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Nurture Pregnancy Week by Week

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Nurture Pregnancy by Glow offers comprehensive pregnancy tracking and a supportive community, but recent updates and a shift towards paid features have led to significant user frustration regarding ads, bugs, and limited free content.

4.8★ lifetime (30,238) Free to download since 2014 by Glow, Inc. updated 2.2 mo ago recent negative 19% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Monetization & Ads Bugs & Performance Community Experience Information & Tracking Customer Support
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

Nurture Pregnancy by Glow is a long-standing app for tracking pregnancy, offering weekly updates, articles, and a community forum. While many users appreciate its informative content and supportive aspects, recent changes have introduced numerous issues including pervasive ads, paywalls for previously free features, and persistent technical bugs.

What users like

  • Provides detailed weekly updates and articles about baby development and maternal healthR16R26R33R39
  • Offers a community forum for support and connection with other expecting parentsR26R46R52R54
  • Allows for daily symptom logging and tracking of pregnancy progressR61R76R102R105

What users complain about

  • Excessive ads and promotional content, even for premium subscribersR8R12R16R18
  • Many previously free features and articles are now paywalled, requiring a premium subscriptionR17R27R30R40
  • Frequent bugs and glitches, including freezing, inability to scroll, and issues with photo uploadsR8R19R20R25
  • Poor or non-existent customer support, with users reporting unaddressed issues and unresponsivenessR1R3R8R21
  • Community forums can be toxic, unmoderated, or contain outdated informationR7R12R29R31
  • Issues with partner access and account syncing, often requiring separate premium paymentsR3R4R8R557
  • Difficulty updating profile information or retrieving old data, including photosR1R2
  • Inaccurate or limited tracking features, such as symptom logging, gestational age, or pregnancy loss statusR5R19R42R69
  • Subscription issues, including unexpected charges and difficulty canceling free trialsR6R9R23
  • Lack of inclusivity for younger pregnant individuals or diverse family structuresR24R54R56R298

Latest update · v12.0.3

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Hello Glow Fam! Get ready for a fresh start! Our homepage has a new look. Explore and enjoy!

Recurring themes

Monetization & Ads negative
Many users, including premium subscribers, report an overwhelming number of ads, pop-ups, and product promotions. A significant amount of content that was previously free is now behind a paywall, leading to frustration and a perception of greed from the developers.R8R12R16R17
Bugs & Performance negative
Users frequently experience technical issues such as the app freezing, inability to scroll on the homepage, features not saving (like bump photos), and general sluggishness. These bugs often require restarting the app and significantly hinder usability.R8R19R20R25
Community Experience negative
While some find the community supportive, many describe it as toxic, unmoderated, and filled with negative or inappropriate content. Issues include bullying, religious bias, irrelevant posts, and outdated comments without year indication.R7R12R29R31
Customer Support negative
Multiple users report that customer support is unresponsive or non-existent, leading to unresolved issues with accounts, subscriptions, and app functionality.R1R3R8R21
Information & Tracking mixed
Users appreciate the weekly updates and articles for baby development and general pregnancy information. However, there are complaints about limited symptom tracking options, inaccurate gestational age calculations, and issues with logging pregnancy loss.R5R16R19R42

Who it's for

This app is for pregnant individuals looking for daily information about their baby's development and a community to share experiences, especially if they are willing to pay for a premium subscription to access more content and reduce ads R26R39. It is not for users who prioritize an ad-free experience, expect robust customer support, or prefer a highly moderated, positive online community R8R12R53.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, contradicting the lifetime 4.79 rating. Many long-term users express disappointment with recent changes, indicating a downward trajectory in user satisfaction. The developer's notes mention a new homepage look, but do not address the widespread complaints about ads, paywalls, or bugs, which continue to be prominent in recent feedback.

Frequently asked

Is Nurture Pregnancy by Glow free to use?
Nurture Pregnancy by Glow is free to download, but many features, articles, and an ad-free experience now require a premium subscription R17R27R30R72.
Can partners use the Nurture Pregnancy app?
Partners can attempt to connect to the app, but many users report issues with partner syncing and that partners may also need to pay for a separate premium subscription to access shared logs and features R3R4R8R557.
Does the Nurture Pregnancy app have ads?
Yes, the Nurture Pregnancy app has a significant number of ads, pop-ups, and product promotions, even for users who have purchased a lifetime premium membership R8R12R18R35.
Are there issues with the Nurture Pregnancy app's community forums?
Yes, many users find the community forums to be toxic, unmoderated, and filled with negative comments, bullying, or outdated information, which can be distressing for expecting parents R7R12R31R53.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R16] 3/5 · US Better apps exist: I will start with the positives- I love the weekly updates and the daily articles. I love that there are number of free articles a week. I appreciate the curated information. I like that it’s synced to the other Glow apps. Somethings I would like to see improved- the ads are a little much, including the product pushing in the free articles. The Shop feature is not very helpful
  2. [R26] 5/5 · US My fav pregnancy app!!: I absolutely LOVE this app!! I love the 3d image of what my baby looks like at each stage, all the information and articles, and I especially love the community section where you can make posts and reply to other people’s posts. So great for that support you really need while you’re going through pregnancy, esp if you’re doing it alone (without a partner). I’ve found the su
  3. [R33] 5/5 · US Best app: Love this app very informative.
  4. [R39] 5/5 · US Lifesaver: I would have been lost without this app. It was the basis of everything I knew throughout pregnancy, and today ai am delivering. What a blessing!
  5. [R46] 5/5 · US Must have pregnancy app: Simple but yet extremely useful features. Great articles about the entire pregnancy cycle. Best part is the supportive mothers community it has!!
  6. [R52] 5/5 · US Super informative: Love it! Used this app for my first and now back for my second. The groups and threads really helped me when I was a first time mom. Love this app, it has been a map for me through motherhood
  7. [R54] 4/5 · US Useful: This app is fun to follow the stages of the baby and see the chats of other people going through the process. I don’t love that it is very much directed toward a male and female relationship. Also when it talks about the growth of the embryo/ baby they switch to say he or she.
  8. [R61] 5/5 · US An amazing place to get support and learn about your body: So incredible, it’s full of support, you can fill out your symptoms each day and it’ll give you articles to read based off that.
  9. [R76] 4/5 · US helpful but requires money: you can log and find the size of babg based on fruit/veggies etc but it requires money for much else. Still good tho.
  10. [R102] 3/5 · US Stressful: This app is fairly good for tracking daily symptoms and I enjoy being able to see my baby’s progress. However, it has been very overwhelming to see so many stories of miscarriages every day. I understand needing a place to discuss loss and I am so sorry for these women but it makes miscarriage seem like the norm. If you are prone to worry, do not get this app. Nearly every post and comm
  11. [R105] 3/5 · US Not overly helpful while pregnant.: The articles are nice, but that’s all it’s really good for once you are pregnant. I used Glow for a very long time while TTC and that was worthwhile. The only thing I use Nurture for now is the kick counter and daily baby progression/growth articles.
  12. [R8] 3/5 · US Ads, notifications, and sales: The app is nice the information is good. But even paying for premium I get tons of ads, my partner gets no access to our logs and I can’t turn off old notifications or ads. I also can’t add my latest bumpie it just won’t save. It’s super glitchy and getting more annoying by the week. It’s become more annoying than what I paid for which btw was the lifetime premium me
  13. [R12] 3/5 · US Used to be great: This app has fallen since I first started using it 7 years ago. It’s now filled with ads - even as a premium member - and the community is pushed way too much for how toxic it is. I just want to see a visual of my baby and learn about where I am in its development. The widget has been broken my entire pregnancy too. So that’s a rip off. I’m really bummed about the direction of
  14. [R18] 1/5 · US App no longer working: Paid for this app with baby number 1. Worked great, paid for the whole Glow premium thing. Getting the app to get baby number 2 to work has been so trying that I would never again use this app if I hadn’t already paid for it. Plus I paid to get rid of the ads, they still have ads, they just call them partnerships or something like that changes how annoying they are. Was 5
  15. [R17] 1/5 · US Paid only: This app is not what it used to be. I used to love this AI and recommend it to everyone I knew. My kids are 6 and 7. I am now 6w3d pregnant, and I have apparently read the last article I can without paying. What a disappointment. Now I have to search for a new app to use 😔 I can’t believe you guys would destroy a great app like that. On top of that, it is full of a lot of ads. You’d thi
  16. [R27] 1/5 · US Worse now: This app was much better 5 years ago with my first pregnancy. I haven’t had many complaints at all. But I just hit 12 weeks, and now I can’t read a single article on there since they’re just pushing their paid premium subscription. So, now that I’m about to be out of the first trimester, this app is useless because I’m not paying for it. This app is less about pregnancy now and more abo
  17. [R30] 1/5 · US It’s not the same: Glow just isn’t the same. It’s nothing but ads and in order for it to be informational you have to pay for everything
  18. [R40] 1/5 · US Used for 2 pregnancies, now deleted: I’m currently pregnant with my 3rd. I just used this app with my previous baby 2 years ago. What on earth has changed with this thing? Money grab for information that is free on other apps. I use to love this app! Now it’s trash. Deleted. First pregnancy that I used it, everything was free. Greedy, greedy. Lost a long time user.
  19. [R19] 1/5 · US Get rid of version 11.3.0 NOW!: this went from being my favorite pregnancy app to being one I can’t even stand to use in a single day. this update got rid of the calendar that allowed me to scroll and track how far along I am/would be with future events. I also was tracking my prenatals, as well as symptoms, appointments, reminders through the calendar, and I could see it all at once. now, I can o
  20. [R20] 2/5 · US Error message on Today page: Seems great but I can’t experience the most basic feature such as the today page. No matter what I do I keep receiving an error message l. Hope it can be fixed. I’ve used the eve app since 2029 love it. Want to love this too.
  21. [R25] 3/5 · US Doesn’t work half the time: Whenever I screenshot cannot go back to where I originally was at. Cannot find topics at all at random times of the day. Very frustrating
  22. [R1] 1/5 · US App doesn’t allow you to update anything aside from date but your profile is not able to be changed: Once I put a picture I’m not able to change it no matter how much I tried. I tried contacting support multiple times and they have not gotten back to me and it’s been 3 months or longer now
  23. [R3] 1/5 · US Unresponsive devs: Unable to login as a husband, but devs refuse to respond to emails. Even tried creating a new account as a pregnant woman, tells me email in use. Garbage customer service.
  24. [R21] 2/5 · US Unable to claim Free $35 mama box: Cant find anywhere to email them about this issue; just redirects me to a “Help” page that isn't helpful. Says in their app once something $10+ has been purchased from amazon registry you can claim a free $35 welcome box, no matter how many times I put my registry link in it makes me readd it. If someone could please reach out since you dont give us the option
  25. [R7] 1/5 · US They are not girls, girls: The women on this app is so hateful and the moderators allow it
  26. [R29] 4/5 · US Good app but…: Love the app, but I wish they would add the year to the community comments. It’s frustrating not knowing who and what comments are from years before and current. In multiple occasions I commented under people on different subject only to find out it’s from years prior. Would love for you guys to update this and not only include the month and day but also the year!
  27. [R31] 1/5 · US Hateful: Not everyone on the app is happy for others that have been able to conceive.
  28. [R4] 1/5 · US Partner connection won’t work: My partner tried to add me. It will not sync, and will only allow me to create an account as if I am the one who is pregnant
  29. [R557] 3/5 · CA Good, but could do better: I like using this app for insights and such during my current pregnancy. However, you have to pay for premium in order to view them. I thought it was awesome that you could add your partner to the app to join along until I discovered that my husband would also have to pay for premium to see the things I’m logging. I think it’s absurd that even though I’m paying for a sub
  30. [R2] 2/5 · US Not able to obtain my old info: I started using this app back in 2018. I have all my old baby bump photos saved in here for all of my pregnancies now I cannot get any of them off because they decided to delete everything. It sucks because I truly wanted my photos.
  31. [R5] 4/5 · US No symptom tracking until 5 weeks.: This app is great and I love it-I have all of Glow’s apps. Warning to those who found out they were pregnant early like me: you cannot track symptoms until 5 weeks because apparently you wouldn’t have any symptoms until then… please do with that info what you will. I have, in the meantime, been tracking my symptoms in another app. Really unfortunate.
  32. [R42] 3/5 · US Difficult to navigate: For the most part the app is okay. When I go to try and report a problem or send feedback I can’t because nothing shows up. I don’t really like the community side because it is hard finding the conversations you were reading unless you commented or you have to go down this trail to figure out what group it was in and it doesn’t always show up when you search it. Also I don’t
  33. [R69] 1/5 · US Does not register pregnancy loss properly: App does not accurately log pregnancy loss. Has feature to record loss but app continues to update my status based on a pregnancy I lost in 2019. Extremely painful and inaccurate.
  34. [R6] 1/5 · US Scam: I purchased the premium plan and I can’t see the articles extra information or any premium news
  35. [R9] 1/5 · US Scam!! Don’t download: I was early pregnant and downloaded a few apps to see which one I wanted to subscribe to. Did the same process with all I tried, signed up for the free trial. I pressed to sign up for the free trial on this app and it automatically right then and there charged me the yearly fee of 35.99. I looked in my subscriptions and was shocked to see the app renews in 1 year- without my
  36. [R23] 1/5 · US Sketchy: The user interface is overstimulating and reminds me of Temu or SHEIN in that there are lots of pop-ups and moving pieces advertising different things. The sketchiest part is that when I went to cancel my free trial, the app did not even show up in my subscription list. So there was no way to cancel. Yikes.
  37. [R24] 1/5 · US Have to be 16 or older.: this is insane to me. what about the teen mommys? TERRIBLE.
  38. [R56] 1/5 · US Inclusion??: i hate the fact that as soon as i put in my birthday (being 15 and pregnant) it completely locked the app. why does it not include teen pregnancy’s at ages lower than 16??
  39. [R298] 3/5 · GB Not very diverse: I absolutely love receiving the Glow emails every day and often share these with my wife. I was upset today to see that it was just considering partners as men - it’s 2021 so there’s many different types of families.
  40. [R72] 2/5 · US Eh: Too many benefits are requiring you to pay to be a premium member. I’ve been using the glow apps (nurture, the regular one for period tracking, and the baby app) for years. It used to be so much better with all of the information, resources, etc being FREE. Now they’ve gotten greedy and want you to pay for almost everything the app has to offer. As a long time user, USE A DIFFERENT APP
  41. [R35] 4/5 · US These used to be an excellent set of apps! Now they are overrun with ads, even if you pay.: I bought the lifetime subscription after baby #1 so we could always put in all the info and track all the things (little did I know I wouldn’t care as much with the following kiddos 🤪) but it’s still a big help. But now you get an ad every time you open the app and it’s covered in things they’re trying to s
  42. [R53] 1/5 · US Use a different pregnancy app: This app is horrible with ads if you don’t pay for premium membership. The “community” pages are absolutely horrendous. Literally, a bunch of liberal, feminist that constantly attack you and other people. There’s no moderation on this app what so ever. Many people posting useless things and things only doctors SHOULD answer. LOL. Pathetic app with pathetic peop

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store