Comparison

Otuli vs MilkBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Otuli

Features
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Baby care, held together. Otuli is the shared baby care log for tired hands and interrupted nights. Log a breastfeed, bottle, diaper, sleep or pumping session in one tap, and everyone you invite sees the same up-to-date timeline through iCloud: your partner, a grandparent, the nanny, the sitter. PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF • See everything since a time you choose: feeds, diapers, sleep and notes, and who logged each one • Send a care card to whoever is taking over, with the last feed, sleep and any notes • Invite each caregiver to add entries, or to view only • Keep logging offline and let Otuli sync when the connection returns QUICK WHEN YOU'RE TIRED • Log left and right breastfeeds, bottles, wet and dirty diapers, pumping, sleep, waking, temperatures and notes • Arrange your one-tap quick log bar and keep the actions you use less one swipe away • Press and hold a button for your own durations and amounts • Log earlier for the feed nobody had a spare hand to record • Undo mistakes, and recover deleted entries for 30 days ANSWERS AT A GLANCE • See the last feed, wet diaper and dirty diaper without searching • Know which breastfeeding side is next, on your iPhone or your Apple Watch face • Check today's totals, the last 24 hours, and the gaps between feeds • At night, compare tonight so far with last night by now • Spot daily rhythms in the activity grid, month by month • Track twins or siblings with a separate timeline for each baby BUILT FOR REAL NIGHTS • Red-on-black night mode, on a schedule or whenever you tap the moon • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Ask Siri to log a feed, diaper or pump, check the last feed or the next side, or hear what happened today • Shared care reminders for vitamin D, tummy time, pump kit washes and everything else, with notifications chosen on each device READY FOR THE CHECKUP • Turn any date range into a printable PDF care report with daily totals, for the pediatrician • Keep temperatures in °F or °C beside the feeds and diapers from the same day • Export the complete care log as CSV whenever you want • Keep scheduled on-device backups and export encrypted Otuli backup files MAKE IT YOURS • Six themes and eight app icons • Say wee or pee, poo or poop, boob or breast, sleep, nap or down time PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no Otuli account and no Otuli server holding your baby's care log. Your entries live on your device and sync through your own private iCloud. There are no ads. Anonymous analytics are optional and never include what you log. FREE, WITH ONE PURCHASE FOR SHARING Logging and the whole care log are free. Otuli Together is one payment, not a subscription: it unlocks sharing, plus the Live Activities for a running sleep and the pump kit countdown. Everyone you invite is covered by your purchase. Otuli is a logging tool, not medical advice. --- Privacy: https://otuli.app.markbattistella.com/privacy/ Terms: https://otuli.app.markbattistella.com/terms/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MilkBuddy

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It's 3 a.m. Your baby's awake. Hungry or just fussy? When's the next feeding? MilkBuddy is a feeding tracker and prediction app designed for babies 0–24 months — you do the logging, it gets better and better at understanding your baby. 【Ridiculously Fast Logging】 Nursing timer, bottle amounts, sleep, diapers — one-tap quick options, even doable one-handed while holding your baby. When you start nursing or soothing to sleep, the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen show a live timer, so progress is visible at a glance. 【A Feeding Prediction That Learns】 Powered by a built-in AI Agent prediction engine, grounded in WHO age-based scientific data and fused with every real record of your baby, it estimates the next feeding time and a reference amount; you can also add it to your calendar in one tap and get reminders on time — no more scrambling. 【Sleep Prediction】 What time's the next nap? When should bedtime be tonight? The Night Sky card gives a live countdown to the sleep window; once your baby falls asleep it automatically switches to a timer, with the expected wake-up time clear at a glance; it can also send a soothing reminder ahead of time. Feeding and sleep predictions coordinate intelligently, so you'll never be nursing and soothing at the same moment. 【Multiple Babies, Fully Independent】 A blessing for families with two kids: switch between multiple baby profiles in one tap, with feeding, sleep, growth, and predictions completely independent and non-interfering. 【Growth Curves You Can Actually Read】 WHO growth standard P3–P97 reference bands, your baby's percentile clear at a glance; save or share the growth report with family in one tap. 【Every Feed Worth Remembering】 Each feeding generates its own receipt, with two templates — warm illustration / thermal receipt — save to your album or share, turning the little moments of parenting into keepsakes. 【Privacy, As Promised】 No account, no sign-up, fully offline: all records stay only on your phone, no tracking, no ads, no third-party SDKs. ———— Logging is free forever. Predictions, growth curves, and receipts are unlocked with a subscription, with a free trial available; subscriptions are charged through the Apple App Store and can be canceled anytime in system settings. Feeding suggestions are for reference only and do not constitute medical advice; if you have health concerns, please consult a pediatrician. Supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean. ———— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Otuli4 screens
MilkBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Otuli and MilkBuddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Otuli sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MilkBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Otuli ships an update every 5 days, MilkBuddy weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Otuli versus MilkBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOtuliMilkBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB14 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMark Battistella星余 卢

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Otuli

One-time1
  • Otuli Together$9.99
2 purchases

MilkBuddy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Otuli free?
Otuli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MilkBuddy free?
MilkBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Otuli or MilkBuddy have ads?
Neither Otuli nor MilkBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Otuli or MilkBuddy?
Otuli ships an update every 5 days, and MilkBuddy weekly. Most recently, Otuli was updated on October 29, 2026 and MilkBuddy on October 29, 2026.

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