Comparison

Count the Kicks! vs iPink Kickcounter

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

Head to head
About

Count the Kicks!

Monitor your baby's movements during the third trimester with this research-based tool. Track patterns, strength, and contractions, and share data with your provider. Features include digital badges, OCR scanning, and multi-language support for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Daily baby movement tracking
  • Contraction timer
  • OCR scanning for paper charts
  • Digital badges for milestones
  • Multi-language support
  • Single or twin pregnancy compatible
Features
Currently charting
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Track Your Baby’s Movements with Confidence The Count the Kicks app is a free, research-based tool designed to help expectant parents monitor their baby’s health in the third trimester. With daily tracking of your baby’s movement patterns and strength, you’ll gather valuable data to share with your provider. The app also includes built-in guidance and in-app messaging to help you recognize changes and feel empowered to speak up if something feels off. A change in fetal movement can be one of the earliest—and sometimes only—signs that a baby may be in distress. Monitoring movement is an easy, proven way to strengthen your connection with your baby, and 78% of users say it reduces their anxiety during pregnancy. Exciting Features Include: NEW – Digital Badges Celebrate milestones! Earn badges as you track your baby’s movements. It’s a fun and encouraging way to stay consistent and connected. Contraction Timer Time your contractions and monitor frequency and duration so you know when it’s time to head to your birthing location. Simple, helpful, and easy to use. OCR Scanning Prefer paper charts? No problem. Use our optical character recognition (OCR) tool to scan and upload your kick data directly into the app—no manual entry required. Dark Mode By popular demand! Use the app in dark mode for a more comfortable experience, especially at night. More Helpful Features: • Track movement strength during each session • Download and share your kick-counting data with your provider • Take personal notes during sessions • Available in over 20 languages - Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Mandarin Chinese, Dari, English, French, German, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Marshallese, Mongolian, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. • Compatible with single or twin pregnancies • Visual graphs to help identify your baby’s normal patterns • Daily, interactive education and encouragement messages Stay connected. Feel empowered. Count the Kicks is more than just a tracking app—it’s peace of mind in your pocket. Download today and start building a lifelong bond with your baby. What’s New in Count the Kicks! We’ve made it even easier to stay connected to your baby’s health: Smart Reminders & Notifications: Your reminders now adapt to your routine and you can view important updates in the new Notifications tab. New iPhone Widgets – Add the Count the Kicks widget to your iPhone home screen for quick access. You can start a session or view your baby’s movement history without opening the app. To activate: long-press your home screen, tap the + in the top corner, search for Count the Kicks, and choose your preferred widget. Siri Voice Activation – Use Siri for hands-free tracking. Just say: “Hey Siri, start counting on Count the Kicks app” to begin a kick counting session instantly.

About

iPink Kickcounter

Easily track your baby's kicks with a beautiful and relaxing interface. Record each movement to build a memorable history of your sessions. Set daily notifications to ensure you never miss a day of counting.

Highlights
  • Beautiful and relaxing interface
  • Daily kick counting
  • Session history
  • Daily notifications
  • Easy access to past sessions
Features
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With a beautiful and relaxing interface, this app is built to make your daily kick counting sessions memorable! Lie down every evening on your side, open up the app and tap away every kick and the app will take care of the rest! The iPink Kickcounter app will keep the history of all of your sessions, which can be easily accessed and viewed on a single page. You can also setup daily notifications to never miss a day! Get the app now for FREE!

Screenshots

Count the Kicks!4 screens
iPink Kickcounter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Count the Kicks! at 8.6K against iPink Kickcounter's 1. Count the Kicks! also leads on chart position (#123 vs unranked). iPink Kickcounter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPink Kickcounter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count the Kicks! has 8.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Count the Kicks! versus iPink Kickcounter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCount the Kicks!iPink Kickcounter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#123 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHealthy Birth DayExeersoft Inc

Customer experience

Count the Kicks!

All ratings8,595 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral12.7%
Negative38.8%

iPink Kickcounter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Count the Kicks!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Inability to create or log into accounts
  • Kick session data randomly disappearing
  • Reminders and notifications not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow editing of past kick sessions
  • Add support for multiple babies
  • Provide more detailed kick data analysis
  • Improve Apple Watch integration

iPink Kickcounter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Count the Kicks!

No in-app purchases

None

iPink Kickcounter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Count the Kicks! free?
Count the Kicks! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iPink Kickcounter free?
iPink Kickcounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Count the Kicks! or iPink Kickcounter?
iPink Kickcounter is rated higher. Count the Kicks! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while iPink Kickcounter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Count the Kicks! or iPink Kickcounter have ads?
Both Count the Kicks! and iPink Kickcounter show ads.

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