Freya • Surge Timer

Freya • Surge Timer

The Positive Birth Company Ltd. · 4.5 ★ · $5.99

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Meet Freya, the world’s first hypnobirthing-friendly birth timer, brought to you by The Positive Birth Company. This award-winning birth timer supports you through labour, coaching you through every single surge (or contraction) with a simple breathing technique and guided relaxations.

Put hypnobirthing techniques into practice during pregnancy, labour and childbirth
Relax between surges with a mix of guided relaxations, positive affirmations, gentle music and calming visualisations
Birth timer that keeps track of surges, logging each surge or contraction so you can see how frequently they are coming and how long they are lasting
Receive a notification from Freya when your labour is established and it might be a good time to call your midwife
Use Freya during pregnancy to practice breathing techniques and relaxation
Available in French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian

Never birth alone with Freya by your side.

TRACK YOUR SURGES
In hypnobirthing we refer to contractions as surges, because a ‘surge’ more accurately describes the sensation you’ll experience when in labour. Freya is the ONLY hypnobirthing-friendly contraction timer on the app store, designed specifically with hypnobirthing mums in mind, using appropriate terminology, but can be used by anyone. If you would like to know more about Hypnobirthing, follow The Positive Birth Company on Instagram or Tik Tok where we share loads of free resources to make your birth better.

PREPARE FOR BIRTH
You can use this birth timer in pregnancy to help you relax and prepare for childbirth. In fact the more you practice your breathing and listen to the guided relaxations and positive affirmations, the more familiar they will become and the more effective they will be at helping you relax when it comes to birth. Positive affirmations have been proven to change the way your mind works and listening regularly will help you feel less anxious and more confident in the lead up to birth. You can practice daily and then reset the surge history whenever you like.

THE SCIENCE
We know the more relaxed you are during birth, the more oxytocin you will produce. Oxytocin helps your uterus to work efficiently, making labour faster and more comfortable.

LIFESKILLS
Freya can be used for pregnancy and post-birth relaxation, any time you feel you could benefit from taking some deep breaths or need some help finding your zen. Everything you learn - mindfulness exercises and breathing techniques - are skills for life.

If you have any questions or spot any pesky bugs lurking about the place please do let us know at hello@thepositivebirthcompany.com

WHAT YOU’LL GET:
- iPhone and Apple Watch app
- Timer to record your surges (also known as a contraction timer) and let you know when you’re in established labour
- Coaching audio to keep your mind focused on breathing through each surge and the ability to switch between 4 and 8 breath counts or 3 and 6, or turn the counting off altogether.
- 4 different birth coach voices
- Guided relaxations, positive affirmations and soothing visuals to help keep you relaxed between surges
- A gentle expanding visualisation that you can use to sync your breathing
- Option to record your own music, visualisations or relaxation tracks
- You can listen to your own playlist on a third party app (such as Spotify) whilst still using the Freya app to keep track of your surges and coach you through each one.
- A detailed log of your surges over time, so you can track your progress through labour, reset this after you practice breathwork at any time
- Ability to easily share the log with your birth partner, midwife or doula
- Coaching created by renowned hypnobirthing expert Siobhan Miller, founder of The Positive Birth Company

Download the ONLY hypnobirthing-friendly birth timer on the App Store and prepare to meet your baby in the best possible way, feeling calm and confident, relaxed and happy!

Developer

What's New

Version 7.2 · Jul 18, 2025

Bug fixes and improvements

Ratings & Reviews

App Store

4.5

171 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.7

484 ratings

100,000+ downloads

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Recent Reviews

Iwona Kurkowska

Google Play

measuring contractions was helpful, although at some point I was tired of pressing the button when in pain. I didn't like the breath counting, and wish I could keep listening to affirmations continuously, but it automatically switched to counting. I had my own counting pattern, which worked better for me. I only used it at home when I could still manage contractions (for 2.5 days), when i went to the hospital, it was not effective for me anymore. also I wish there was more affirmations.

Mar 13, 2026

Suzannah Piper

Google Play

havent used during labour yet but really helping me prepare for it already. love it. using everything except timing surges at the moment but after testing that it looks so easy and helpful.

Feb 5, 2026

l.v.s.

App Store

Love it

Used this timer with both deliveries one 4 years ago and the other just a few days ago. It worked perfectly. I only used the timer feature. I also totally forgot you can delete a recorded surge.

Jan 31, 2026

Melanie Lacey

Google Play

i used the freya app during my spontameous labour at home, my labour was impowering, with the only guidance from the app and the help of my birthing comb

Jan 21, 2026

Erin C

Google Play

amazing helped so much in my labour to keep calm, the hypnobirthing book is also amazing I couldn't have done it without this

Dec 29, 2025

Jenna S

Google Play

I used it for a false start and then the few hours of the real deal and it was so perfect for getting me through. The ability to time contractions in a really user friendly and read friendly way, and the calming guided meditations were so useful.

Nov 12, 2025

Iayrjhyy__qe1349

App Store

I want my money back

It does not stop. I don’t need it to keep talking to me after a contraction when they’re 20 minutes apart, but I can’t stop it. I guess it would be okay for when you’re having contractions very close together at the end (and actually want it to speak to you) but otherwise it’s not really set up for your entire labor.

Oct 22, 2025

IL84

App Store

Huge UX issues

Invest in a UI/UX designer. Impossible to known when it’s on or off.

Aug 3, 2025

mixedmama112

App Store

Two hypno births pain-free and no tearing!

This was my second time birthing while listening to the surge timer and beautiful affirmations and recordings in between surges. Hands down the best app for managing fear and anxiety and letting your body work its magic! Very grateful this is available free of cost and widely accessible. Hope it can translated into multiple languages as well! Thank you!!

Jun 14, 2025

cfuna3

App Store

Helped me labor comfortably at home!

This app was hands down the BEST thing for my labor with my son! The meditations and counting helped me to focus on my breathing throughout labor and really stay relaxed. I ended up going to the hospital after laboring at home and I was fully dilated by the time they checked me for the first time. It was an incredible first time birth experience and can’t wait to use the app again for my second, whenever that comes!

Jan 10, 2025

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