Comparison

MilkMode vs NextSide

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

Head to head
About

MilkMode

This app offers a simple, one-tap timer for breastfeeding sessions, allowing users to track feeding duration and which breast was used. It includes a home screen widget and Live Activities for convenient control and visibility. The app prioritizes a focused experience without unnecessary tracking features.

Highlights
  • One-tap breastfeeding timer
  • Left/right breast tracking
  • Home screen widget
  • Live Activities on lock screen
  • Shareable feeding statistics
  • Sleep Mode for nighttime
  • Dark mode
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A simple, beautiful breastfeeding timer. No diaper logs, no tummy time tracking, no app that does 47 things and none of them well. One tap, start feeding, and done! I made MilkMode because I wanted something I could open with one hand and just tap “go.” Something that would remember which side I started with last time. Something that felt encouraging instead of making me feel like I was falling behind on data entry. So I built it and I think you’ll love it too. Features: One-tap breastfeeding timer with left/right breast tracking Beautiful, shareable stats so you can show your partner, your mom, or your group chat how much you've been working Sleep Mode so feed reminders turn off at night when baby sleeps longer (because you deserve that sleep too) Dark mode Live Activities so you can see your timer right on your lock screen Ability to edit previous feeds and add new ones No ads MilkMode is free to try for 7 days, then it’s a one-time purchase. No subscription. All your data stays on your device. Nothing leaves your phone unless you choose to share it. If you or someone you know is breastfeeding, give MilkMode a try. I hope it makes the beautiful breastfeeding journey a little easier.

About

NextSide

Features
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Which breast now — and which side is next? It's 3am. You're half asleep, the baby is already crying, and your brain is stuck on one question: which side did I feed from last time? NextSide answers it in under 3 seconds. One tap — Left or Right. Done. No timer to start, no stopwatch to stop, no form to fill in. One-handed. In the dark. Fully offline. THE ANSWER, THE MOMENT YOU LOOK Open the app and the Glance Bar tells you two things: which side is next, and how long it's been since the last feed. Nothing to remember. Nothing to calculate. A NURSING LOG IN 3 SECONDS One tap on Left or Right records a completed feed. That's the whole interaction. BUILT FOR 3AM, NOT FOR A SPREADSHEET Night mode isn't a dark theme with the brightness turned down. It's warm, near-black, zero-blue, with oversized targets you can hit without looking. It won't burn your eyes and it won't wake the baby. NO ACCOUNT TO TRACK. EVER. No sign-up, no waiting, no connection required. Logging, history, reminders and night mode work fully offline — in airplane mode, at the hospital, on a plane. Your feeding history stays on your phone. UNLIMITED FEEDING HISTORY Every feed, which side and when. Unlimited, free. GENTLE REMINDERS A quiet nudge at the interval you choose after the last feed. Optional, never nagging. FOUR LANGUAGES English, Türkçe, Deutsch and Български. PREMIUM — LOG WITHOUT OPENING YOUR PHONE Logging inside the app is free, always. Premium moves those 3 seconds to the surfaces you can reach without opening the phone at all: • Home-screen widget — one glance, one tap, no unlocking • Lock Screen quick log • Apple Watch app and complication — one tap from your wrist • Cloud backup and restore — sign in once with email or Google so a new phone doesn't mean starting over • The Premium breastfeeding guide WHAT NEXTSIDE IS NOT No pumping, bottle, diaper or sleep tracking. No charts, no AI guessing, no ads. Just the one moment, made faster. For every mother feeding a newborn: a breastfeeding tracker shouldn't be forty features. It should be one clear answer. Which breast now, and which side is next? Tap. Done. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MilkMode4 screens
NextSide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: NextSide at 4 against MilkMode's 1. NextSide also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. MilkMode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NextSide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MilkMode versus NextSide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilkModeNextSide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElisa HeikenCemal Karabulakli

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MilkMode

One-time1
  • MilkMode Premium$4.99
3 purchases

NextSide

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is MilkMode free?
MilkMode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextSide free?
NextSide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MilkMode or NextSide have ads?
Neither MilkMode nor NextSide shows ads.

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