Parenthoods vs Parent Haven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parenthoods
Connect with other parents to share advice and find support. Discover local family-friendly activities and search for childcare options. This app aims to make the journey of parenthood easier through community.
- Parenting community
- Find playdates
- Search for nannies
- Family-friendly activities
- Parenting advice
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Looking for a playdate? Trying to find a nanny? Searching for family-friendly activities? Parenthood is tough, but we're here for you! Parenthoods is a community of parents that help each other navigate the trials of parenthood.
Parent Haven
Connect with local expecting and new parents in small, trusted chat groups. Discover parent-recommended resources and build real-world connections. Find support for every stage of your parenting journey.
- Join small, trusted chat groups
- Attend in-person meetups
- Discover parent-recommended resources
- Build real-world connections
- Find support for pregnancy and newborns
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Parent Haven powers amazing pregnancy and new parent support groups. Parenting is better with community. Parent Haven connects you with nearby parents (or expecting parents) who are at your stage. With Parent Haven, you can: - Join small, trusted chat groups of other nearby moms or dads who are at your stage - Attend in-person meetups - Discover parent-recommended products, services, and activities - Build real-world connections Groups are intentionally small, relevant, and supportive. This means no noise, no judgment, no endless scrolling. Whether you're navigating pregnancy exhaustion, trying to figure out newborn sleep, starting solids, finding childcare, or just looking for other parents nearby, Parent Haven makes it easier to feel and be supported. Parent Haven is currently available in most major metros in California.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Parenthoods at 4.5 against Parent Haven's 3.8. Parenthoods also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (14.7 vs 17.0). Parent Haven's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Parenthoods holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Parenthoods's written reviews are positive against 50% of Parent Haven's.
Parenthoods ships an update every 2 months, Parent Haven every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parenthoods | Parent Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) — better | 3.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wonderschool | PARENT HAVEN INC. |
Customer experience
Parenthoods
Parent Haven
Bugs and requests
Parenthoods
Reported bugs
17 issues- App broken garbage
- Stuck on city portion of sign up
- New update logged me out
- App not opening
- Was a great app, but can't sign in anymore
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- Can't login with fb and can't create account
- Update broken
- Bad update
- New app not working
- App doesn't work after update
- Unable to download new version
- Doesn't work
- New update has not been working at all
- App won't open
- Crashed after I signed up
- App failed at the first hurdle: won't recognize location
- App won't let me set my location
Requested features
5 requests- Fix login issues
- Improve app stability after updates
- Ensure location services work correctly
- Provide a way to contact support
- Fix sign-up process bugs
Parent Haven
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parenthoods
No in-app purchases
Parent Haven
No in-app purchases
