Comparison

Cribside vs TDB App

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

Head to head
About

Cribside

This app helps parents time infant soothing steps and plan naps with an easy-to-use bedtime calculator. Track soothing sessions and visualize potential schedules to manage wake windows and bedtime routines.

Highlights
  • Infant soothing step timer
  • Session logging
  • Bedtime calculator
  • Nap planner
  • Wake window visualization
  • Adjustable timer settings
Features
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Tired of guessing? Cribside is a simple, powerful tool designed by a parent for parents. Time soothing steps, log sessions, and plan naps with our easy-to-use bedtime calculator. The main screen provides a sequence of common infant soothing steps, intended for approximately 1-6 months of age. Use the timer to track each step and find what works best for you. Times can be adjusted on the Settings page, and you can save sessions to view them on the History page. Managing naps and wake windows can be tricky. The nap planner can help visualize potential schedules leading into bedtime.

About

TDB App

This physician-backed community offers evidence-based guidance and real-life support for parents from conception through the toddler years. Connect with other parents, access structured courses, and join live Q&As with doctors.

Highlights
  • Physician-backed guidance
  • Community support for parents
  • Support from conception to toddler years
  • Structured courses
  • Live Q&As with doctors
  • Evidence-based medical information
Features
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Parenthood doesn’t come with a manual—and for many, it doesn’t come with a village either. TDB is a physician-backed and real-life tested community designed to support you through every stage of growing your family—from trying to conceive to pregnancy, newborn life, and the toddler years. Created by Dr. Sarah Bjorkman (OB/GYN) and Dr. Kurt Bjorkman (pediatrician), this is where evidence-based medical guidance meets real-life parenting support. Inside, you’ll find a space built for modern parents who want more than quick appointments and endless internet searches. Whether you're navigating IVF, preparing for birth, or adjusting to life with a newborn, you’ll have access to trusted information and a community that understands what you're going through. In TDB+, you can connect with other parents in the same stage of life, learn through structured courses, join live sessions and Q&As with doctors you trust, and access resources that simplify complex medical topics. This is more than content—it’s a place to belong. Many members join during one life transition, but stay as their family grows—because the challenges evolve, and so does the support you need. If you’ve ever felt like a 10-minute doctor’s visit wasn’t enough, this is where you’ll find answers, connection, and confidence in your parenting journey. -- Terms of Use: mn.co/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Cribside3 screens
TDB App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TDB App at Free against Cribside's $2.99. TDB App also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Cribside's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

TDB App is free to download; Cribside costs $2.99 up front. TDB App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $289.99 per year. Cribside asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cribside against 5.0 for TDB App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TDB App has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cribside versus TDB App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribsideTDB App
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB147 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperKevin SatzingerTDB Productions LLC

Customer experience

Cribside

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

TDB App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cribside

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TDB App

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Plan2 Months trial$289.991 Year

Questions

Is Cribside free?
Cribside costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TDB App free?
TDB App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribside or TDB App?
Cribside and TDB App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Cribside or TDB App have ads?
Neither Cribside nor TDB App shows ads.

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