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The Wonder Weeks - Baby leaps
Domus Technica · 119,959 ratings · ★ 4.8
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"baby"
12 negative reviews mention this · 31% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Buyer’s remorse. Major regrets in purchasing this. Several parents recommended it and in a fog of new parent delirium I paid for a subscription. It “predicts” fussy episodes BUT with a 1-2 week window… that is not useful at all. I understand that it can’t b…" - Sftexan
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"fussy"
9 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Buyer’s remorse. Major regrets in purchasing this. Several parents recommended it and in a fog of new parent delirium I paid for a subscription. It “predicts” fussy episodes BUT with a 1-2 week window… that is not useful at all. I understand that it can’t b…" - Sftexan
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"information"
9 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wish I could refund. Super vague, works in leaps that just say fussy or developing one sensory function. Not really a mile stone tracker and is more of a virtual diary you fill out with pre determined bullet points. I’m really failing to see how this app coul…" - Aminetc
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"doesn"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Reply. I thought it would give me updates every week. But it doesn’t. Only for that leap. Plus it doesn’t tell you when you get a comment from the group chats. I also have a hard time replying. It isn’t as easy as just replying. It hides the repl…" - Kay Dan13
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"money"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unnecessary. As a first time mom, this app truly created more anxiety for me than it helped me. I found myself worrying when my kiddo wasn’t meeting milestones and turns out, he’s been “late” meeting every single milestone. He’s 2.5 yrs old now and he’s…" - KMMDEM
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"worth"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. It’s been largely unhelpful. The sequence of the developmental stages is probably correct but the timing has been totally off in regards to our kid, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to change the duration/timeline of the stages so that t…" - Reviewing apps14
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"free"
7 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No free use. Apps should disclose before downloading that it requires payment for use. Like why do you need my data now? Just sketchy Just wasting my time signing up answering questions to be met with price options." - Valxwee
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"google"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Buyer’s remorse. Major regrets in purchasing this. Several parents recommended it and in a fog of new parent delirium I paid for a subscription. It “predicts” fussy episodes BUT with a 1-2 week window… that is not useful at all. I understand that it can’t b…" - Sftexan
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"helpful"
6 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. It’s been largely unhelpful. The sequence of the developmental stages is probably correct but the timing has been totally off in regards to our kid, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to change the duration/timeline of the stages so that t…" - Reviewing apps14
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"subscription"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Buyer’s remorse. Major regrets in purchasing this. Several parents recommended it and in a fog of new parent delirium I paid for a subscription. It “predicts” fussy episodes BUT with a 1-2 week window… that is not useful at all. I understand that it can’t b…" - Sftexan
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"anything"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Buyer’s remorse. Major regrets in purchasing this. Several parents recommended it and in a fog of new parent delirium I paid for a subscription. It “predicts” fussy episodes BUT with a 1-2 week window… that is not useful at all. I understand that it can’t b…" - Sftexan
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"child"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not worth it. It’s been largely unhelpful. The sequence of the developmental stages is probably correct but the timing has been totally off in regards to our kid, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to change the duration/timeline of the stages so that t…" - Reviewing apps14
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The most confusing app
Walls and walls of text
Unnecessary
As a first time mom, this app truly created more anxiety for me than it helped me. I found myself worrying when my kiddo wasn’t meeting milestones and turns out, he’s been “late” meeting every single milestone. He’s 2.5 yrs old now and he’s perfectly fine. His normal was “late” according to this app. I wish I could tell my newly postpartum self to not waste your money on this app.
Buyer’s remorse
Major regrets in purchasing this. Several parents recommended it and in a fog of new parent delirium I paid for a subscription. It “predicts” fussy episodes BUT with a 1-2 week window… that is not useful at all. I understand that it can’t be an exact science, but the fussy episodes are so close together that a 1-2 week window is like when people say mercury is in retrograde - it always is if you feel like it is. Also, the content itself is faulty: I tried watching the videos of sounds the baby is making at her current stage and they have background music playing over it loudly so you can’t hear anything the baby is doing. I would laugh if I hadn’t wasted $34.99 that could go to our diaper fund. Also, the text of the videos describes it as a mom interacting with her baby. The video shows a bearded man, perhaps the dad. I would love it if this app was progressive enough to have such non-binary representation but the more likely answer is that these developers havent reviewed their content for accuracy or proofread anything in years.
If you want to know what development your baby is in that week, google it. If you want a great app where you can track your baby’s progress, feedings, etc, use ParentLove.
If you want to know what development your baby is in that week, google it. If you want a great app where you can track your baby’s progress, feedings, etc, use ParentLove.
Not worth it
It’s been largely unhelpful. The sequence of the developmental stages is probably correct but the timing has been totally off in regards to our kid, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to change the duration/timeline of the stages so that the next one synchs up correctly. It has been so regrettably off at every stage so far (baby is just over 3 months). We are just as well off reading a child psychology excerpt for the developmental stages.
Uselessly app
Not helpful…wasted money..
Wish I could refund
Super vague, works in leaps that just say fussy or developing one sensory function. Not really a mile stone tracker and is more of a virtual diary you fill out with pre determined bullet points.
I’m really failing to see how this app could help new parents expect milestones or developmental changes besides the bare minimum information this app provides. Do not buy or pay for this subscription. Google and write down in your own notes app if you want the same functionality.
I’m really failing to see how this app could help new parents expect milestones or developmental changes besides the bare minimum information this app provides. Do not buy or pay for this subscription. Google and write down in your own notes app if you want the same functionality.
No free use
Apps should disclose before downloading that it requires payment for use. Like why do you need my data now? Just sketchy
Just wasting my time signing up answering questions to be met with price options.
Just wasting my time signing up answering questions to be met with price options.
Login fails, incorrect date
Im paying for it and the dates where incorrect in the app… the week appeared to be around beginning of February when we are in March. Deleted and downloaded the app again and I cant login! Tried setting a new password and it says “attempt exceeded”… as if I was typing an incorrect password… when Im creating a new one!!!!
Confusing navigation and information doesn’t refresh enough
The navigation of this app is very confusing and not user friendly. The content stays stagnant for the 2 weeks or so while the baby is in a “leap”. I also didn’t find the “activities” that appealing.
Should be free
Not free
Vaguely interesting, but not actually helpful
I can see without the app when my child is hysterical, so not sure why it was recommended to me by a friend. 🤷🏻♀️
Not Worth It
The phases are not aligning at all with my baby or what the science actually says.
Terrible
Wish I could use the app without paying for it. The app makes you put in all your information like your child’s name and then your email then wants you to purchase the app to use it.
Not helpful
This app basically tells you your baby is going through a leap and fussy because of it. However the way they phrase it is so that it justifies fussiness 3 weeks out of a month without helpful advice and no evidence based research
I don’t get the hype
Not worth the money. It just scares you into thinking your baby is going to be fussy 90% of the first year of its life.
Too expensive for what it is
It’s too expensive for something that LIKELY won’t line up with your baby. Also don’t even see a free trial to see if it does. Seems like a money grab, used to be reasonably priced
Can’t use the app without paying
Not a fan of having to subscribe to even use the app when you can just look up the information on google without having to pay. Was hoping to be able to use the app and have easy access & notifications to leaps but I guess a google search is better off!
Frustrating
Really frustrating, partner code doesn’t work, feels predatory.
Fussy agin? Cool, thanks.
Babies are fussy and this app is excellent at reminding me of that, repeatedly. I don’t remember if I paid for this app, but I surely hope that I didn’t.
MUST pay???
you HAVE to pay in order to do anything on the app- it literally wont allow you to explore without buying a subscription which is insane. cool idea- sucky way. why do moms have to pay to get help with their babies, beyond me.
Not Helpful
I don’t find this app to be helpful. Baby does not align when they say the leaps are going to happen. No way to mark that one started sooner or later than they predicted. Does not provide helpful insight
Disappointed
If you HAVE TO pay to do literally anything with the app, you should just make it cost what you need on the app store, or have a free version as well
Don’t buy
This app should be free. It has no idea goes to predict what my babies are going through. Not enough data on babies is collected. It’s nice to see Edgar developmental phase they’re in but you can google that for free
Subscription needed
You need to pay a subscription in order to use the app at all.
Nahh…
Not worth purchasing, in my opinion.
No tiene nada que ver
Ni los calendarios ni los horarios son correctos. Ni cerca. Ni una sola vez.
Reply
I thought it would give me updates every week. But it doesn’t. Only for that leap. Plus it doesn’t tell you when you get a comment from the group chats. I also have a hard time replying. It isn’t as easy as just replying. It hides the reply I am sending and I have to play with the scrolling to make it work.
Waste of money
This app is not helpful at all. The dates have yet to actually line up with when my daughter is achieving milestones or going through her “phases.” And half of the wording in the app doesn’t even make sense. Don’t waste your money, you can get the same info on google and it will make more sense too.
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Meh
This has been completely off for us. She’s always fussy when it says she should be in skills and often is good during the fussy time. I don’t think it tracks for everyone.
Glitchy and Inaccurate
On both fussy and skills phases, there will be a description and then a box to check, but most boxes just says “label” with no further information and “read more” cannot be clicked. It’s frustrating since I paid a yearly subscription for this and can’t even see what the specific checkpoints are supposed to be. I also agree with another reviewer saying some things are a worded a bit extremely. The current phase claims my 8-month-old son would be pointing to multiple back-and-white animals and mooing at them, thinking they’re all cows, for example. He doesn’t say words at 8 months, so he’s definitely not mooing at random animals, which is developmentally normal and expected. It just feels like a waste of money and makes me sad.
Not Worth the Price
A $5 monthly fee, for starters, is insane, especially when most of this info is free on the internet. But I would’ve tolerated the price tag if it was in any way accurate. My son didn’t follow anything it said. There were some skills it insisted he couldn’t learn until the skill phase, but he was absolutely showing them. You can’t adjust the window to better represent where your baby is at. Zero flexibility. All of the other features give a “free” vibe, but still cost money. The videos don’t make any sense. Oh and there are a ton of type-os in the text and someone who clearly doesn’t speak English as a native language wrote it. If you’re gonna make me pay $ for the app, the least you could do is pay someone else to proofread it. 🙄
Not great
The app doesn’t seem to have much information. Nothing more than a simple google search can provide. Doesn’t seem worth it to pay for it.
Pretty useless overall
App will tell you at various intervals “baby is about to be fussy for vague reason X because everything is new to them. But don’t worry, mom and dad are there to help!”
That’s basically all this app does
That’s basically all this app does
Useful info, but never accurate.
The information that this app offers is useful, but the fussy/skills phases were never accurate for my baby.
It would say she was in a fussy phase and my baby was so happy the entire time. Then other times when my baby was fussy, I thought to check the app thinking it would definitely say she was in a fussy phase… sure enough, inaccurate again.
It would say she was in a fussy phase and my baby was so happy the entire time. Then other times when my baby was fussy, I thought to check the app thinking it would definitely say she was in a fussy phase… sure enough, inaccurate again.
You Don’t Need This App
I find the app very confusing. My baby is nearly one and although I’ve spent a good deal of time trying to understand the leaps and phases and all the other information in the app, I still don’t get it. You’re much better off using What to Expect or Baby Center (which are free) for guidance on your baby’s development. I am a first time mom, but have raised and cared for children since high school, so I’m pretty knowledgeable and confident about child development. I haven’t garnered anything useful from this app, and really regret purchasing it. You should explore & compare other similar apps before you purchase this one. It was not interesting or helpful or worth the money.
Not worth
It’s been off by at least a week each leap with dates. Like my child was a week before their “earliest” date. I regret paying for this app tbh.
Not a fan
I don’t like it, the information provided is very basic and can be applied to any kid.
App Stuck In Earlier Months
I was loving this app, but my app is stuck in June. I’ve tried resetting my account and deleting and readding the app. Very bummed to not be able to use this further.
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)