Comparison

Before vs Chatterkin

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

Head to head
About

Before

Start your day with a daily Bible verse and intentional reflection. Build a consistent habit with guided steps and optional features to minimize phone distractions. Track your progress and unlock new verses and modes as you grow in your spiritual journey.

Highlights
  • Daily verse reading
  • Contextual understanding
  • Memorization tools
  • Progress tracking
  • Weekly focus themes
  • Optional app lock
Features
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You're not a bad Christian. You're a distracted one. Before puts God before the scroll. Lock the apps that steal your morning, then earn Screen Time by reading, memorizing, and praying. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps that distract you • Start your day with Scripture — read, memorize, pray • Earn time back on those apps when you finish MORE GOD. LESS SCROLL. • Focus Mode that actually holds • Daily verse practice that sticks • Prayer and habits that fit real life • Groups so you don't do it alone Built for people who want more of God and less of the feed. Privacy: https://www.beforebible.app/privacy Terms: https://www.beforebible.app/terms Support: https://www.beforebible.app/support Privacy
: We’re built to keep your rhythm yours. See our privacy policy in the app or on our site for details. Legal: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chatterkin

This app helps parents privately document their child's growth from pregnancy through age five. It offers journaling, milestone tracking, and play ideas, with options to share with partners and family.

Highlights
  • Pregnancy journal and checklists
  • Baby milestone tracking
  • Partner collaboration
  • Play ideas and activities
  • Child development logging
  • Keepsake book creation
  • Feeding and sleep logs
Features
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Every season of your little one, kept: a gentle, private keepsake from the first flutter of pregnancy through first words and beyond. Capture the little things, and Chatterkin turns them into a story that writes itself. THE NEST — YOUR PREGNANCY Bump photos and scans, a week-by-week journal, a hospital bag checklist and 3,600 baby names to shortlist, free to start. Chatterkin+ adds name ratings with your partner, letters to baby, kick counts, a birth plan and a shared contraction timer. RAISE THEM TOGETHER (Premium) Invite your partner to add words, photos and milestones straight in, from their own phone. THE FOURTH TRIMESTER A season for you, too: a free daily check-in, Mama Moments and support lines. Chatterkin+ adds the Baby Log (feeds, pumping, diapers and sleep, shared with your partner) and recovery, feeding and rest guides. EVERY WORD, EVERY FIRST Log a new word in seconds, with the date and the story. Gentle milestones cover all six areas of development, grouped by the ages the CDC uses. Free: 25 words and phrases, and one milestone per area at their age. PLAY TOGETHER 240+ play ideas, songs, rhymes and books for newborn to five. A new idea free every week; the full library with Chatterkin+. THEIR OWN PAGE (Free) A page that's all theirs: nickname, birthday countdown, favorites, newest word and photo. Plus a cute avatar with ears, hats, freckles and a party hat on their birthday. AFTER BEDTIME (Free) One small question each evening: a quiet record of these days. MEMORIES (Free) Every photo, recording, word and first in one timeline, with a recap on the 1st of each month. Chatterkin+ adds short videos. LITTLE FOODIE — FIRST TASTES TO TODDLER MEALS Free: the first 5 foods in each group with reactions, plus choking-safety notes and allergy flags. Chatterkin+ opens every food, a starting-solids guide and toddler meal ideas from the CDC and USDA. THE CHATTERBOOK — A KEEPSAKE BOOK THAT WRITES ITSELF (Premium) Each month becomes a chapter from what you've already saved, with letters, first holidays and a "same spot, every month" page. Pick a theme and print it as a PDF. Free families can read their first chapter. CARE CIRCLE & CARE CORNER (Premium) Invite grandparents, daycare or a therapist to follow along. Work with a speech therapist in Care Corner. READY FOR CHECK-UPS Appointments and reminders are free. Chatterkin+ adds visit prep and a Doctor Report. THE VILLAGE (Premium) Share one link and friends sign up to bring a meal or lend a hand. BUILT WITH CARE • No ads, ever • Your family's data is never sold or used for advertising • Available on iPhone, iPad and the web FREE TO START Much of the Nest, the How You're Doing journal, After Bedtime, Memories and the monthly recap, appointments, a weekly play idea, the first 5 foods in each Little Foodie group, food safety notes and allergy flags, and up to 25 words and phrases and 10 photos are free. Chatterkin+ starts with a 7-day free trial, then $6.99/month or $59.99/year, or $109 once for Lifetime. IMPORTANT NOTES Chatterkin is for parents 18+ who are the parent or legal guardian of any child whose information they enter. Chatterkin is informational only and is not a substitute for professional medical, educational, or developmental advice. Chatterkin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ASHA or the CDC. Questions? Email support@chatterkin.com. Terms of Use: https://chatterkin.com/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://chatterkin.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://chatterkin.com/privacy

Screenshots

Before4 screens
Chatterkin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chatterkin at 15.0 against Before's 17.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Before sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Chatterkin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 Before against 5.0 for Chatterkin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Before versus Chatterkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeforeChatterkin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBefore Bible LLCMacy's App Development LLC

Customer experience

Before

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chatterkin

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Before

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (Weekly)3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Chatterkin

Subscriptions2
  • Chatterkin+ Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Chatterkin+ Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chatterkin+ Lifetime$109.00

Questions

Is Before free?
Before is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chatterkin free?
Chatterkin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Before or Chatterkin?
Before and Chatterkin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Before or Chatterkin have ads?
Neither Before nor Chatterkin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Before or Chatterkin?
Before ships an update every 5 days, and Chatterkin every 5 days. Most recently, Before was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chatterkin on November 5, 2026.

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