Comparison

Preterm Growth Tracker vs NICU2HOME

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

NICU2HOME

This app provides evidence-based support for parents with infants in the NICU. It offers daily clinical updates, care team information, milestone tracking, and an extensive education center. Parents can also securely share their journey with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Daily clinical updates
  • Care team tracking
  • Milestone monitoring
  • Extensive education center
  • Secure family sharing
  • Parental support tools
Features
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Whether you knew you were coming to the NICU or it came as a total surprise, having a premature infant creates many questions about baby and parenting. We asked parents like you what they wanted to know. We listen to what they said. Then we designed NICU2HOME to meet the demands of NICU parents. Created by a neonatal hospitalist and a leading team of designers, NICU2HOME is the first evidence-based and research-backed smartphone application designed to support parents with babies (and even multiples) in the NICU. NICU2HOME highlights include: Daily Updates - When your baby is in the NICU, you can receive daily updates on your baby's weight, feeding, breathing, and other clinical information. Care Team - Here you can check your baby's care team on a real-time basis when your baby is in the NICU Milestones - You can track milestones for your baby's special moments like weight gain, feeding, breathing, discharge, and more special moment with families at home Education Center - Here you can learn everything you need to know about your new baby and their new environment in the NICU. With over 180 different educational topics covered, NICU2HOME will send you information each day that specifically is geared toward you and your baby’s journey. Connect with your friends and family-- New parents need support, so we have designed NICU2HOME so you can share your NICU journey with your support crew through this safe, secure and private channel. Post and share—NICU2HOME allows you to easily and securely share your thoughts and experiences with the important people in your life, taking them along for the ride. Being in the NICU can be stressful. NICU2HOME is here to help you manage the first days, the long nights, and what often is weeks or even months in the NICU. We hope it helps you be the parent you always wanted to be. NICU2HOME was initially offered to a small number of NICU parents as part of a scientific research program. Please check if your hospital NICU offers this service before you download the app.

Screenshots

Preterm Growth Tracker4 screens
NICU2HOME4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NICU2HOME at 100% against Preterm Growth Tracker's 50%. NICU2HOME also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Preterm Growth Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NICU2HOME asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NICU2HOME holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NICU2HOME has 137 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Preterm Growth Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of NICU2HOME's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Preterm Growth Tracker ships an update every 2 months, NICU2HOME every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Preterm Growth Tracker versus NICU2HOME: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreterm Growth TrackerNICU2HOME
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB71 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperQuatrian Inc.Gingiber Labs Inc.

Customer experience

Preterm Growth Tracker

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

NICU2HOME

All ratings137 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Preterm Growth Tracker

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

NICU2HOME

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Preterm Growth Tracker free?
Preterm Growth Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NICU2HOME free?
NICU2HOME is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Preterm Growth Tracker or NICU2HOME?
NICU2HOME is rated higher. Preterm Growth Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NICU2HOME averages 4.9 from 137 ratings.
Do Preterm Growth Tracker or NICU2HOME have ads?
Neither Preterm Growth Tracker nor NICU2HOME shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Preterm Growth Tracker or NICU2HOME?
Preterm Growth Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and NICU2HOME every 6 weeks. Most recently, Preterm Growth Tracker was updated on October 13, 2026 and NICU2HOME on October 8, 2026.

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