Baby shower gift idea for new parents: a counter for baby's days
Slip this note into your card: "Install Ensemble, the counter of her days starts on day one." The app is free to install, nothing to buy to get started.
iPhone and iPad · iOS 26 · free, Pro optional
An idea for the card
New parents get bodysuits and soft toys. What you're offering here isn't an object: it's an idea and a short note, which will earn its place from the first days. The parents enter the birth date, and baby's number of days shows on their screen every morning.
Honestly: what you give, and what you don't
There's no gift purchase for Ensemble: you can't buy it for someone else in the App Store. But the app is free to install, and the counter, with the small and medium widgets, the Lock Screen and StandBy, costs nothing. What you give is the idea and, if you like, your help setting it up during the visit.
Two notes to copy
"Install Ensemble: the counter of her days starts on day one."
"Enter her birth date in Ensemble: at 100 days the app will remind you, and we'll bring the cake."
The grandparents in the counter
With Pro, the parents can invite one person into baby's counter through Messages, a grandmother for example: she sees the same number through iCloud, on her iPhone or iPad running iOS 26, with no account to create. The Pro of whoever took it applies to the shared counter: the other enjoys it without paying. The parents don't need it to count the days.
What the parents find
One big number, the 100 days, the first year, a life line to note the first bath, the first smile, the first steps. No account, no ads, no data collected: everything stays on their iPhone and in their iCloud.
Free or Pro
Counting baby's days costs nothing. Pro, optional, adds sharing through iCloud (with a grandparent, say), unlimited moments, every theme and the large widget.
Ensemble Pro: €1.99 a month, €9.99 a year, or €19.99 once, forever. The App Store shows prices in your local currency; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I give Ensemble as a baby gift?
- Not as a purchase: there's no gift purchase for Ensemble. The app is free to install; you can slip the idea into a card or a message.
- Do the parents have to pay anything?
- Not to count the days since birth. Pro is optional: sharing through iCloud, unlimited moments, every theme.
- Can the grandparents see the counter?
- Yes, with Pro: the parents invite one person through Messages, who sees the same counter on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 26.
- What should I write in the card?
- For example: "Install Ensemble: the counter of her days starts on day one."
