Now requires you create an account to even access old data & Lacks iCloud support
Now requires an account and they are collecting and storing medical records and not in compliance with HIPAA or medical records privacy standards. Horrible updates since they moved to 4.5 and newer and their desire to own your familys personal medical information by forcing you to move to their cloud solution. Given the nature of information stored in Total Baby - including medical information this move seems suspect given theyre not demonstrating compliance in how they are handling medical records. They should go back to the old model where we remain in control with local records.
The Bad (new to 4.5)
They are now requiring you to create an account and register yourself with them even if youve been using the app for years. You cant even see your kids data anymore until you register and create an account. While they offer it as an improvement to allow for syncing of data across your devices they would have served their users better if they used iCloud instead. Its free, relies on encrypted syncs, and entrusts your personal family data to a trusted location which you maintain and have access to. Theyre now wanting to have access to your data where as before this version it resided only on your devices. This is really disappointing.
With all of this and the fact that we store medical history and details about our kids (great for vaccine records, growth charts, and general doctors visits), do they even comply with privacy standards like HIPAA in the US? Even their own privacy policy mentions allowing users to maintain their data private and stored locally on our devices and not their cloud. This update eliminates that option.
What was great about the app:
Use it to chart progress, doctors visits and most importantly keep a current log of vaccinations which comes in super handy often.
The only drawback is the sync function which lacks iCloud integration. Personal information without full access to what and how its stored on a private server is not inspiring. With iCloud I can easily see what log files are stored, I can delete as needed and know that iCloud is encrypted and well protected.
Dookie 2x about
Total Baby Pro, v4.5.5