Nara Baby and Baby Tracker get compared a lot because they're both the "pay once" alternative to Huckleberry's subscription, and because both used to be free. Only one of them still is. Nara Baby dropped its free plan in 2026 and now costs $9.99 a month or $99.99 for lifetime access, while Baby Tracker (Nighp Software, the stork icon) is still free with ads and $4.99 once to remove them. That's a twenty-fold gap in the lifetime price, so this comparison is mostly about what Nara gives you for the extra $95 and whether the company behind it bothers you.
TL;DR: Both apps track feeds, diapers, sleep and growth for multiple children on iPhone and Android. Nara Baby is prettier, has postpartum tracking for mom, and costs $9.99 a month or $99.99 once after a 7-day trial, with an account and cloud sync required. It's owned by Nara Organics, a formula company. Baby Tracker is free with ads or $4.99 once, needs no account, keeps data on your device, and has the best PDF reports in the category. Both carry Apple's "Data Used to Track You" label.
Quick comparison
| Feature | Nara Baby | Baby Tracker (Nighp) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 7-day trial, then $9.99/mo or $99.99 lifetime | Free with ads; $4.99 once removes them |
| Ads | None | Until you pay $4.99 |
| Who makes it | Nara Organics, an infant formula company | Nighp Software, an independent developer |
| Breastfeeding timer | Yes | Yes |
| Sleep, diapers, growth, milestones | Yes | Yes |
| Postpartum tracking for mom | Yes | No |
| Multiple children | Unlimited, one payment | Yes |
| Home Screen widgets | Limited | Yes, for glancing at info |
| Live Activities | Yes | Yes |
| Apple Watch | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | Data export | Full PDF reports |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Account required | Yes | No |
| Where your data lives | Nara's cloud | On your device; optional sync via your own iCloud or Dropbox |
| App Store privacy label | Data Used to Track You, Data Linked to You, Data Not Linked to You | Data Used to Track You, Data Linked to You, Data Not Linked to You |
Nara Baby in detail
Nara Baby is a well-designed app. The interface is calm, the tracking flows make sense, there are no banner ads or upsell popups once you're in, and it covers breastfeeding, pumping, diapers, sleep, growth and medical notes, plus a genuinely thoughtful postpartum section for the person who just gave birth. Unlimited children and caregivers are included in one payment, and the lifetime plan covers future kids too.
Two catches. The first is money. As of its own FAQ in September 2026, Nara offers a 7-day free trial, then $9.99 a month or $99.99 for lifetime access. Let the trial lapse and you can still view and export what you logged, but you can't add anything new. (The full story is in our post on whether Nara Baby is still free.) The second is the owner. Nara Organics is an infant formula company with $32 million in venture funding, and the app exists to put the brand in front of about 1.5 million parents during the most expensive year of their lives. There are no ads inside the app, but your baby's feeding data lives in a formula company's cloud, behind an account you had to create, and Apple's privacy label reads "Data Used to Track You" and "Data Linked to You".
What Nara is good at
- Postpartum care, because it remembers that you're recovering too.
- A clean, calm design with no ads anywhere.
- Unlimited kids and caregivers on one payment.
What Nara is not great at
- $99.99 is a lot if you mostly use the feed timer.
- An account, cloud storage, a formula company as owner, and a tracking label.
- The widgets don't do much, and the reports are thinner than Baby Tracker's.
Baby Tracker in detail
Baby Tracker has been around for over a decade and tracks everything Nara does except postpartum care, plus temperature, medication and custom activities you define yourself. A 5.0 redesign in early 2026 brought the interface up to date, and it now has Live Activities, an Apple Watch app and Siri Shortcuts. Its PDF reports are the ones parents hand to the pediatrician.
The pricing is as simple as it gets: free with ads, $4.99 once to remove them, and an optional Plus subscription ($5.99 a month or $49.99 a year) for on-device AI nap and feed cues that you can ignore entirely. There's no account. Your data lives on your phone, and syncing to a partner's device runs through your own iCloud or Dropbox rather than Nighp's servers, which is the most privacy-respecting setup of any all-in-one tracker. The one blemish is the ad network in the free version, which is why its privacy label also reads "Data Used to Track You" and "Data Linked to You". Paying the $4.99 removes the ads, though the label stays.
What Baby Tracker is good at
- $4.99 once, with no subscription for anything you'd miss.
- No account, and sync through your own cloud.
- iPad and Android support alongside the iPhone app, and reports worth printing.
What Baby Tracker is not great at
- It's dense, with more screens and taps than Nara.
- Ads until you pay, and nothing for mom's recovery.
When to pick Nara Baby
- You want postpartum tracking alongside the baby's log
- You have or plan on several children and $99.99 once feels fair for all of them
- You want the prettier app and you're not bothered by an account or by who owns it
- You're formula feeding or combination feeding and the Nara connection is a plus, not a minus
When to pick Baby Tracker
- You'd rather pay $4.99 than $99.99 for roughly the same tracking
- You don't want an account, and you want your data on your own device
- You want an iPad app as well as the phone
- You want PDF reports for appointments
- You'd rather not hand a formula company your breastfeeding data
If you only time breastfeeds
Both of these are dashboards, and a lot of parents end up using one screen of a dashboard. If the breastfeeding timer is that screen, MilkMode is the smaller answer: left and right tracking, a Home Screen widget and Live Activities if you want them, no account, and an App Store privacy label that reads "Data Not Collected". It's $4.99 once after a 7-day trial, iPhone only, and it won't log sleep or diapers, so if you want everything in one place, Baby Tracker is the one to buy.
The honest take
Nara is the nicer app and Baby Tracker is the better deal, and unless the postpartum section or the design matters a lot to you, $95 is a big premium to pay for an app whose owner has a commercial interest in your feeding choices. Baby Tracker does the same job for $4.99, keeps your data on your phone, and has been doing it for ten years. If you only time feeds, skip both and keep the $95 for something else.
Quick answers
Is Nara Baby still free? No. Since 2026 Nara Baby has a 7-day free trial, then costs $9.99 a month or $99.99 for lifetime access. After the trial you can view and export your data but can't log anything new.
Is Baby Tracker by Nighp free? Yes, the core app is free with ads. $4.99 once removes the ads, and an optional Plus subscription adds AI nap and feed cues.
Who owns Nara Baby? Nara Organics, an infant formula company with about $32 million in venture funding. Baby Tracker is made by Nighp Software, an independent developer.
Which of these apps collects your data? Both carry Apple's "Data Used to Track You" and "Data Linked to You" labels. Nara needs an account and stores your data in its cloud, while Baby Tracker works without an account and keeps data on your device, with the label reflecting the ads in its free version. MilkMode's label reads "Data Not Collected".
Do Nara Baby and Baby Tracker work on Android and Apple Watch? Both have Android apps and Apple Watch apps. Baby Tracker also has an iPad app.
Keep reading
- Nara Baby vs. Huckleberry: Which Baby Tracker Should You Actually Use?
- Is Nara Baby Still Free? What It Costs Now (2026)
- MilkMode vs. Baby Tracker (Nighp): Which One Should You Use?
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