# Solid Starts: Baby Food App

> Introduce real food to baby with First Foods® Database, baby led weaning BLW

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.digitas.solidstarts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.digitas.solidstarts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.digitas.solidstarts`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Solid Starts
- **Category:** PARENTING
- **Downloads:** 1,776,225
- **Rating:** 4.84 / 5 (24,667 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2021-05-03
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 121 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digitas.solidstarts)
- **Website:** [https://solidstarts.com/](https://solidstarts.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://solidstarts.com/privacy-policy/](https://solidstarts.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Solid Starts: Baby Food App** helps parents introduce real food through baby-led weaning (BLW), finger foods, spoon-feeding transitions, and purées. Its First Foods® Database includes 500+ foods with nutrition details, choking and allergen guidance, age-based cutting and serving instructions, and videos of babies eating.

Created with guidance from pediatricians, feeding therapists, swallowing specialists, allergists, and dietitians, the app offers personalized plans for introducing 100 first foods, 300+ baby-led weaning and family recipes, expert articles, and practical feeding guides. Parents can also track foods tried, favorites, reactions, sensitivities, and foods to try later, making it easier to monitor progress and share information with caregivers or healthcare professionals.

## Rankings

- #48,535 — Overall
- #11 — Parenting (Free)
- #17 — Parenting (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.digitas.solidstarts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Users value the app for its information and allergen guidance, but widespread Android glitches, unreliable tracking, and a costly paywall undermine usability. Navigation and search issues compound frustration, leading many to question the value and consider not renewing.

### Pros

- Extensive, useful information and educational content about baby foods and feeding.
- Helpful for tracking foods and learning how to safely introduce allergens.
- Detailed advice on preparing foods and meal ideas, with helpful recipes.
- Good reference source for different foods and feeding milestones.

### Cons

- Frequent glitches and crashes on Android (freezes, blue screen, unresponsive UI) that make the app unusable.
- Tracking features (logging foods, allergens, favorites) are unreliable or don't save properly.
- High subscription cost with many features behind a paywall; content and toddler guides sometimes excluded.
- Poor search and difficult-to-navigate interface; slow performance and inconsistent behavior across devices.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.digitas.solidstarts)