Comparison

BabySparks vs MasterClass in Childbirth

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

Head to head
About

BabySparks

This app provides parents with daily activities, expert classes, and AI-powered support for children aged 0-3 and beyond. It offers personalized programs, milestone tracking, and a vast library of parenting resources to foster optimal child development.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily activity program for ages 0-3
  • Video tutorials for parent-led activities
  • Smart adaptive technology for child needs
  • Milestone tracking and progress reports
  • Expert-led online parenting classes
  • AI-powered parenting expert (Ava)
Features
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GET 24/7 PARENTING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT YOUR PARENTING JOURNEY Join 10 million+ parents who turn to BabySparks for expert parenting guidance. BabySparks offers 3 invaluable services to parents: For parents of children ages 0-3, we offer a personalized daily activity program. Each parent-led activity comes with a video tutorial and targets a critical area of development, helping you create the meaningful interactions that drive optimal development. Our proprietary smart adaptive technology learns and adapts to each child’s specific needs. Along with your activities, you get a daily feed with stage-based tips, access to our library of hundreds of development and parenting articles, tools to track milestones, progress and growth, and real-time reports. For parents of children of all ages, we offer hundreds of expert-led online classes, covering every area of parenting. With our premium subscription, you get unlimited access to all of our classes. Also for parents of children of all ages, our AI powered parenting expert, Ava, is always online, ready to answer any question you have about parenting. Chat for free for a limited time, or get unlimited access to Ava with our premium subscription. Whether you’re the parent of a baby or toddler who wants to set your child up to thrive, or a parent of an older child looking for support on your parenting journey, BabySparks has your back! SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Download BabySparks at no cost to create a profile for your child and access sample activities, milestones, and development information. Subscribe to unlock our full collection of activities, milestones, articles, tracking tools and more. You can subscribe on a monthly or annual. Your credit card will be charged for this subscription through your iTunes account once you confirm your purchase. Our monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of the current period. The price of your subscription won't increase when renewed. You can manage and turn off auto-renew for your subscriptions in your iTunes account settings. You can find additional information on how to cancel or manage your subscriptions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 For our privacy policy and terms of use, please go to: https://babysparks.com/privacy https://babysparks.com/terms

About

MasterClass in Childbirth

This app offers a comprehensive, interactive teaching plan for childbirth education. It provides extensive knowledge, demonstrations, parent support materials, and resources for educators and parents. The content covers pregnancy, labor, and birth, designed to be used for classes or personal reference.

Highlights
  • Interactive teaching plan
  • Parent support materials
  • Printable handouts
  • Videos and PowerPoints
  • Games and resources
  • Covers pregnancy to birth
Features
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A MasterClass in Childbirth – Support for Parents, Midwives, Childbirth Educators, Doulas. A complete interactive Childbirth Class at your fingertips; Packed full of knowledge information, pregnancy journal, Letter to baby keepsake, kick counter, EDD calculator, Baby size, Week by week pregnancy support, Contractions timer. demonstrations, parent support, printable handouts, Videos, Power Points, Posters, Resources as well a Games. Everything you need to run your classes. Over 100 subjects to take you through from early pregnancy, labour to birth. The School of Antenatal Educators MasterClass is here to support you Subscriptions: A purchase will be applied to your iTunes or Apple account on confirmation of purchase for the monthly or annual subscription options available in the app. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes or Apple account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our Terms of Use (https://antenatal-81a2e.web.app/terms-and-conditions.html) and Privacy Policy (https://antenatal-81a2e.web.app/privacy-policy.html)

Screenshots

BabySparks4 screens
MasterClass in Childbirth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MasterClass in Childbirth at 100% against BabySparks's 56%. MasterClass in Childbirth also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BabySparks's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BabySparks sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MasterClass in Childbirth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MasterClass in Childbirth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BabySparks has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of BabySparks's written reviews are positive against 100% of MasterClass in Childbirth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BabySparks ships an update every 3 weeks, MasterClass in Childbirth every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BabySparks versus MasterClass in Childbirth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabySparksMasterClass in Childbirth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB92 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBabySparks IncThe School of Antenatal Educators Ltd

Customer experience

BabySparks

All ratings13,169 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews944 reviews
Positive56.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative36.7%

MasterClass in Childbirth

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BabySparks

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Videos not playing properly
  • Unexpected app logout issues
  • Milestones not updating correctly
  • Content not loading consistently
  • Ads disrupting the user experience
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  • Unskippable animations and prompts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow backdating of baby's milestones
  • Provide more personalized activity recommendations based on baby's progress
  • Add more customization options to tailor the app experience
  • Improve stability and reduce technical issues
  • Offer a free version with limited features
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  • Provide clearer pricing information upfront

MasterClass in Childbirth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

BabySparks

Subscriptions7
  • Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Subscription2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Subscription$18.991 Year
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  • Subscription$23.991 Year
  • Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time2
  • Months 0 - 12$7.99
  • Lifetime Access$37.99
2 purchases

MasterClass in Childbirth

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Lesson Access$4.491 Month
  • Premium Lesson Access$46.991 Year

Questions

Is BabySparks free?
BabySparks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MasterClass in Childbirth free?
MasterClass in Childbirth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BabySparks or MasterClass in Childbirth?
MasterClass in Childbirth is rated higher. BabySparks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while MasterClass in Childbirth averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BabySparks or MasterClass in Childbirth have ads?
BabySparks shows ads; MasterClass in Childbirth does not.
Which is updated more often, BabySparks or MasterClass in Childbirth?
BabySparks ships an update every 3 weeks, and MasterClass in Childbirth every 5 weeks. Most recently, BabySparks was updated on October 24, 2026 and MasterClass in Childbirth on October 24, 2026.

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