From those first two pink lines to the toddler whirlwind, everything’s in one simple, beautiful place. Here’s what this free parenting app actually does and why it might be worth adding to your home screen.
When Bountiful changed hands in 2020, the new team knew they wanted to create an app to help make parents’ lives easier. But it took time to work through exactly what that app should do, and then a few more years to actually be able to develop it properly.
In December 2024, they released New Zealand’s first-ever pregnancy tracking app, and the feedback has been overwhelming. Turns out, Kiwi parents really needed something built specifically for them, not just another American app with advice that doesn’t quite fit our health system.
Since then, the team has been working behind the scenes to bring you something bigger. The new Bountiful Parenthood App 2.0 isn’t just for pregnancy anymore. It’s here with you from conception right through to the toddler years and beyond, with a whole new interface and features designed to support parents through those early years when you need all the help you can get.
After months of development, testing and tweaks, it’s live and ready for you to explore. Here’s what this free parenting app actually does and why it might be worth adding to your home screen.
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The Pregnancy Tracking Side of Things
If you’re pregnant, the app takes you through week by week. What’s happening with the baby, what’s happening with you, all written for New Zealand parents, so you’re not having to figure out if American advice applies here or not.
You can keep your midwife appointments in there, write down questions before you forget them (because you will forget them), and track how things are going through each trimester. The pregnancy tracker follows your baby’s development from those early weeks right through to getting ready for birth.
It’s just nice to have it all in one spot instead of scattered everywhere. Your due date, your symptoms, your appointments, your growing list of questions. All there when you need it, which is particularly helpful when pregnancy brain makes remembering anything a proper challenge.
Once Baby Arrives
When the baby’s here, the whole thing shifts to match. You get a different layout that’s focused on what you need now: tracking feeds, sleep, nappies, milestones. All the day-to-day stuff that’s surprisingly hard to keep straight when you’re in the thick of newborn life.
They’ve designed it so you can use it with one hand, which matters more than you’d think when you’re always holding someone small. The baby tracker interface is clean and quick to navigate, even at 3am when your brain isn’t exactly firing on all cylinders.
Feeding Tracker for However You Feed
The feeding tracker works for however you’re feeding. Breastfeeding, bottle feeding, both, and solids when you get there. You log each feed with a quick tap, and after a bit, you start seeing patterns that actually help.
Like when the Plunket nurse asks how feeding’s going and you can give them something more useful than “fine, I think?” You’ll know how often baby’s feeding, how long feeds are taking, and whether there’s any pattern to it all. It’s particularly helpful in those early weeks when you’re trying to establish feeding and everyone wants to know how it’s tracking.
The app lets you note which side you fed from last if you’re breastfeeding, or how much was in the bottle if you’re bottle feeding. Small details, but they matter when you’re trying to keep track of everything.
Sleep Tracker to Figure Out Patterns
Same with the sleep tracker. You record naps and night sleep, and maybe you figure out that the morning nap timing makes a difference, or that some days just go better than others for no reason you can pin down. Either way, you’ve got a record instead of trying to remember through the fog.
Baby sleep is one of those things everyone asks about, and having actual data about sleep patterns helps. You might notice your baby sleeps better after a morning walk, or that skipping the late afternoon nap means better night sleep. Or you might just confirm that there’s no pattern at all and it’s pure chaos, which is also useful information.
The sleep log shows you total sleep over a day or week, which can be reassuring when it feels like your baby never sleeps, but actually they’re getting a reasonable amount, just not when you’d prefer.
The Medication Tracker That Actually Helps
This one’s genuinely helpful. When your baby’s sick and you’re both exhausted, trying to remember if you gave Pamol two hours ago or four hours ago gets fuzzy fast. The medication tracker logs exactly what you gave and when, so you just check the app. No more asking your partner three times or lying awake worrying about whether you’ve given the right amount at the right time.
Really good when grandparents are helping too. Everyone can see what’s been given, when it was given, and when the next dose is due. Takes the guesswork out completely, which matters when you’re dealing with medication and small babies.
You can track multiple medicines if needed, set reminders for when the next dose is due, and have all the information ready if you need to call Healthline or see a doctor.
Health and Wellness Notes in One Place
You can track temperatures, symptoms, how they’re doing generally, and any changes in feeding or behaviour. Then, when you ring Healthline or head to the doctor, you’ve actually got information. Not just “they seem off” but actual details with times and dates.
The wellness tracker makes those conversations go better, and you feel less like you’re winging it. You can say “temperature was 38.2 at 2pm, they’ve been off their feeds since this morning, and they’re more unsettled than usual.” That’s much more useful than trying to remember everything on the spot.
It’s also good for your own records. Looking back over a few days or weeks can show patterns you wouldn’t otherwise notice, like symptoms that come and go, or triggers for unsettled periods.
Growth Charts to Track Development
The growth charts are straightforward. You put in weight, length, and head circumference, and it shows you how things are tracking over time on proper growth percentile charts. Much easier than hunting through the Well Child book at every Plunket visit, trying to find the last numbers.
The baby growth tracker plots everything on graphs so you can see the trajectory. It’s reassuring to see steady growth, and if there are any concerns, you’ve got all the measurements in one place to show health professionals.
You can add measurements as often as you like. Some parents weigh weekly in the early days, others just record official measurements from Plunket or GP visits. Either way, you’re building up a clear picture of how your baby’s growing.
Milestone Tracker for All the Firsts
Milestones are in there, too. First smile, first roll, first time they sat up, first words, first steps. All of that. The milestone tracker helps you record the moments you don’t want to forget, and it’s also useful for keeping track of development between Well Child checks.
Every baby develops at their own pace, but it’s nice to have a record of when things happened. Partly because it’s lovely to look back on, and partly because health professionals often ask about milestones, and it’s hard to remember exactly when things happened once you’re a few months down the track.
The app includes typical age ranges for different milestones, too, which can be reassuring when you’re wondering if your baby’s development is on track. Not for comparison or stress, just for general guidance.
Teeth Tracker Because Teething Goes On Forever
There’s a teeth tracker, which sounds small, but when you’re deep in teething hel,l it’s actually quite satisfying to record each tooth as it comes through. Plus, you’ll know which ones are done and which are still to come.
Teething can drag on for months, and it’s surprisingly hard to keep track of which teeth have appeared, especially when they don’t come through in the order you expect. The tooth tracker lets you note when each one appeared, which can help you figure out if current grizzliness is likely to be teething or something else.
It’s also useful information for the dentist later on, and it’s quite fun to look back and remember when those first teeth finally appeared after weeks of dribble and grumpiness.
Appointment Reminders So Nothing Gets Missed
Appointment reminders for vaccinations and check-ups mean things don’t slip through. You set it once, and the app reminds you, which is one less thing taking up space in your head.
There are a lot of appointments in the first few years. Plunket checks, immunisations, GP visits, hearing tests, B4 School checks. The reminder feature helps you keep track of what’s coming up and what’s been done.
You can add any appointment you like, not just the standard ones. Lactation consultant, physiotherapy, whatever you need. Having them all in one place means you’re not trying to remember what’s in your calendar, what’s written on a piece of paper somewhere, and what you were supposed to book but haven’t yet.
Practical Guides for When You Need Them
Hospital bag checklists, postpartum information, guides for introducing solids, all the practical stuff that’s good to have when you need it. Not revolutionary, but it’s there and it’s organised in the parenting app, which counts for something when everything else feels chaotic.
The checklists are properly useful. What to pack for the hospital, what you actually need for a newborn (versus what marketing wants you to buy), how to know if your baby’s getting enough milk, and when to introduce different foods. Evidence-based information that’s relevant to New Zealand families.
Having guides in the same app where you’re tracking everything means you’re not jumping between apps or trying to find that website you read three weeks ago. It’s all there.
The New Zealand Part Matters
What makes this different from most baby tracking apps is that everything’s written for here. Our health system, our way of doing things, our actual seasons. You’re not constantly translating advice or wondering what applies.
Information about midwifery care, Plunket visits, our immunisation schedule, our safe sleep guidelines, and our feeding recommendations. It’s all based on New Zealand health guidelines and written for Kiwi families.
Bountiful’s been doing this in New Zealand since 1994, so they know what actually helps parents here versus what just sounds good. The app draws on three decades of experience supporting New Zealand families through pregnancy and early parenting.
Worth a Download?
It’s free on iOS and Android. If you’re pregnant or have young kids, have a look. The Bountiful app won’t fix everything, but having all your tracking and information in one place instead of spread across multiple apps, notebooks, and random phone notes does actually make things simpler.
And simple is good when you’re trying to keep a tiny human alive and remember to eat lunch yourself.
Whether you’re counting down to your due date, in the thick of newborn feeding schedules, or tracking your toddler’s latest developmental leaps, having everything in one baby app that actually understands New Zealand parenting makes a difference. Download it and see if it helps. If nothing else, you’ll have one less thing to try to remember!
Download the app here.
