Freya • Surge Timer

• Price: $5.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.5 172 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5BEST labor/contraction timer! I’m so excited to use this during labor!

   I have been counting down the days until my due period for our second baby. When I saw this app was possibly going to be released before our delivery I was overjoyed. I’ve been checking the App Store several times a day for its release and squealed with joy when I saw it was available this morning. I purchased the positive birth company’s online birth class and it has been wonderful, so I had very high hopes for this app. And it meets ALL my expectations. It is a very clean and calming format. I absolutely love the slow bubble movement on the screen as the guided mediation plays. I also love that there are no distracting words or pop ups. If you have never used anything like this before it’s kinda like the headspace app, but for labor. Having the up breathing counting play once pushing the contraction button is awesome! (It’s also super handy that you can mute it at anytime without messing with phone volume) And the best part is that it tracks everything, so I will be able to stay positive and focused. I’ve been testing out other labor/contraction timers and this one is by far the BEST! Thank you so much positive birth company!!

   AnnStewardPhoto · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5Integral part of my labor

   Loved using this app during labor. Found out about it after using the digital pack from the positive birth company and am so glad I did. I initially used it on mute to time my surges (contractions) so I wouldn’t have to keep track. I was so relaxed using other tools from the positive birth company, that I was shocked and a little scared that I waited too long to go to the hospital when Freya told me I was in active established labor and my surges were 2 minutes apart. For the car ride to the hospital, I turned the volume on and listened to the guided relaxation in between surges which was helpful to keep my mind off having to sit still during the ride. The counting for my breaths was a lifesaver during labor as I didn’t have to think about it or have my partner count for me. VERY, VERY HELPFUL to me and would definitely recommend it.

   laspa19 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 4/5It helps!

   I used used Freya first to practice listening to a calming voice to practice hypobirthing. It helped a lot. I became relaxed and began to drift off to sleep. Later, I used it to count my real surges to screenshot and send to my midwife as a record. I was also able to send those to family to give a heads up if what’s happening or to show how fast my labor was going after I delivered. I was able to delete most of the accidental taps but one or two wouldn’t delete, showing a 3 second surge that confused people. For some reason though, I could delete the newer surges at least. I’ll be recommending this app to anyone I run into who needs a counter. One thing I’d love is for the developers to add stories along with the affirmations. I noticed several programs and ladies practicing hypnobirthing also love being told a first person story or a guided story to help get their minds off the pressure and discomfort and have a lesser painful delivery. I did this using a podcast with guided stories and had to keep switching the podcast and Freya to keep going. A little annoying but at least I had both. I think with a few various 2 minute guided stories would help.

   Yesd99 · 31 Jul 2026

4. 4/5Basic and underwhelming, but glad I had it I guess

   I listened to her audiobook and found it helpful but I felt like the app was so bare-bones. I would have liked: MORE affirmations and meditations to chose from. Yes you can upload your own but there should be a bigger library to chose from. -an easier way to turn on and off the sound of meditations, vs surge counter. It was kind of all-or nothing. Easier way to pause the meditations. Overall that interface was just clunky ESPECIALLY once I was in labor. Kind of gave up on it by the time I was in transition! -should be a better way to edit the surges, like if you accidentally left it running and need to shorten the duration from 2 minutes say to 1. Vs just delete entirely. -more detail on the surges and patterns would be helpful. It just says “labor is established” basically but not “now you’re ~5-1-1” or making notes about new patterns- it’s not analyzing the data much. I would have preferred a more interactive app for that.

   magboodles · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5Natural birth, first child

   This, hands down, is the most AMAZING app and is the ultimate reason I was able to have a natural child birth with my first baby. I found it about two days before I went into labor and was SO glad I did. When you open the app, it plays relaxing music and speaks positive birth affirmations. When you start having a contraction, you press the button and it counts in for 4 and out for 8 so you have a pattern to follow with your breathing. Then when you’re done you push the button again and it goes back to the positive affirmations. Every contraction is tracked and it’s easy to go in and look at the time between contractions, the intensity of the contraction, and averages. This app saved me and is the ultimate reason we were able to stick with our birth plan. Thank you Freya!!!

   dncr105 · 31 Jul 2026

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