Parenting & Family · head to head
FamilyWall vs BabyCenter
FamilyWall
Parenting & Family
Private family network for organizing and sharing
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
BabyCenter
Parenting & Family
Comprehensive pregnancy and baby information app
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: FamilyWall budget tracking, meal planning, family document storage and schedule management are Premium only; BabyCenter babyCenter is free to use with no subscription tier of its own, monetising through advertising and partnerships rather than a user fee
- They diverge on capability: FamilyWall covers Private family network, BabyCenter covers Week-by-week pregnancy updates.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FamilyWall and BabyCenter actually diverge.
| Attribute | FamilyWall | BabyCenter |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | free |
| Founded | 2012 | 1997 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in FamilyWall
- Private family network
- Shared calendar
- Real-time location sharing
- Location history
- Family messaging
- Photo sharing
- Shopping lists
- Chore assignment
Only in BabyCenter
- Week-by-week pregnancy updates
- Baby development tracker
- Milestone tracking
- Parenting tips
- Expert articles
- Community forums
- Growth charts
- Vaccine schedules
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FamilyWall
- Running a shared colour-coded family calendar across phones and the webnot BabyCenter
- Keeping shared shopping, chore and to-do lists for a householdnot BabyCenter
- Planning meals and tracking family expenses on the Premium plannot BabyCenter
BabyCenter
- Pregnancy informationnot FamilyWall
- Baby trackingnot FamilyWall
- Community supportnot FamilyWall
- Health informationnot FamilyWall
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FamilyWall
- Budget tracking, meal planning, family document storage and schedule management are Premium only
- Google and Outlook calendar sync and subscribing to a calendar by URL are Premium only
- Locating family members and arrival or departure notifications are Premium only
- Premium storage is capped at 25 GB
- Premium costs 4.99 USD per month or 44.99 USD per year in the US and Canada, with other countries priced only in-app
- Premium features apply only to the first 5 circles created
- The Premium subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends
- Any unused part of the 30-day free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased
BabyCenter
- BabyCenter is free to use with no subscription tier of its own, monetising through advertising and partnerships rather than a user fee
Pricing, plan by plan
FamilyWall
Free- FreeFree
- Shared calendar
- Location sharing
- Family messaging
- Premium$4.99/month
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited members
- Location history
BabyCenter
Free- FreeFree
- Week-by-week updates
- Baby tracker
- Community forums
Which should you pick?
Choose FamilyWall if
- You need private family network.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want shared calendar.
Choose BabyCenter if
- You need week-by-week pregnancy updates.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want baby development tracker.
Questions people ask
- Is FamilyWall or BabyCenter better?
- Neither clearly leads. FamilyWall starts at Free and BabyCenter at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FamilyWall or BabyCenter?
- FamilyWall starts at Free and BabyCenter at Free.
- Does FamilyWall or BabyCenter run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use FamilyWall for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is FamilyWall best used for?
- FamilyWall is most often used for running a shared colour-coded family calendar across phones and the web, keeping shared shopping, chore and to-do lists for a household, planning meals and tracking family expenses on the premium plan. Of those, running a shared colour-coded family calendar across phones and the web and keeping shared shopping, chore and to-do lists for a household are not what BabyCenter is typically brought in for.
- What can FamilyWall do that BabyCenter cannot?
- FamilyWall covers Private family network, Shared calendar, Real-time location sharing, Location history. BabyCenter covers Week-by-week pregnancy updates, Baby development tracker, Milestone tracking, Parenting tips. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support, Android support.