Time contractions with one tap, and let your partner, midwife or doula follow along live.
Waves is a contraction timer built for the whole birth team. Start and stop with a single tap, see how long and how far apart at a glance, and share your labor in real time with the people supporting you. No sign-up, and your name never leaves your device.
FOR PARENTS AND PARTNERS
• One-tap timing
Start and stop each contraction with a single tap. Your timeline, averages and chart build themselves.
• Share live with your birth team
Invite your partner, doula or midwife by link or QR code. They see each contraction as it happens and get a notification when one starts.
• Time together
With a collaboration connection, either of you can start and stop contractions, so a partner can take over the phone.
• Share where you are, when you choose
Send your location to your birth team so they can get directions to you. Only the people you pick see it, and it turns itself off.
• Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and widgets
Keep the timer in view and start or stop without opening the app.
• Apple Watch
Time from your wrist. Your Watch stays in sync with your phone.
• Charts and averages
See labor progress on a clear chart, with averages for recent contractions.
• Intensity
Rate each contraction from mild to very strong. Intensity is color-coded on your chart.
• More than contractions
Log water breaking, nausea, shaking, notes and the birth itself. Everything is editable, because labor isn't always linear.
• Sessions
Keep separate sessions for different pregnancies or labor attempts, and hand a session's data to the person it belongs to.
• Give Waves Pro as a gift
Buy Waves Pro for someone else. They get a link to redeem it.
• PDF and CSV exports
Share a report with your chart, intensity and notes with your care team.
FOR MIDWIVES, DOULAS AND NURSES
• Client dashboard
Follow every client in one place: who is in labor, who is contracting now, and your own notes on each.
• Alerts when it matters
Be notified when contractions are close together, when labor looks active, when waters break and when the baby is born.
• Invite a client in one link
Your client connects to you in a tap.
• On my way
Send your location to one client when you're heading to them, only when you choose.
• Built for professional use
Clinical Terms are in the app, and a Business Associate Agreement is available online for practices that need one.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account needed. An optional recovery code restores your data on a new phone, without an email address.
• Names and notes stay on your device. They are never stored on our servers in readable form.
• Delete your account and all of your data at any time from Settings.
DESIGNED FOR LABOR
A calm, dark interface that's easy on the eyes at night, on iPhone and iPad. Available in English and Spanish.
Waves is a timing and communication tool, not a medical device. Always follow your doctor's or midwife's guidance, and call them or emergency services when you need care.
Questions or ideas? Use Settings → Help & feedback in the app, or email dev@theorian.com.
Sharing with your birth team and some features require a Waves plan.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
When I learned that this app was created by midwives, I knew I needed to download it! It’s simple straightforward And had all the information and data collection that I would want!
Convenient and intuitive
Leah.Furey
Love how easy this app is to use. And, nice to be able to share my labor status with my mom, best friend, and care provider!
Beautifully Simple
Lyndseylou7222
Easy to use, nothing distracting and all the necessities
• Share where you are with your birth team, only when you choose. It turns itself off.
• Midwives and doulas can let a client know they're on the way.
• Give Waves Pro to someone as a gift.
• Fixes: you now see right away when someone accepts your invite.
Version 1.5.0
The developer, Theorian, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Other Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Theorian
Size
43.6 MB
Category
Medical
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
