iPhone + Apple Watch

One tap. Then breathe.

One tap, then breathe. Time contractions on iPhone or Apple Watch, follow Live Activities and widgets at a glance, and keep every record private.

Coming soon to the App Store

Requires iOS 26 or later. The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 26 or later.

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How it works

Two taps is the whole learning curve.

1

Tap when it starts

One tap begins the timer. No menus, no setup, nothing to read while you are breathing through it.

2

Tap when it passes

Present records how long it lasted, then the gap until the next one. The session builds itself.

3

Watch the pattern appear

Durations and intervals are summarised as you go, so the timing pattern your care team asked about is easy to see.

In version 1.0

Built for one hand and a very short attention span.

Present: Contraction Timer is a calm, private timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, designed to be simple when your attention is needed elsewhere.

  • One-tap contraction timing on iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Session history with duration and interval details
  • Direct sync between your paired iPhone and Apple Watch
  • 5-1-1, 4-1-1, 3-1-1, or a custom timing pattern from your care team
  • Optional local reminders after a long gap
  • Live Activities and Home Screen widget support
  • PDF and CSV exports through Apple's share sheet
  • No account, advertising, analytics, or developer-operated server
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Apple Watch

Time it from your wrist.

Start and stop from the watch when reaching for your phone is the last thing you want to do. Your paired iPhone and Apple Watch exchange sessions directly, so both show the same history.

  • One-tap timing on the wrist
  • Session history and summaries on watchOS
  • Direct sync with your paired iPhone
  • A gentle tap when your pattern matches
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Readiness patterns

Use the pattern your provider actually gave you.

Care teams do not all use the same rule. Present lets you pick the one you were told to watch for, then shows you plainly when your recent contractions match it.

5-1-1

Five minutes apart, one minute long, sustained for an hour

4-1-1

Four minutes apart, one minute long, sustained for an hour

3-1-1

Three minutes apart, one minute long, sustained for an hour

Custom

Set your own interval, duration and sustained window

Present shows you when a pattern matches, and nothing more. What to do about it is your care team's call.

Privacy

Your labour is nobody else's data.

Stored on your devices

Sessions, times, notes and settings live in local stores on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Not in iCloud, not on our server

Contraction history is never uploaded to CloudKit or to any server the developer operates.

No account, no ads, no analytics

There is nothing to sign up for, and no third-party tracking of any kind.

You control every export

Files leave your phone only when you send them, to a destination you choose.

Read the full privacy policy

Sharing

Hand your care team a clean record.

Export any session as a readable PDF summary or a detailed CSV, then send it wherever you like through the standard iOS share sheet. Exports taken mid-session are labelled as snapshots, so nothing reads as final when it is not.

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Questions

Common questions

Is my contraction history private?
Yes. Sessions, times, notes and settings are stored locally on your iPhone and Apple Watch. There is no account, no advertising, no third-party analytics and no developer-operated server. Your history is not uploaded to iCloud or to us.
Do I need an Apple Watch?
No. The iPhone app is complete on its own. If you do have a paired Apple Watch, you can start and stop contractions from your wrist and both devices show the same history.
How do iPhone and Apple Watch stay in sync?
Directly between your two paired devices, using Apple's WatchConnectivity. Your history never travels through a server to get from one to the other.
What does 5-1-1 mean?
It is common shorthand for contractions five minutes apart, each lasting about one minute, sustained for an hour. Present also supports 4-1-1, 3-1-1 and a fully custom pattern, because care teams differ. Use whichever one you were given.
Can I share a record with my midwife or doctor?
Yes. Any session can be exported as a readable PDF summary or a detailed CSV and shared through the standard iOS share sheet. You choose where it goes.
Does Present tell me when to go to the hospital?
No. Present shows you when the timing pattern you selected appears, and nothing beyond that. It does not diagnose labour or give medical advice. Follow your care team's instructions, and contact emergency services when you need urgent help.
What do I need to run it?
An iPhone running iOS 26 or later. The companion app needs an Apple Watch running watchOS 26 or later.