Comparison

Arlow vs bb&Me

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

Head to head
About

Arlow

This app provides personalized insights and tools to support independent living for older adults and their families. It offers medication management, automated tasks, and a secure digital space for important documents, making caregiving feel more organized and manageable.

Highlights
  • Personalized insights for independent living
  • Medication management
  • Automated to-do lists
  • Secure digital document locker
  • Caregiver support
  • Organization for important information
Features
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Arlow is your in-your-pocket care companion for older adults, individuals, and families. Get personalized insights to support independent living at home as needs evolve over time. With medication management, automated to-dos, and a secure digital locker for life’s important documents, Arlow keeps everything organized in one simple place; so caring for yourself or someone you love feels clearer, calmer, and more manageable. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://www.arlow.ai/legal/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.arlow.ai/legal/privacy-policy

About

bb&Me

This app offers personalized pregnancy guidance based on your stage and habits, moving beyond generic week-by-week updates. It provides daily check-ins to track your well-being, safety information for foods and products, and nutritional insights. Connect with Apple Health for comprehensive data or use it independently.

Highlights
  • Personalized pregnancy guidance
  • Daily mood and symptom check-ins
  • Food, medication, and product safety scanner
  • Nutrient tracking
  • Apple Health integration
  • Community forum for expectant mothers
  • Pregnancy complication tracking
Features
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bb&Me adapts to your pregnancy stage, your habits, and your priorities to bring you the right information at the right time. No generic week-by-week countdowns. Just thoughtful, personalized guidance that evolves as your journey does. DAILY CHECK-INS THAT MATTER Start each day with a quick check-in that captures how you're feeling, physically and emotionally. Over time, bb&Me spots patterns in your mood, energy, and symptoms so you can walk into your next appointment with real answers instead of "I think I've been fine." KNOW WHAT'S SAFE Wondering about an ingredient in your skincare? Craving something but not sure? Search thousands of foods, medications, and products or scan a barcode to get an instant pregnancy safety rating backed by trusted sources. EAT WELL WITHOUT OVERTHINKING IT Log meals in seconds with barcode scanning and smart search. See how your daily intake stacks up on the nutrients that matter most during pregnancy, like folate, iron, calcium, and protein, without obsessing over every bite. HEALTH INSIGHTS, YOUR WAY Connect with Apple Health to track sleep, heart rate, steps, and more. bb&Me turns your real data into clear guidance you can actually use. Prefer not to connect? No problem. bb&Me works beautifully on its own with manual check-ins and logging. ASK BB ANYTHING Got a question at midnight? Ask BB, your personal pregnancy companion. Get thoughtful, personalized answers about nutrition, symptoms, sleep, and more based on where you are in your pregnancy. A COMMUNITY THAT GETS IT Connect with other moms-to-be at the same stage. Share milestones, swap advice, and find your people. BUILT FOR EVERY PREGNANCY Whether it's your first or your fourth, high-risk or low-key, bb&Me meets you where you are. Track complications, log vitamins, monitor blood pressure, and keep everything organized in one place. FREE TO START, WORTH THE UPGRADE Get started for free with daily check-ins, food safety search, and pregnancy tracking. Upgrade to bb&Me+ for unlimited personalized insights, advanced nutrition tracking, and full health analysis. Add the Partner plan to share the journey together. Subscription Information bb&Me offers auto-renewable subscriptions: - bb&Me+ Monthly: $4.99/month - bb&Me+ Annual: $39.99/year ($3.33/month) - bb&Me+Partner Monthly: $6.99/month - bb&Me+Partner Annual: $54.99/year ($4.58/month) All plans include a 14-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://bbandme.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://bbandme.org/terms

Screenshots

Arlow4 screens
bb&Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: bb&Me at every 4 days against Arlow's every 3 weeks. Arlow's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). 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. Arlow sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and bb&Me 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Arlow against 5.0 for bb&Me. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arlow has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arlow ships an update every 3 weeks, bb&Me every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arlow versus bb&Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArlowbb&Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperArlowAB Unlimited LLC

Customer experience

Arlow

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

bb&Me

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Arlow

Subscriptions10
  • Employer Addons$9.991 Month
  • Gerber Subscription$12.001 Month
  • Sarnova Employee$13.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Sarnova Benefit$14.001 Month
  • Carter's Sponsored Plan$14.001 Month
  • Arlow Basic7 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • Arlow Standard$44.991 Month
  • Popeyes Sponsored Subscription$50.001 Month
  • Arlow Plus$54.991 Month
  • Arlow Gold$64.991 Month
3 purchases

bb&Me

Subscriptions2
  • bb&Me+ Monthly14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • bb&Me+ Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Whole Journey (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is Arlow free?
Arlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bb&Me free?
bb&Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arlow or bb&Me?
Arlow and bb&Me are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 20 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Arlow or bb&Me have ads?
Neither Arlow nor bb&Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arlow or bb&Me?
Arlow ships an update every 3 weeks, and bb&Me every 4 days. Most recently, Arlow was updated on October 31, 2026 and bb&Me on October 31, 2026.

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