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The Wonder Weeks vs Tiny Beans

The Wonder Weeks logo

The Wonder Weeks

Parenting

Understand your baby's mental development leaps

From
$4.99/lifetime
Rated
-
Tiny Beans logo

Tiny Beans

Parenting

Your private family journal

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Tiny Beans has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: The Wonder Weeks the app covers only the 10 mental leaps in the first 20 months of a baby's life, so it stops being relevant after that; Tiny Beans the free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
  • They diverge on capability: The Wonder Weeks covers Mental leap calendar, Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which The Wonder Weeks and Tiny Beans actually diverge.

Attributes where The Wonder Weeks and Tiny Beans differ
AttributeThe Wonder WeeksTiny Beans
Starting price$4.99/lifetimeFree
Pricing modelone-timefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsIos, AndroidIos, Android, Web
Founded20102012

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting).

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 The Wonder Weeks

  • Mental leap calendar
  • Fussy period predictions
  • Development stage insights
  • Weekly baby updates
  • Skill development tips
  • Photo diary
  • Leap notifications
  • Game suggestions

Only in Tiny Beans

  • Private photo sharing
  • Video sharing
  • Milestone tracking
  • Daily email digests
  • Child timelines
  • Comments & reactions
  • Print products
  • Memory search

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

The Wonder Weeks

  • Predicting when a baby will enter a developmental leapnot Tiny Beans
  • Understanding why a baby is unusually clingy or crying morenot Tiny Beans
  • Stimulating new baby skills with the included playtime gamesnot Tiny Beans

Tiny Beans

  • Keeping a private family photo and video journal organised by datenot The Wonder Weeks
  • Sharing baby photos with invited grandparents and relatives onlynot The Wonder Weeks
  • Turning saved moments into printed photo booksnot The Wonder Weeks

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

The Wonder Weeks

  • The app covers only the 10 mental leaps in the first 20 months of a baby's life, so it stops being relevant after that
  • Sharing tracking with a partner requires linking to the partner's own copy of the app
  • The developer states neither the developer nor the author is liable for damage resulting from inaccuracies or omissions in the app

Tiny Beans

  • The free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
  • The free plan shows ads; an ad-free experience requires Tinybeans+
  • A second user account to share the journal is a Tinybeans+ feature
  • High-quality video uploads are limited to 5 minutes and require Tinybeans+
  • Tinybeans+ storage is capped at 200GB rather than unlimited
  • Priority support is restricted to Tinybeans+
  • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the period ends

Pricing, plan by plan

The Wonder Weeks

$4.99/lifetime
  • Standard$4.99/lifetime
    • 10 mental leaps
    • Fussy period predictions
    • Development insights

Tiny Beans

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Photo & video sharing
    • Daily email updates
    • Milestone tracking
  • Premium$4.99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Unlimited storage
    • Video longer than 1 min

Which should you pick?

Choose The Wonder Weeks if

  • You need mental leap calendar.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want fussy period predictions.

Choose Tiny Beans if

  • You need private photo sharing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want video sharing.

Questions people ask

Is The Wonder Weeks or Tiny Beans better?
Neither clearly leads. The Wonder Weeks starts at $4.99/lifetime and Tiny Beans at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, The Wonder Weeks or Tiny Beans?
Tiny Beans has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $4.99/lifetime for The Wonder Weeks and Free for Tiny Beans.
Does The Wonder Weeks or Tiny Beans run on more platforms?
The Wonder Weeks runs on Ios, Android. Tiny Beans runs on Ios, Android, Web.
Can I use Tiny Beans for free?
Yes. Tiny Beans has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. The Wonder Weeks starts at $4.99/lifetime.
What is The Wonder Weeks best used for?
The Wonder Weeks is most often used for predicting when a baby will enter a developmental leap, understanding why a baby is unusually clingy or crying more, stimulating new baby skills with the included playtime games. Of those, predicting when a baby will enter a developmental leap and understanding why a baby is unusually clingy or crying more are not what Tiny Beans is typically brought in for.
What can The Wonder Weeks do that Tiny Beans cannot?
The Wonder Weeks covers Mental leap calendar, Fussy period predictions, Development stage insights, Weekly baby updates. Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing, Video sharing, Milestone tracking, Daily email digests. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.
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