Comparison

WithYou · Contractions Tracker vs Depth Ecology

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

Head to head
About

WithYou · Contractions Tracker

Features
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Track contractions with confidence, together. WithYou is the only contraction timer with two dedicated modes: one focused on calm and comfort, the other on data and clarity. For her: Guided breathing with synchronized animations and haptics, comforting messages, and a distraction-free experience designed to help her stay present. For her partner: A clear dashboard with real-time frequency, duration, and intervals to stay one step ahead, (so the dad does something right? haha) Core features: - One-tap contraction timing - Guided breathing with haptic feedback that follows your rhythm - Comforting and encouraging messages throughout the journey - Contraction history - No account required. No internet needed. Your data stays on your device. Premium features: - Automatic pattern detection (5-1-1, 4-1-1, 3-1-1) - Pattern change alerts so nothing goes unnoticed - Voice control — hands-free timing when you need it most - Quiet summaries between contractions - Edit contractions time and duration - PDF export to share with your medical team WithYou doesn't diagnose or predict, it simply helps you stay informed, calm, and accompanied.

About

Depth Ecology

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Depth Ecology is a journal for the inner work — a quiet place to notice what moves through you, and to see, over time, the patterns underneath. No account, no sign-up, no password. Open it and start writing. The practice has three movements, and the app follows them. NOTICE AND RECORD Two kinds of entry, both quick to make: • Observations — what arises within you: dreams, bodily sensations, thoughts, feelings, impressions of your surroundings, and impulses. • Life events — the outer happenings: significant moments, turning points, anything that happened, dated as precisely as you remember them: a year, a month, or a day. When writing is too slow, dictate instead. Speech is transcribed on your own phone; if you would rather have Apple's more accurate transcription, you can switch on Online dictation in Settings. DRAW OUT SYMBOLS From the words in your own entries, pull out the recurring images and themes that carry meaning for you. Long-press a word and it becomes a symbol, linked back to every entry that mentions it — so the threads between entries become visible without you having to hold them in your head. Each one can be a symbol, a person or a place, and the people and places you name on a life event link up too, so "Amy" or "Home" gathers every entry it belongs to. SEE THE PATTERNS Observations, life events and symbols are laid out together on a timeline, so you can watch how they rise and fall across weeks, months and years. TAKE IT INTO A SESSION Export a PDF over any date range to bring to your coach. It is produced on your device, and shared only if you choose to send it. KEPT SAFE IN YOUR OWN iCLOUD A journal you might lose is a journal you write in differently. Depth Ecology saves a copy to the private area of your own iCloud whenever something changes — you never have to remember to do it — and offers your journal back when you open the app on a new iPhone. It goes to your iCloud, not to us: we run no server, so there is no copy of your writing anywhere we could reach. NOTHING COLLECTED, NOTHING TRACKED There is no account to sign in to and nothing for us to hold. There is no analytics, advertising or tracking code in this app of any kind. On the phone itself your entries are protected by iOS, which keeps the app's files encrypted while your device is locked — so it is worth having a passcode set. SUBSCRIPTION Depth Ecology is a subscription, and it starts with one week free: • Monthly — €8.00 per month • Annual — €80.00 per year Prices are in euros and may vary by region; your local price is shown before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple ID settings. If a subscription ends, your journal stays. You keep reading it, searching it and exporting it, and the backup keeps running — we are not willing to let anyone lose a journal over a lapsed subscription. What renewing brings back is writing new entries. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://depthecology.personalis.io/privacy/ A guiding principle runs through the whole app: logging should be quick and almost effortless. Capture the thing in the moment; the meaning can come later. Depth Ecology accompanies Dr Hélène Smit's Depth Ecology practice.

Screenshots

WithYou · Contractions Tracker4 screens
Depth Ecology4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WithYou · Contractions Tracker at every 2 days against Depth Ecology's monthly. Depth Ecology's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. WithYou · Contractions Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Depth Ecology sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WithYou · Contractions Tracker ships an update every 2 days, Depth Ecology monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
WithYou · Contractions Tracker versus Depth Ecology: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWithYou · Contractions TrackerDepth Ecology
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGaston TestaSylvan Smit

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WithYou · Contractions Tracker

One-time1
  • Unlock premium features$2.99
2 purchases

Depth Ecology

Subscriptions2
  • Depth Ecology Monthly7 Days trial$7.001 Month
  • Depth Ecology Annual7 Days trial$70.001 Year

Questions

Is WithYou · Contractions Tracker free?
WithYou · Contractions Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Depth Ecology free?
Depth Ecology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WithYou · Contractions Tracker or Depth Ecology have ads?
Neither WithYou · Contractions Tracker nor Depth Ecology shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WithYou · Contractions Tracker or Depth Ecology?
WithYou · Contractions Tracker ships an update every 2 days, and Depth Ecology monthly. Most recently, WithYou · Contractions Tracker was updated on October 13, 2026 and Depth Ecology on October 24, 2026.

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