Ripple.

Time contractions calmly. Keep the story.

Ripple is a contraction timer for iPhone with 5-1-1 guidance, a breathing guide and a birth story keepsake built from your real labour.

Coming soon to the App Store

We never see your data. It’s yours. No ads, no account, no tracking.

Your data is yours

We can’t see your contractions, your birth story or your photos, and we never will. Ripple has no account and no server that holds your data. Everything stays on your phone, and leaves it only when you choose to share it: a text to your midwife, a PDF, or a backup file you save yourself.

What it does

Tap to time

Tap the timer when a contraction starts and again when it eases. Ripple works out length and spacing for you.

Seven timer styles

Lotus bloom, moonlit pond, sunrise, ride the wave, filling glass, garland or pearl. Each one shows the minute passing in its own way.

5-1-1 guidance

See when your timings look like the 5-1-1 guide many care teams use, with your midwife's number one tap away.

Breathe through it

A breathing guide starts with each contraction, with Calm, Surge and Box patterns.

Words of encouragement

Gentle reminders that you're doing amazing, during and between contractions.

Text your midwife

One tap opens Messages with your labour summary ready to send to your midwife or labour ward.

Night mode

A dim, low-glare look for 3am, with the screen kept awake while you time.

Hospital bag, your way

A packing checklist you can add to and trim, with progress as you pack.

Birth story keepsake

Your baby's details, your real labour stats and your photos, in a keepsake you'll treasure.

Free and Premium

Free

Unlimited contraction timing, always. 5-1-1 guidance, a text summary for your midwife, breathing guide, hospital bag list, and writing your birth story.

Premium · one-off purchase

Styled PDFs for your midwife and family, and as many photos as you like in your birth story keepsake. Shared with your Family Sharing group. No subscription. Got a gift code? Redeem it in the app.

Ripple is a timing aid, not medical advice. Always follow your own care team's guidance, and call them straight away if something feels wrong.