“Most features are locked behind a steep paywall ($100 a year) when it used to be free or only $10 a year for more features. There is nothing on this app that you can't find elsewhere or just use your brain. The "recipes" are so basic that…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 411 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Solid Starts: Baby Food App
Solid StartsApp of the Day – Apple Best Apps for Parents – Apple Trusted by 6M+ around th…
4.9 ★24,932 ratings
1M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
App of the Day – Apple Best Apps for Parents – Apple Trusted by 6M+ around the world
Solid Starts provides you everything you need to know about introducing solid foods to babies with baby led weaning, BLW, or transitioning from spoon feeding or purées to finger foods. Built by a team of board-certified pediatricians, infant feeding therapists, swallowing specialists, allergist and dietitian to guide your child’s food journey. This is your trusted tool to feel confident when starting solids and creating joyful mealtimes.
THE #1 TRUSTED BABY FOOD DATABASE IN THE WORLD Learn how to safely introduce 500+ foods to baby in our First Foods® Database. Each food has detailed nutrition information, choking & allergen guidance, instructions on how to cut and serve the food based on baby's age, and videos of real babies eating.…
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 6.6.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 6.6.0, updated 2026-09-24.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 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
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
90% or more five-star
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In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 19 distinct reviewers (4.6% of 411 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Used to be great, now they don't show you how to cut the food without paying them. I feel like something that keeps children safe should be free knowledge... it used to be at least edit: the visuals are behind paywall now my review stays…”
“This app is not free and everything is locked behind a monthly subscription of $10. Don't waste your time if you're looking for a free option. Edit: The only thing that is free is limited information and if you misclick on anything you…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 6.6.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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