These top-rated apps simplify parenting by offering trusted advice, development tracking, and practical tools to make life with your little one easier and more enjoyable. (My links are for apple store but the apps exist for Android as well!)
Sections
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👶 Baby Care Essentials
🌱 Baby Development & Milestones
🤰 Pregnancy and Parenthood Companions
🍼 Feeding Support
🔧 Tools
👶 Baby Care Essentials
An all-in-one tracker for feeding, sleeping, diaper changes, and growth, plus daily parenting tips and soothing lullabies. I literally use it every hour of the day for tracking sleep, and growth. Love reading about my baby's development. This app has...
Baby+ (free app)
Packed with over 1,000 development activities, this app helps track milestones and provides personalized parenting tips based on expert guidelines.
Baby Development App: BabyG on the App Store (in-app purchases)
🌱 Baby Development & Milestones
Helps parents understand and anticipate mental leaps in their baby’s development, with tips for navigating tricky phases. Keep in mind every baby is different so the timeline given might not follow your baby's rate development. Its definetely a good ...
The Wonder Weeks on the App Store (paid app)
A comprehensive resource for introducing solid foods, with a searchable food database, allergen warnings, and preparation tips.
The Solid Starts App - Solid Starts & First Foods Database (in-App purchases)
🤰 Pregnancy and Parenthood Companions
A versatile app for tracking your pregnancy, menstrual cycles, and ovulation, offering expert tips, health insights, and a supportive community. Loved seeing how much my little one grew every week, what to eat, to support my body and my baby's growth...
Flo (in app purchases)
Offers week-by-week updates on your baby’s growth, a contraction timer, baby name ideas, and interactive 3D images. Those 3D images are great for content creation on your social media 😍
Pregnancy + | Tracker App on the App Store - Apple (free)
Motherhood can feel isolating, but Peanut connects you with like-minded moms, moms-to-be, and women navigating similar life stages.
Download Peanut
Parenthood can be overwhelming, mindfulness exercises, stress management techniques, and guided meditations help parents stay calm and focused.
Meditation and Sleep Made Simple - Headspace
🍼 Feeding Support
Assists in tracking breastfeeding sessions, pumping, and bottle feedings, providing insights to support your feeding journey.
Family App: Your All-in-One Tracker - Medela
🔧 Tools
I use it for white noises (when I forget my white noise machine, or if you can't afford one), for songs and lullabies in the car, and for Mrs Rachel. (I dont do screen time, I just have it play on my phone out of sight from the baby)
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I like to expose my baby to classical music, and we also use it for playtime Playlists. Let me know in the comments if you want me to make a recommendation list with all my playlists 🎶