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Idea of the week

Baby Solids Tracker

Log each food and amount your baby eats, see when it adds up to a full meal so you know when to drop a bottle, and check that iron and other key nutrients are covered. It starts with this post:

B r/beyondthebump · 7 days ago

App for introducing solids

We started doing solids (puree and smooth textures for now) and it feels chaotic to decide what to introduce when. Especially because I want to keep an eye on nutrients. I looked for apps that could help but a lot of them have quite pricey subscriptions and I am not sure if th...

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Why this is a good idea

  • Proven paying market. Solid Starts makes an estimated $211K a month at $19.99 a month, so parents already pay for help with starting solids.
  • Paywall backlash. Many Solid Starts reviewers are angry that even basic tracking of foods tried is locked behind a subscription of around $100 a year.
  • A clear gap. No competitor counts food amounts toward a full meal to guide dropping a bottle, which is exactly what the poster's pediatrician plan requires.
  • Easy keywords. Searches like starting solids and baby led weaning app have solid popularity with Low difficulty.

Competition analysis

AppRatingPricingRevenue
Solid Starts: Baby First FoodsiOS · Android 4.947K ratings $19.99/mo~$210K/mo revenue ~$210K/mo
Starting Solids: BLW & PureesiOS · Android 4.5150 ratings $7.99/mo~$1K/mo revenue ~$1K/mo
Baby Solids Food TrackeriOS · Android 4.5114 ratings Free + ads n/a
Baby Foods TrackeriOS · Android 4.531 ratings Free + ads n/a
Starting Solids: BLW & WeaningiOS · Android 5.01 rating $6.99/moUnder $1K/mo revenue Under $1K/mo

Minimum viable product features

What the first version needs, by priority

  1. 1. Foods tried log

    All 5 apps · Praised in 9 reviews

    Must have

  2. 2. Age-based serving guide

    4 of 5 apps · Praised in 7 reviews

    Must have

  3. 3. Nutrients per food

    3 of 5 apps · Praised in 2 reviews

    Must have

  4. 4. Reactions and likes

    4 of 5 apps · Praised in 2 reviews

    Should have

  5. 5. Custom foods

    2 of 5 apps · Praised in 2 reviews

    Should have

  6. 6. Allergen introduction tracking

    3 of 5 apps · Praised in 1 review

    Should have

Missing features

Asked for in reviews, offered by none of these apps

  • Allergy-aware substitutions. Parents of babies with allergies want to log dairy-free or swapped versions of foods so the tracker doesn't show an allergen as introduced when it wasn't.Solid Starts: Baby First Foods
  • Family meal builder. Parents want to enter the dish the family is eating and log a baby version of it, instead of being limited to the app's own recipes and foods.Solid Starts: Baby First Foods
  • Multiple child profiles. Parents starting solids with a second baby want to add another child without erasing the first one's history.Baby Foods Tracker

Things to improve

What users complain about in existing apps, by priority

  1. “I can't even track what my baby has tried without paying a pricey subscription.”Solid Starts: Baby First Foods

    High

  2. “Logging foods is buggy: wrong days, broken calendars, crashes and records that don't match.”Solid Starts: Baby First Foods, Baby Solids Food Tracker

    High

  3. “The app keeps signing me out and I lose all my logged foods.”Solid Starts: Baby First Foods

    High

  4. “Cancelling is a nightmare and I still got charged.”Solid Starts: Baby First Foods, Starting Solids: BLW & Purees

    Medium

Market analysis (ASO)

App Store keywords for this idea, with the installs a day the #1 app gets from each

KeywordPopularityInstallsDifficulty
starting solids 39~200 installs/day at #1 ~200/day Low
baby led weaning app 38~180 installs/day at #1 ~180/day Low
baby food tracker 37~170 installs/day at #1 ~170/day Medium
baby food solids 32~130 installs/day at #1 ~130/day Low
first foods 28~100 installs/day at #1 ~100/day Low

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