Comparison

Sapling vs BabyBean

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

Head to head
About

Sapling

Features
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Sapling is your pregnancy companion, week by week, from your first positive test to the day baby arrives, and into postpartum. Track everything that matters, see what is happening with your little one, and feel less alone. PERSONALISED, WEEK BY WEEK Set up in 30 seconds with your last period, due date, or conception date. See your gestational week and trimester at a glance, with a beautiful illustration of how baby is growing inside you and what size they are now. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, ONE TAP AWAY - Kick counter: the clinical "count to 10" pattern with haptic feedback - Contraction timer: auto-detects the 5-1-1 pattern for hospital time - Weight chart: log entries, see the curve, sync with Apple Health - Symptom and mood log: 15 physical symptoms, 6 mood states, with severity - Vitamin reminders: daily check-off for folic acid, iron, calcium, more - Hospital bag checklist: 28 curated items, ready to pack APPOINTMENT SCHEDULES THAT FIT YOU Import the international ACOG prenatal schedule with one tap and Sapling auto-adds the visits: first trimester screening, anatomy scan, GTT, group B strep, and the third-trimester check-ins. Reminders go out the evening before and the morning of each visit. LEARN, WITHOUT NOISE Short, accurate articles for each week. Curated from CDC, NHS, and MedlinePlus public-health sources, no fluff, no fearmongering. AI ASSISTANT Ask anything about your pregnancy: symptoms, nutrition, what to expect next. Personalised to your current week. Built with strict guardrails: the assistant never recommends medications, always defers clinical questions to your OB, and escalates red-flag symptoms (bleeding, severe headache, reduced fetal movement) to "call your doctor now". Educational only — every response asks you to confirm with your healthcare provider. POSTPARTUM TOO When baby arrives, the app shifts: feeding sessions (left, right, bottle with volume), diaper log, sleep timer, growth chart with weight, height, and head circumference. PRIVACY FIRST Everything lives on your device. Optional Apple Health sync for weight. No tracking, no IDFA, no third-party ad networks. Your data is yours. Free to use. No subscriptions, no ads. Pregnancy is hard enough already.

About

BabyBean

Features
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Track your pregnancy week by week with Babybean | Pregnancy Tracker - a calm, beautiful app built for expecting parents. FROM POPPY SEED TO WATERMELON Follow all 40 weeks of pregnancy with clear, friendly updates. See how your baby is growing, what’s new in development, and how big they are compared to fruits and veggies you’ll actually recognize. TODAY AT A GLANCE Open the app and instantly see your current week, gestation (like 24w 3d), trimester, days until due date, and a progress ring. No digging — just your bump update, right there. WEEK-BY-WEEK GUIDE Browse every week with baby size and weight estimates, development milestones, and practical tips for you. Tap any week for a deeper look, including “this week” insights and ultrasound-style visuals. BABY NAME IDEAS Explore popular names, save your favorites, and get zodiac-inspired name ideas based on your due date, a fun way to start dreaming about your little one. SHARE THE JOY Create a gorgeous weekly update card and share it to Instagram Stories, WhatsApp, Messages, or save it to Photos. Perfect for keeping family and friends in the loop. MAKE IT YOURS • Pink or blue theme • English and Russian • Optional weekly reminders at 9 AM when a new pregnancy week begins PRIVATE & SIMPLE No account, no login. Your profile stays on your device with optional anonymous cloud backup. Reset everything anytime in Settings.

Screenshots

Sapling4 screens
BabyBean4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sapling and BabyBean are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sapling versus BabyBean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaplingBabyBean
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB61 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLe Duc ManhMetal Torch Labs, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Sapling

No in-app purchases

None

BabyBean

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sapling free?
Sapling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BabyBean free?
BabyBean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sapling or BabyBean have ads?
Neither Sapling nor BabyBean shows ads.

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