Comparison

Preterm Growth Tracker vs Peekaboo ICU Preemie

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

Head to head
About

Preterm Growth Tracker

This app helps parents and medical professionals monitor the growth of premature babies. It utilizes the 2025 Fenton Third-Generation Growth Charts and allows for secure sharing of progress. Options are available for tracking one or multiple children.

Highlights
  • Track preterm infants (20-37 weeks gestation)
  • Measurements up to 67 weeks
  • Family version for two children (in-app purchase)
  • Professional version for unlimited children (in-app purchase)
  • Print charts to iOS printers
  • Email charts and data with password protection
  • Email importable child profiles
Features
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Preterm Growth Tracker is designed to help parents and medical professionals track the growth of preterm infants. The growth charts are based on the 2025 Fenton Third-Generation Growth Charts of Preterm Infants and the app has been developed in colaboration with the chart's author Tanis R. Fenton. Features include: * Tracking preterm infants with gestational age at birth from 20 weeks to 37 weeks * Tracking measurements up to 67 weeks * Family version allows tracking of two children (through in-app purchase) * Professional version allows tracking an unlimited number of childeren (through in-app purchase) * Printing chart to any iOS enabled printer * Emailing chart and data values with password protection * Emailing complete child profiles that can be imported by recipient * iPad and iPhone support

About

Peekaboo ICU Preemie

This app provides parents of premature infants with an educational and supportive guide for navigating the NICU. It offers weekly development tracking, information on NICU teams and equipment, feeding guidance, and tools to record growth and milestones.

Highlights
  • Weekly development milestones
  • NICU navigation and terminology
  • Preemie feeding guide
  • Growth chart and trackers
  • Baby anatomy and issues guide
  • Milestone and memory logging
  • Daily journal with photo sharing
Features
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The Peekaboo ICU PREEMIE App is an invaluable tool made specifically for parents of preemies. Designed to inform, inspire, and engage parents as they navigate their way through the NICU. Peekaboo ICU PREEMIE offers parents an empowering and educational guide to prematurity, helping to reshape the preemie parent experience from day one. The Peekaboo ICU PREEMIE app is packed full of features and broken down into organized and easy to navigate sections including: Weekly Development: Through the eyes of the preemie, this special section highlights developmental milestones on a weekly basis and allows parents to celebrate the small steps their baby makes every week. Information included focuses on essential aspects of parenting in the NICU and gives specific examples of how families can engage and be involved in the care of their baby as they grow and develop week-by-week. Navigating the NICU: This section provides parents with an in-depth educational tool including information about the NICU team, common neonatal terms, and special NICU equipment. Also included is a comprehensive discharge guide that enables parents to document and check off specific milestones on their road to home. Nutrition: An extensive feeding guide providing special preemie nutritional information to parents. Including a pumping log for mothers to record and keep track of milk production over time on a special custom graph. Growth Chart and Trackers: This fully customizable section allows parents to log and track their baby's daily weight, length, and head circumference. This information is automatically plotted on their very own infant growth chart. Anatomy: A comprehensive guide covering baby development system-by-system. This easy to understand information introduces parents to preemie growth and development as well as common premature baby issues. Milestones: This section allows parents to document and record special preemie milestones and memories, including first diaper change, first bath, Kangaroo Care, and more. Journal: Used to document daily thoughts, experiences, and accomplishments. Parents can customize and record their progress, include pictures, and share with family and friends via email or any social media platform. DISCLAIMER: The following information is provided to assist you as your baby progresses through each gestational week while in the neonatal intensive care. This information does not replace that which is discussed between you and your baby’s healthcare team It is meant to supplement, and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Keep in mind that no two babies are exactly alike and no two journeys are the same. Some babies may need complex, long-term medical care, interventions, and therapies. For this reason there may be variations in the timing and progression of each individual baby.

Screenshots

Preterm Growth Tracker4 screens
Peekaboo ICU Preemie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Preterm Growth Tracker at 4.0 against Peekaboo ICU Preemie's 3.1. Peekaboo ICU Preemie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Preterm Growth Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Peekaboo ICU Preemie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Preterm Growth Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Peekaboo ICU Preemie has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Preterm Growth Tracker versus Peekaboo ICU Preemie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreterm Growth TrackerPeekaboo ICU Preemie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB97 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperQuatrian Inc.Jozo Radman

Customer experience

Preterm Growth Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Peekaboo ICU Preemie

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Preterm Growth Tracker

One-time2
  • Family version$6.99
  • Professional version$35.99
None

Peekaboo ICU Preemie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Preterm Growth Tracker free?
Preterm Growth Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peekaboo ICU Preemie free?
Peekaboo ICU Preemie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Preterm Growth Tracker or Peekaboo ICU Preemie?
Preterm Growth Tracker is rated higher. Preterm Growth Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Peekaboo ICU Preemie averages 3.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Preterm Growth Tracker or Peekaboo ICU Preemie have ads?
Neither Preterm Growth Tracker nor Peekaboo ICU Preemie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Preterm Growth Tracker or Peekaboo ICU Preemie?
Preterm Growth Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Peekaboo ICU Preemie every 2 months. Most recently, Preterm Growth Tracker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Peekaboo ICU Preemie on November 2, 2026.

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