Best other pregnancy apps for privacy-conscious parents
Your Pregnancy Data is Yours: The Best Privacy-First Apps for Expectant Parents
In the digital age, your pregnancy journey is one of the most personal experiences you’ll ever have. But for many modern parents, that excitement comes with a side of "data anxiety." Between targeted ads for diapers popping up before you’ve even told your parents and concerns about where your health data actually goes, choosing the right app is a big decision.
If you’re looking to protect your privacy without sacrificing great features, here are our top picks for the best privacy-conscious pregnancy tools.
1. Nineish Months: The Privacy Gold Standard
We might be biased, but we built Nineish Months specifically because we believed parents deserved a beautiful, functional space that didn't treat their personal information like a product.
Most pregnancy apps store your data on their servers, often sharing it with third-party advertisers. Nineish Months takes a completely different approach: your data stays on your device. We don’t have accounts, we don’t have a "cloud," and we certainly don't sell your data. You get a stunning, milestone-based journey, week-by-week updates, and a private digital scrapbook—all with the peace of mind that your private moments stay private. It’s the closest thing to a paper journal, but with the convenience of your iPhone.
2. Clue: For Science-Backed Cycle Tracking
Before you’re tracking kicks and hiccups, you’re likely tracking your cycle. Clue is a fantastic option for those in the "trying to conceive" or very early pregnancy stages. Based in Berlin, they are governed by strict European privacy laws (GDPR), which are much more protective than those in the U.S. Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade in the US, Clue made a public commitment that they would not comply with US subpoenas for health data, as they are a German company and would require a German court order to release anything—which is extremely unlikely for reproductive data. While it functions primarily as a period tracker, its pregnancy mode offers a clinical, non-gendered approach that stays away from the "pink and flowery" stereotypes of other apps.
3. Freya: The Privacy-Friendly Contraction Timer
When the big day finally arrives, you don’t need an app that wants to know your life story; you just need a tool that works. Freya, created by The Positive Birth Company, is a beautiful contraction timer and virtual birth partner. Because it’s a utility tool focused on hypnobirthing and timing, it doesn’t require the massive data sets that "social" pregnancy apps do. It’s a simple, elegant way to manage surges while keeping your focus—and your data—within your birth room. However like most modern apps, they may use basic analytics (like Google Analytics or Bugsnag) to see how the app is performing and where it crashes. While this doesn't usually include your personal health data, it is still a connection to a third party.
*Disclaimer - this information was taken from what was available online to our knowledge. Their systems may change in the future.
The Bottom Line
Your pregnancy belongs to you—not a data broker. By choosing apps that prioritize local storage or operate under strict privacy jurisdictions, you can focus on what really matters: preparing for your new arrival.
Ready to start your private pregnancy journey? Download Nineish Months today and keep your milestones all to yourself.
