Contraction Timer & Tracker vs Waves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Waves
Effortlessly track labor contractions and other important birth events with elegant graphs and detailed logs. Designed for parents, birth teams, midwives, and doulas, this app provides precision and insight during your birthing journey. Supports PDF and CSV exports for sharing with your care team.
- One-tap contraction timing
- Elegant graphing and smart averages
- Track multiple birth events
- Low light mode for labor environments
- Editable event logs
- PDF and CSV exports
- Designed for birth teams
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The most beautifully designed contraction timer app — made for parents, partners, birth teams, midwives, doulas, and caregivers. Track labor effortlessly with elegant graphs, intensity tracking, smart averages, and detailed event logs. Whether you're timing your own contractions, collaborating with a partner, supporting someone as a doula or midwife, or managing multiple clients — Waves empowers you with precision, calm, and insight. Key Features: • One-Tap Contraction Timing Start and stop waves with a single tap. Stay focused on the moment — your timeline builds automatically. • Real-Time Sharing with Your Birth Team Invite your partner, doula, midwife, or anyone on your support team. They see your contractions update live — no accounts or sign-ups required. Share via QR code or link. • Collaborative Timing With a collaboration connection, either person can start and stop contractions — perfect for partners taking turns during labor. • Live Activity & Dynamic Island See your active contraction timer on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app. Always visible when it matters most. • Apple Watch Companion Track contractions from your wrist. Your Watch stays in sync with the app automatically. • Elegant Graphing & Smart Averages See your progress at a glance with real-time charts. View averages over the last hour, two hours, or set a custom window. • Contraction Intensity Tracking Rate each contraction as mild, moderate, strong, or very strong. Intensity is color-coded on your chart for instant visual insight. • Track More Than Contractions Water breaking? Nausea? Shaky feelings? Baby movements? Notes? Add and edit all events to build a comprehensive labor timeline. • Sessions Save your current recording and start a new session. Perfect for tracking multiple pregnancies, labor attempts, or managing different clients. • Location Sharing Share your real-time location with your birth team so they can navigate to you with one tap — especially useful when heading to the hospital. • Session Transfer Partners and caregivers can transfer recorded session data directly to mom's device — her data, her ownership. • Clinical & Professional Mode Midwives, doulas, and nurses can manage multiple clients from a dedicated dashboard with real-time monitoring, client notes, and connection management. • Beautiful Low-Light Mode Designed for labor environments with a calming dark interface — easy on the eyes, especially at night. • Editable Logs Every event and contraction is fully editable — because labor isn't always linear. • PDF & CSV Exports Generate professional PDF reports including your contraction graph, intensity data, and notes to share with your care team. CSV exports are perfect for doulas, midwives, and researchers. • Privacy First No accounts required for basic use. Names are stored only on your device — never on our servers. Contraction data shared with your team contains no personal health identifiers. • Responsive Design Works beautifully on iPhone, iPad, and desktop browsers. On wider screens, sessions and connections appear as persistent side panels alongside your main view. • Designed for Peace of Mind Built with love and careful consideration for every birthing journey. This app is not a medical device. Always consult your doctor or midwife during labor. Trust your instincts — this tool is here to support, not replace, medical advice. • Responsive Developer Support Have a suggestion or need help? Email us directly at dev@theorian.com. We're dedicated to continuously improving your experience. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waves at 100% against Contraction Timer & Tracker's 68%. Waves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Contraction Timer & Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (50K vs 6) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Contraction Timer & Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Waves sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Waves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contraction Timer & Tracker has 50K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Contraction Timer & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Waves's.
Contraction Timer & Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Waves every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contraction Timer & Tracker | Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (50K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #115 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Going Merry LLC | Theorian |
Customer experience
Contraction Timer & Tracker
Waves
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
Waves
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Contraction Timer & Tracker
- 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
Waves
- Waves Pro$1.996 Months
- Clinical Starter$9.991 Month
- Clinical Professional$19.991 Month
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- Clinical Starter (Annual)$95.001 Year
- Clinical Professional (Annual)$189.991 Year
- +1 Client Slot$1.99
- +1 Connection$1.99
- Waves Pro Lifetime$4.99
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- +5 Client Slots$7.99
- +10 Client Slots$14.99
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