12 Need-to-Have Pregnancy Apps For Expectant Parents

Ovia Pregnancy & Baby Tracker app (free)

This app, created by Ovia Health by Labcorp, offers tons of useful pregnancy tools — from realistic illustrations and size comparisons of your baby in the womb to a baby names filter that will help you you brainstorm the most meaningful name for your little one.

"I was using Ovia for tracking ovulation/periods, so I just switched to Ovia Pregnancy!" one reddit user gushes about Ovia Pregnancy & Baby Tracker app. "It's free, gives you plenty of space for notes and general health tracking, and lets you choose between 4 sets of fun things to track the baby's size."

Flo Period Tracker and Calendar ($49.99 a year)

Many Reddit commenters said that they'd been using Flo Period Tracker and Calendar to track their periods, making the switch to using it to track their pregnancies pretty seamless. (It's free to download, but the Pregnancy Tracker version costs extra.)

You can follow your baby's growth weekly, set a countdown, and get detailed information on newborn care. "I love flo! So many good facts and articles. I love it," writes one commenter.

Sweat ($20 a month)

Another pregnancy workout app name that came up often was Kayla Itsine's Sweat. Itsine offers both pregnancy and postnatal programs designed to help you feel strong and active, no matter where you are in your journey.

"I used Sweat pretty regularly before getting pregnant and so just switched over to the pregnancy workouts," a commenter says. "They are pretty good but nothing super challenging. I've been using more weight than she recommends and adjusting some exercises but overall it's pretty good."

Oura Ring ($299 and up, $6 a month)

Everyone's favorite smart ring, designed to track your body's signals (sleep, cycle, heart rate stress, and more), can now help guide you through pregnancy, too. The brand recently launched a new health feature, Pregnancy Insights, which can track your gestational age and provide weekly pregnancy insights and educational cards to help you understand your sleep and vitals throughout pregnancy. Pregnancy Insights is still new and there aren't many reviews out there yet, but one of our editors tested out the Oura Ring and couldn't speak more highly of the tech.

"For me, the most useful application has been tracking my sleep. I don't generally have an issue falling or staying asleep, but I do wake up tired often, as opposed to refreshed, energized, and ready to start the day. There are also lots of nights in which I don't get as much sleep as I'd like, and I was curious to see how that would affect my next day. I found that, in fact, when I got a sleep score lower than 80, I did feel more sluggish during the day. Most notably, when my amount of REM sleep was suboptimal, I would wake up with that tired feeling I've become accustomed to." — India Yaffe, former associate commerce editor

Pregnancy + ($3.99)

For a small fee you can access all of the useful tools on Pregnancy +, including interactive 3D models showing your baby's development, baby size guides, and week-by-week pregnancy tips.

"I use Ovia and Pregnancy+ and I like them both," a Redditor explains. "Ovia has more features that are free, and I like their daily tidbits of info. Pregnancy+ has more in-depth weekly articles that go over what's happening in your baby's development and a better 3D visualization of baby week by week."

Clue Period Tracker & Calendar ($39.99 a year)

Clue was designed to track both periods and pregnancies, making the app useful beyond just one stage of your life.

"I had to pay to chose the pregnancy mode but I think it's worth it because the information is very useful, the language trans inclusive, and they provide scientific sources," says a reddit commenter. "I also enjoy that the tone used is pretty neutral instead of talking about the fetus like it's a precious flower or a bundle of joy or whatever."

Another commenter adds: ""I also wasn't interested in receiving ads and my data being sold, and Clue is one of the better ones for data privacy."

BabyCenter (free)

The cost of BabyCenter's app is only one of its advantages. "It's got some good info about symptoms, what's going on in your body, what baby's development is like each week, and some handy tools like 'Is It Safe?' that's been a really convenient way to check on whether various foods/products/activities/etc are allowed," adds one redditor. "Also has a cute bumpie pic feature that I've enjoyed."

Another commenter weighs in: "I've been using the Baby Center and the What to Expect app . . . The Baby Center also has a kick tracker, contractions timer and birth class videos for later in your pregnancy."

The Bump - Pregnancy Tracker (free)

The Bump's pregnancy trackers earns rave reviews, specifically for its size comparison updates and daily informational articles.

"I ended up downloading like 4 lol. Ovia & The Bump are my favorites for sure," one Redditor writes. "The Bump is my favorite for tracking the size of the baby, and learning about pregnancy in general. It shares daily articles for you to read based on where you are in your pregnancy."

What to Expect Pregnancy+Baby (free)

This was a common fave among Redditors and it's perfectly understandable why. The app offers all-in-one pregnancy and baby tracker technology to help guide you during pregnancy and after baby is born.

"It has articles and videos each week explaining how baby is developing inside the womb. It's a free app. My partner and I always looked forward to the videos each week. And as an added bonus it continues giving tips and info after baby is born on milestones to expect for baby's development each month," one user says.

Emily Skye Fit ($19.99 a month)

Emily Skye Fit was a standout app among reviewers when it came to pregnancy workouts. "I have used Emily Skye for 2 pregnancies and I love her for both pregnancy, postpartum, AND regular all-the-time workout programs," says one commenter in a Reddit thread about pregnancy workout apps.

"Seconding Emily Skye!" another adds. "Loved her prenatal program and am working through the postpartum program now."

Expecting and Empowered ($149.99 a year)

This app was created by a women's health orthopedic physical therapist and a certified personal trainer, and claims to be information-backed — none of the "listen to your body" advice here that pregnant people can find so frustrating when trying to figure out how to work out.

"I like the workouts, I like the Physical Therapy focus also, lots of hip movements to help stabilize the pelvis which is great. I don't love the circuit-based training, but I am able to work around it and do the workouts the way I prefer just fine (I'm more of a slow lifter)," a Redditor weighs in. "The nice part about the circuits is the workout can be 30 min flat if you do it right, sometimes I do that it just depends on my energy level that day. I also am easily able to sub in my precious barbell for a few lifts per workout, which brings me great joy."

Expectful ($8.99 a month)

Sure, you could use your regular meditation app during pregnancy. But Expectful is designed specifically for pregnant people and is centered around meditation, but contains so much more.

"I've found everything I was looking for in the Expectful app," one Redditor posted to the site. "It's science based very easy to navigate, it has meditations, courses and a comprehensive Hypnobirthing course. The courses are laid out in a professional manner that makes them easy to understand and apply. It doesn't hurt that the customer service is great."

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