Pregnancy (Sprout)
Written by Heather Leister
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Even though my baby is quickly approaching her first birthday (only about 6 more weeks, let the crying begin!) I can still appreciate a good pregnancy tracking app. Sprout is a great pregnancy tracking app with everything you could want. Here’s a rundown of it’s features:
My Baby – These screens show you what your baby looks like week by week. The images are amazing and authentic. They’re big and bright to show you exactly what’s going on. The images have dots that you can tap on to reveal information about your baby’s current development. Some of the images even come in 3D and will rotate on your screen.
Doctor Says –This is where you’ll find medical information and advice. Throughout this section you’ll notice “To Dos” and when you tap on them they’re copied on to the app’s organizer. The “To Dos” correspond with the weekly information. For example on Week 9 you’ve got “Stock up on healthy snacks” and “Purchase pregnancy bras”. You’ll also find notes that say “M.D. Visit Planner”. These are things you might want to talk to your doctor about. When you tap on those things they’re added to another list in the app. I love the way the medical information is integrated with practical things that a pregnant woman would really need and use.
Organizer – The Organizer has several parts. First, there is a M.D. Visit Planner. This will list the “visit” items that you tapped in the Doctor Says section. You can also type in your own question or go through a list of questions that are sorted by trimester. There is also a list of symptoms which is fantastic too. All you have to do is tap on the question or symptom and it’s automatically added to your visit list. When you’re at your doctor’s appointment you can open up the list and everything is right there. I think this is a great feature and I would have used it all the time. I have horrible pregnancy brain which affects my short term memory and unfortunately never really goes away once the pregnancy is over. The Organizer also has a To Do List which shows your pregnancy tasks. If you selected to dos from the Doctor Says section they’ll appear here. You can also type in your own to dos.
Newborn Essentials is a list of items you’ll need when that sweet baby comes home from the hospital. It’s a very thorough list but if there’s something else you’d like to add you can easily do it. You can check things off the list as you gather your supplies. Hospital Bag is a list of things you might need when you go to the hospital to have your baby. Again, it’s a wonderful thorough list that you can also add to and check off as you pack.
Tools – In the Tools section you’ll find a Weight Tracker, Kick Counter and Contraction Timer. Each tool is very easy to use and I would have used them all except the weight tracker. I prefer to ignore that pregnancy issue.
All in all Sprout is a terrific, well thought out and well developed app. You can tell that pregnant women had a hand in it’s development. It is a pricey app (9.99) but if you want all of your lists, reminders and tools in one easy to use app then I think it’s worth it. *Update – the app is now only $3.99.*
*Update 9/6/11 - Sprout version 2.0 was released in June and it made the app universal. The app now looks and works beautifully on your iPad and iPhone. The high-definition images have been redefined for the iPhone 4 and the iPad, I was impressed with them before and am even more so now. Terrific looking on the large iPad screen! In addition to this Sprout now has Daily Tips that are brought to the app by Parents Magazine. The app lets you share your baby’s development information on Facebook and you can email notes and information to others. Sprout’s contraction timer also ties in with Facebook and when you go into labor you’ll be able to post your contraction information if you like. Pregnancy (Sprout) was a fantasic app to begin with but the new updates have made it better than ever.
Price when Reviewed: $3.99
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.
Seller: MedArt Studios
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.
