Comparison

Contraction Timer & Tracker vs Freya

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

Head to head
About

Contraction Timer & Tracker

Effortlessly track labor contractions with this intuitive app. It automatically calculates duration, intervals, and frequency, providing visual history and intensity indicators. Includes a hospital bag checklist and pain relief exercises.

Highlights
  • One-tap start/stop contraction timing
  • Automatic duration, interval, and frequency calculation
  • Visual history with color-coded intensity
  • Hospital bag checklist
  • Pain-relieving exercise guide
  • Data saved even when app is closed
Features
Currently charting
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A reliable companion for every moment of labor. Designed with care for expecting mothers and birth partners, Contraction Timer & Tracker helps you track contractions effortlessly — so you can focus on staying calm and present. With just one tap, the app starts timing your contraction. Tap again to stop. That’s it — we take care of all the calculations for you: duration, intervals, frequency, and trends over time. No stress, no math — just peace of mind when you need it most. Everything you need in one place: • Apple Watch companion app • One-button start/stop for timing each contraction • Automatic calculation of duration, intervals, and frequency • Clear visual history of all contractions on one screen • Color-coded intensity indicators to see how things are progressing • Easy slider to record how strong each contraction feels • Add personal notes to any contraction for later reflection • Full-screen mode for easier use during labor • Edit or delete any contraction as needed • Saves your data even if you close or switch apps • A complete hospital bag checklist for both mom and baby • A helpful list of pain-relieving exercises, with instructions, to support you through contractions • Graphs and averages to help you identify patterns and decide when it’s time to go to the hospital or birthing center • Dark mode --------- Contraction Timer & Tracker Premium offers a subscription option: $19.99 per year. You can try free trial with all features available. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your Contraction Timer & Tracker subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period on the $1.99/week basis. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. By using Contraction Timer - Time labor, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: Privacy Policy: https://goingmerry.xyz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://goingmerry.xyz/terms-conditions/

About

Freya

This app guides users through labor with hypnobirthing techniques, offering timed surge tracking, guided relaxations, and breathing exercises. It provides notifications for established labor and can be used during pregnancy for relaxation and practice.

Highlights
  • Hypnobirthing-friendly surge timer
  • Guided relaxations and breathing techniques
  • Surge and contraction tracking
  • Labor established notification
  • Pregnancy relaxation and practice
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Meet Freya, the world’s first hypnobirthing-friendly birth timer, brought to you by The Positive Birth Company. This award-winning birth timer supports you through labour, coaching you through every single surge (or contraction) with a simple breathing technique and guided relaxations. Put hypnobirthing techniques into practice during pregnancy, labour and childbirth Relax between surges with a mix of guided relaxations, positive affirmations, gentle music and calming visualisations Birth timer that keeps track of surges, logging each surge or contraction so you can see how frequently they are coming and how long they are lasting Receive a notification from Freya when your labour is established and it might be a good time to call your midwife Use Freya during pregnancy to practice breathing techniques and relaxation Available in French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian Never birth alone with Freya by your side. TRACK YOUR SURGES In hypnobirthing we refer to contractions as surges, because a ‘surge’ more accurately describes the sensation you’ll experience when in labour. Freya is the ONLY hypnobirthing-friendly contraction timer on the app store, designed specifically with hypnobirthing mums in mind, using appropriate terminology, but can be used by anyone. If you would like to know more about Hypnobirthing, follow The Positive Birth Company on Instagram or Tik Tok where we share loads of free resources to make your birth better. PREPARE FOR BIRTH You can use this birth timer in pregnancy to help you relax and prepare for childbirth. In fact the more you practice your breathing and listen to the guided relaxations and positive affirmations, the more familiar they will become and the more effective they will be at helping you relax when it comes to birth. Positive affirmations have been proven to change the way your mind works and listening regularly will help you feel less anxious and more confident in the lead up to birth. You can practice daily and then reset the surge history whenever you like. THE SCIENCE We know the more relaxed you are during birth, the more oxytocin you will produce. Oxytocin helps your uterus to work efficiently, making labour faster and more comfortable. LIFESKILLS Freya can be used for pregnancy and post-birth relaxation, any time you feel you could benefit from taking some deep breaths or need some help finding your zen. Everything you learn - mindfulness exercises and breathing techniques - are skills for life. If you have any questions or spot any pesky bugs lurking about the place please do let us know at hello@thepositivebirthcompany.com WHAT YOU’LL GET: - iPhone and Apple Watch app - Timer to record your surges (also known as a contraction timer) and let you know when you’re in established labour - Coaching audio to keep your mind focused on breathing through each surge and the ability to switch between 4 and 8 breath counts or 3 and 6, or turn the counting off altogether. - 4 different birth coach voices - Guided relaxations, positive affirmations and soothing visuals to help keep you relaxed between surges - A gentle expanding visualisation that you can use to sync your breathing - Option to record your own music, visualisations or relaxation tracks - You can listen to your own playlist on a third party app (such as Spotify) whilst still using the Freya app to keep track of your surges and coach you through each one. - A detailed log of your surges over time, so you can track your progress through labour, reset this after you practice breathwork at any time - Ability to easily share the log with your birth partner, midwife or doula - Coaching created by renowned hypnobirthing expert Siobhan Miller, founder of The Positive Birth Company Download the ONLY hypnobirthing-friendly birth timer on the App Store and prepare to meet your baby in the best possible way, feeling calm and confident, relaxed and happy!

Screenshots

Contraction Timer & Tracker4 screens
Freya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Contraction Timer & Tracker at Free against Freya's $5.99. Contraction Timer & Tracker also leads on ratings volume (50K vs 172) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Freya's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Contraction Timer & Tracker is free to download; Freya costs $5.99 up front. Contraction Timer & Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Freya asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Contraction Timer & Tracker against 4.5 for Freya. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contraction Timer & Tracker has 50K ratings behind it against 172, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Contraction Timer & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 92% of Freya's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contraction Timer & Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Freya every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Contraction Timer & Tracker versus Freya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContraction Timer & TrackerFreya
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (50K ratings) — better4.5 (172 ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50K — better172
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#114#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB122 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGoing Merry LLCThe Positive Birth Company Ltd.

Customer experience

Contraction Timer & Tracker

All ratings49,931 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews567 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative24.5%

Freya

All ratings172 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative6.9%

User reviews

Contraction Timer & Tracker

From 50K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
  • ✨ Helpful for tracking contractions
  • 🔍 Allows editing and adjusting of entries
  • 💰 Free app with no subscription required

Room to improve

  • 🔔 Frequent requests for reviews during labor
  • 📢 Annoying pop-up ads and notifications
  • 🔒 Limited access from lock screen
  • 🔋 Potential battery drain from constant use

Freya

From 172 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙌 Helpful for labor and delivery
  • 🧘‍♀️ Calming and relaxing audio
  • 📊 Useful for tracking contractions
  • 🤰 Great companion for hypnobirthing
  • 🏆 Contributed to positive birth experiences

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Glitchy and unreliable
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface
  • 🙄 Inaccurate contraction tracking
  • 🤫 Difficult to pause/control audio
  • 🤷‍♀️ Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

Contraction Timer & Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent timing between start and end of contractions
  • Syncing issues between phone and Apple Watch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode or night theme option
  • Ability to pause/resume timing
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable intensity buttons instead of slider
  • Ability to share data/reports with medical providers

Freya

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recorded contractions being deleted unexpectedly
  • App not properly detecting established labor
  • Audio continuing to play even after app is closed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select specific relaxation tracks
  • Option to pause/mute audio without stopping the timer
  • More detailed contraction analysis and patterns
  • Apple Watch companion app for easier tracking
  • Ability to edit or delete recorded contractions

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Contraction Timer & Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Baby Tracker & Contraction Timer$3.997 Days
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  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
  • Baby Tracker & Contraction Timer$39.991 Year
None

Freya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contraction Timer & Tracker free?
Contraction Timer & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freya free?
Freya costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contraction Timer & Tracker or Freya?
Contraction Timer & Tracker is rated higher. Contraction Timer & Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 50K ratings, while Freya averages 4.5 from 172 ratings.
Do Contraction Timer & Tracker or Freya have ads?
Contraction Timer & Tracker shows ads; Freya does not.
Which is updated more often, Contraction Timer & Tracker or Freya?
Contraction Timer & Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Freya every 2 months. Most recently, Contraction Timer & Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Freya on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Contraction Timer & Tracker or Freya?
Contraction Timer & Tracker currently peaks at #114 in the App Store charts, and Freya at #11. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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