Comparison

Contraction Timer by Nestling vs Simple Labor Timer

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

Head to head
About

Contraction Timer by Nestling

Effortlessly track labor contractions with a simple one-tap interface. Monitor duration, gaps, and intensity, with automatic 5-1-1 pattern awareness. Integrates with Apple Health and syncs via iCloud.

Highlights
  • One-tap start/stop
  • Apple Watch app
  • Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Siri integration
  • Automatic duration, gap, and median tracking
  • 5-1-1 timing pattern awareness
  • Intensity logging
Features
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Contraction Timer by Nestling is the labor timer built for the moment your bandwidth is lowest. One tap to start, one to stop — on your iPhone, your Lock Screen, or your wrist. We handle the math, the gaps, and the durations so you can focus on labor. Completely free — no paywall, no ads, no subscription. • Live Activity + Lock Screen — glance at the timer without unlocking • Ask Siri to start a contraction — completely hands-free timing • Huge one-tap buttons designed for active labor, not fiddly menus KNOW WHERE YOU ARE • Automatic duration, gap, and median tracking for every contraction • 5-1-1 timing-pattern awareness — get a clear, calm note when your contractions are about 5 minutes apart, lasting about 1 minute, for about an hour • Intensity logging with a single tap after each contraction • Session history — review your durations and patterns WHEN YOUR BABY ARRIVES • Continue into Nestling, the calm baby tracker, so your story keeps going from your last contraction to your baby’s first feeding: feeds, sleep, diapers, and growth in one place YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • No account required. No ads. No subscription. Your timing data is never sold. IMPORTANT Contraction Timer by Nestling is a timing tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, detect, or predict labor, and it does not detect emergencies or provide medical advice. Timing patterns such as 5-1-1 are informational only — only your healthcare provider can tell you when to seek care. In any emergency, call your provider or local emergency services immediately. From the makers of Nestling, the calm baby tracker. When baby arrives, your story continues there.

About

Simple Labor Timer

Features
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Simple Labor Timer is a free, private contraction timer built for calm use during labor. Track contraction start and end times with one large control, then review duration, frequency, rhythm, and trend as the session changes. Add notes and intensity, edit missed or incorrect records, and keep care-team call rules close at hand. Features: - One-tap contraction timing with haptics - Session history with editable records - Average duration and start-to-start rhythm summaries - Care-team call rule status - Urgent warning sign logging - Local text and PDF exports for sharing - Multilingual interface with right-to-left support - No account, ads, analytics, subscriptions, or backend Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share an export through your device's share sheet. Simple Labor Timer is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, labor confirmation, fetal monitoring, or birth-setting recommendations. Contact your care team or emergency services for medical concerns.

Screenshots

Contraction Timer by Nestling4 screens
Simple Labor Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Labor Timer at none against Contraction Timer by Nestling's 1. Simple Labor Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Contraction Timer by Nestling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Labor Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Contraction Timer by Nestling versus Simple Labor Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContraction Timer by NestlingSimple Labor Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB31 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperTyrian HortonShy Alter

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Contraction Timer by Nestling

One-time1
  • Forever Unlock$4.99
None

Simple Labor Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contraction Timer by Nestling free?
Contraction Timer by Nestling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Labor Timer free?
Simple Labor Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Contraction Timer by Nestling or Simple Labor Timer have ads?
Neither Contraction Timer by Nestling nor Simple Labor Timer shows ads.

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