Nest vs Contraction Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Nest
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A pregnancy tracker that turns forty weeks into a calm, private journal. If you are a mom to be who wants every kick, contraction and bump photo kept on your own device rather than on a corporate server, Nest is built for you. It is a gentle companion from positive test to birth day, with no account, no sign-up and no cloud upload. Your prenatal notes stay on this phone, and the app works the same way on the plane, in the elevator and in the hospital wing with no signal. Useful whether this is your first 9 months, an IVF or high-risk pregnancy that needs careful notes for your OB, a second-time round where you already know what you want to track, or a quiet space to share weekly memories with a partner. Every feature described below is unlocked only with an auto-renewable subscription purchased inside the app. New users receive a 3 day free trial; you may cancel anytime during the trial to avoid being charged. Open the app and the week-by-week timeline shows fetal development, body changes and daily tips across all forty weeks of prenatal care. The ACOG-aligned kick counter logs fetal kicks with the ten-in-two-hours method, the contraction timer captures frequency, duration and intensity at a tap, and weight, blood pressure and symptom tracking sit beside an appointment scheduler with doctor notes. A photo card per week becomes your baby diary, and the third-trimester checklist keeps hospital bag and birth plan ready. A weight gain chart sits beside the bump photos so you can see the curve and bring it to your next visit instead of squinting at three apps. Beyond the basics, Nest handles the parts of pregnancy that other trackers ignore. Mood and energy entries ride beside the medical numbers without judgement, food aversions and cravings log in two taps, and a kick-and-contraction history view lets you spot patterns over days, not just minutes. If labour starts at 3 in the morning, the timer is one tap from the Lock Screen, and the contraction list exports to a tidy summary you can read aloud to the triage nurse. Twin pregnancies get parallel tracks, and miscarriage and loss entries are handled with quiet care rather than a confetti screen. The interface ships in 15 languages with full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type, smart reminders nudge you before appointments and milestones, and a discreet mode hides sensitive content on a shared device. Baby growth, contractions and kicks stay on your phone unless you choose to sync with Apple Health. There is no account, no cloud, no third-party server in the loop ā the data is yours and it stops at the edge of your device. Unlock with Pro: - Live Activities for kicks and contractions on the Lock Screen - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets so your week is always glanceable - Apple Watch app for kick counting and contraction timing from your wrist - PDF health report for your doctor and Apple Health two-way sync - Unlimited photo memories, birth-prep notes, premium icons and themes Subscription Pricing & Terms Features require a subscription. Pricing and terms available in-app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription and free-trial conversion in Settings > Apple ID after purchase. Any unused portion of the free-trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.
Contraction Timer
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Waves is a calm, one-tap contraction timer and labor tracker. Tap once when a contraction starts, tap again when it stops. Waves does the rest - duration, the interval since the last one, your rolling hourly averages, and a plain-English read on which stage of labor the pattern looks like. WHEN YOU'RE IN IT, ONE TAP IS ALL YOU HAVE Start and stop with a single tap on a target big enough to hit without looking at the screen. No menus, no forms, no setup while you're breathing through a contraction. Lock Screen controls let you start and stop timing without unlocking your phone. KNOW WHICH STAGE YOU'RE IN Most timers hand you a table of numbers and leave you to work out what it means at 3am. Waves reads the pattern for you and tells you where you are: practice contractions, early labor, active labor, or time to go. It watches for the well-known 5-1-1 rule - five minutes apart, lasting one minute, holding steady for one hour - and surfaces it the moment your log matches. BRAXTON HICKS OR THE REAL THING? Short, irregular contractions are usually Braxton Hicks - practice, nothing to worry about. Rather than making you label each one, Waves looks at the whole pattern and tells you whether it currently looks like practice or real labor. SEE THE TREND, NOT JUST THE MOMENT Pattern Insights breaks the last six hours into hourly windows, so you can see at a glance whether things are picking up, holding steady, or easing off. Waves also estimates when the current pattern began - useful information for your midwife or doctor when you call. FEATURES ⢠One-tap contraction timer - a big target you can hit without looking ⢠Automatic duration, interval and rolling hourly averages ⢠Labor stage tracker: practice, early labor, active labor, time to go ⢠5-1-1 rule detection ⢠Braxton Hicks vs real labor pattern read ⢠Pattern Insights: a six-hour trend in hourly windows ⢠Estimated labor start time ⢠Due date with a gentle heads-up if a real pattern shows up unusually early ⢠Optional intensity slider to rate each one as it happens ⢠Optional paced breathing animation to breathe along with ⢠Auto-stop, in case you forget to end a contraction (1ā15 minutes, your choice) ⢠Full history you can edit - fix a time, add one you missed, delete a mistake ⢠Lock Screen controls, where Live Activities are supported ⢠Follows your system dark mode ⢠Works completely offline FOR THE PERSON HOLDING THE PHONE Plenty of contraction tracking happens on a partner's phone while the person in labor breathes. Waves is built for that too - big targets, high contrast, calm colors, no reading required. FREE, PRIVATE, NO ACCOUNT Waves is free. No ads, no account, no sign-up, no subscription. Your history is stored on your own device and never uploaded anywhere. If the app helps you, there's an optional tip jar inside - entirely up to you, and every feature works without it. IMPORTANT Waves is a timing and organizing tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose labor and is not a substitute for advice from your doctor or midwife. Every pregnancy is different - always follow your provider's specific guidance, and call them if anything feels wrong, even before the 5-1-1 pattern is reached. Privacy Policy: https://waves.klavins.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Contraction Timer at 16.4 against Nest's 18. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Nest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Contraction Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Nest | Contraction Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bahattin Duran | Armands Klavins |
In-app purchases
Nest
- Nest Premium ā Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Nest Premium ā Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
Contraction Timer
- Coffee Tip$2.99
- Lunch Tip$9.99
- Dinner Tip$24.99
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