Plippo BabyA growth chart that stays on your phone
Plippo Baby charts weight, length or height and head circumference from birth to five years for free; the charts are for orientation and are not a diagnosis.
You add the measurements — from a checkup, or from your own scales — and the app draws them. It does not judge them.
What is charted, free
Weight, length and head circumference, charted against your child's age in months, up to five years. Every child gets it on the free app.
One thing the chart says out loud: length is measured lying down until two and standing from two. Standing measures about 0.7 cm shorter — the method changed, not your child.
Percentile curves, with Pro
With Pro, the chart can draw growth curves based on the WHO Child Growth Standards behind your child's measurements, and say roughly which percentile the latest one sits near. The curves need girl or boy set in the child's profile, because the standards have separate tables for each.
A percentile describes where one measurement sits among the children the standards were built from. It is information for orientation — not a judgement, and not a diagnosis.
Pro also puts an elder sibling's line beside it, at the same age — the one comparison that is actually yours.
Where the curves come from
The tables are reproduced under a licence from the World Health Organization. They are stored inside the app and read on your phone: nothing is fetched, and nothing about your child is sent anywhere.
Source: who.int/tools/child-growth-standards
- WHO child growth standards: length/height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, weight-for-height and body mass index-for age: methods and development. © World Health Organization 2006
- WHO child growth standards: head circumference-for-age, arm circumference-for-age, triceps skinfold-for-age and subscapular skinfold-for-age: methods and development. © World Health Organization 2007
- WHO child growth standards: growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference: methods and development. © World Health Organization 2009
- de Onis M, Onyango AW, Borghi E, Siyam A, Nishida C, Siekmann J. Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2007; 85:660-7.
The World Health Organization is not affiliated with Plippo Baby and takes no responsibility for how the standards are used here.
Questions people ask
Is the growth chart free?
Yes. Weight, length or height and head circumference, charted to five years, are part of the free app for every child. The percentile curves are part of Pro, a one-time purchase — never a subscription.
Does the app tell me whether my child is growing well?
No. It draws what you measured and, with Pro, where it sits against the curves. It does not judge or diagnose. Questions about your child's growth belong with your paediatrician.
Why does it ask for girl or boy?
Only for the percentile curves: the standards have separate tables for girls and boys. It is optional; without it the chart still draws your child's own line.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The tables are inside the app; nothing is fetched.
Plippo Baby is not a medical device. Questions about your child's growth, weight or development belong with your paediatrician or midwife.