“Worse than the Android version on every level — The Android version of this app opens immediately to the page where you can track contractions. This version takes you through at least seven different unskippable pages asking optional…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 560 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-05.
4.8 ★158,452 ratings
5M+Downloads
12+Age rating
38 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
*** Most downloaded Contraction Timer app in the world! Number 1 in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Italy and elsewhere! ***
This is the simplest-to-use contraction timer. The app will help to track your contractions and determine when it's time to go to the hospital. If you plan on having a home birth, the app will tell you what stage of labor you are in at any given moment.
Keep track of your labor by tapping a single button at the start and at the end of each contraction. The Contraction Timer analyzes the duration and frequency of contractions and will notify you when it's time to go to the hospital.
Thousands of pregnant women around the world have become mothers using our app.
Always consult your doctor to orient yourself in terms of contraction frequency and duration. This app is not a medical device and our recomendations are based on standard indicators.…
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
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App Store
This analysis describes version 3.3 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 3.3, updated 2026-07-10.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 2.1 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.1, updated 2026-02-19.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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In the package we scanned
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What the analysis found
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One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
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Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 11 distinct reviewers (7.2% of 153 reviews scanned)
From the store listing: Usable without an account
The app's own screens offer a way past sign-up — guest access, skipping, or browsing before registering — rather than gating the product behind an account. The store's privacy disclosure is checked alongside it: that disclosure is self-reported, so it corroborates this credit rather than establishing it.
What we saw: The store privacy disclosure (7 entries) links no contact details or identifiers to the user — consistent with an app that does not require an account. Self-reported by the developer.
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Ads!? — Invasive fullscreen ads between contractions are very frustrating - especially since many of them are phishing scams”
“Ads are obnoxious, not worth using this app for — I want to say that the app works fine, I’ve used it before with my first child for contractions, but the ads are very annoying and make the app more of a hassle than a help. Having to…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 3.3.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown3
Lowest$2.99
Highest$5.99
Contraction Timer Full Version$2.99
Contraction Timer Plus$2.99
Contraction Timer Plus$5.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.