WORKS - You share your parenting goals and style. Riley gives you a customized milestone 'storyline' for your child's development with skills to check off, guides, articles and more - Talk to Riley anytime you need support - why is my baby fussy right now? Is this much crying normal? Jet lag nap schedule for travel? Riley is empathetic, tailored to you and available at 3AM - Riley provides you with stage-based insights, tips and activities to help your child learn and develop cognitive and physical skills. You can also ask Riley to save memories of your child so that you never forget when they took their first steps, kicked a ball, and more - For newborn parents- track sleep, feeds, diapers, and growth in seconds, and get customized sleep schedules built on demand - For expecting parents - be prepared on day one, whether it be asking Riley questions about the first 48 hours with baby, or how to prepare your current little one for a new sibling REVIEWS "A must have for new parents" “The parenting partner you didn’t know you needed" “I love chatting with Riley. Riley is smart, empathetic, and makes me feel supported as a young mom who has never done this before" FEATURED IN - The Bump, Glamour, TechCrunch, NBC, Axios and more AWARD WINNING - 2025 AI Breakthrough Award WHY PARENTS CHOOSE RILEY • 24/7 pediatric advice chat — empathetic, evidence-based answers from our pediatrician-built knowledge base • All-in-one baby & sleep tracker — log sleep, naps, growth, nursing, bottles, and diapers with one tap. • On-demand sleep schedules — use “Golden Window” to get a sleep plan that adapts as your baby grows. • Daily cognitive skill-building ideas — age-appropriate activities & local outings curated just for you. • Milestone tracking — tell Riley about recent milestones your child has achieved, and Riley will create personalized activities related to your child’s progress PARENT-LOVED FEATURES • Share logs with partners & caregivers in real time • Generate bedtime stories featuring your child’s name & favorite themes • Track progress from newborn through grade school in one secure place Download Riley for free today Riley is not a medical professional and is not a replacement for any medical diagnosis or treatments. Riley cannot, and does not intend to provide medical diagnoses. Interaction with Riley does not constitute a medical professional-patient relationship. Please do not avoid or delay medical attention as a result of a statement from Riley. When you use Riley chat, we may send the transcripts of chats to our AI partners Anthropic and OpenAI in order to personalize your experience, but data is NEVER used by partners for training. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HoopDee

Manage breast milk and baby formula efficiently. This app tracks your milk inventory, sends timely reminders for consumption or freezing, and prevents spoilage. It helps maximize your milk supply and ensures safe handling based on CDC guidelines.

Highlights
  • Tracks breast milk and baby formula
  • Manages milk expiration dates
  • Sends consumption and freezing reminders
  • Prevents unsafe milk handling
  • Supply calculator
  • Family sharing option
  • Notifications for action items
Features
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Never waste a drop of your breast milk or baby formula! The HoopDee app does the thinking, remembering, reminding, and managing for you. Maximize your milk supply and avoid spoiling milk with HoopDee’s easy-to-use system. Add bottles or bags of breast milk or baby formula to your inventory. The app will send you reminders when the milk needs to be consumed or moved to the freezer to extend its shelf life. The app will also prevent you from doing things you shouldn't do such as freezing thawed milk or baby formula. The HoopDee app is compatible with HoopDee Hoops to enhance your milk managing experience--coming soon! HoopDee’s expiration times are based on the CDC’s guidelines. Features include: • Tracks breast milk and baby formula • Tracks feedings to accurately recalculate expiration times • Tracks your frozen breast milk stash • Tracks thawing milk and recalculates its expiration • A supply calculator to estimate how long your milk supply will last for your baby • Option to join multiple families (perfect for grandparents and nannies) • Sends notifications on action items and expirations

Screenshots

Riley4 screens
HoopDee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HoopDee at 100% against Riley's 54%. HoopDee also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Riley's advantage is ratings volume (791 vs 20) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Riley sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. HoopDee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoopDee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riley has 791 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Riley's written reviews are positive against 100% of HoopDee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riley ships an update weekly, HoopDee every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Riley versus HoopDee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRileyHoopDee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (791 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings791 — better20
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRiley CollectiveHoopDee, Inc

Customer experience

Riley

All ratings766 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative36.9%

HoopDee

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Riley

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$19.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • 3 Month Subscription7 Days trial$35.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Riley Annual Subscription1 Year trial$119.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial$119.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
None

HoopDee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riley free?
Riley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoopDee free?
HoopDee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Riley or HoopDee?
HoopDee is rated higher. Riley averages 4.5 out of 5 from 791 ratings, while HoopDee averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Riley or HoopDee have ads?
Neither Riley nor HoopDee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riley or HoopDee?
Riley ships an update weekly, and HoopDee every 3 weeks. Most recently, Riley was updated on November 8, 2026 and HoopDee on October 30, 2026.

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