You did not lose your patience. You spent it, on purpose, all day.
Everyone asks
how the baby is.
We ask how you are.
A few honest words a day for new parents, delivered to your phone. Not advice. Not “you’ve got this.” Just someone who has been up at 3am too, checking on you — the person everyone forgot to ask about.
Free for seven days. No account, no ads, nothing to keep up with.
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PERCH7:40 AM
You did not lose your patience. You spent it, on purpose, all day.
Tick any of these and Perch was written for you.
- You've cried in the shower so nobody would ask.
- You're touched out by 4pm and guilty about it by 5.
- You did everything today and still feel you did nothing.
- You miss who you were before, and feel bad for missing them.
- You're awake at 3am, again, and it's very quiet.
- You keep waiting for someone to ask how you're doing.
If one landed, that's the whole test. Perch is for the parent nobody is checking on.
What arrives, and when
A small, daily mental-health nudge that lives on your lock screen. Thirty seconds. Then back to the baby.
Nobody knows you're up. It still counts as a night.
Touched out is not the same as loving them less.
Tap it and there's one more, chosen for where you are — how old the baby is, what's hard this week. Keep the ones that land. Hide the ones that don't.
We can't move your mum next door or make the nights shorter.
We can make sure someone checks on you every day.
It's small on purpose.
Thirty seconds
One line. No streaks, no course, no journal to keep up with.
No promises
We will not fix your sleep or your money. We will remind you that you count.
Yours alone
No account. Nothing you tell Perch leaves your phone. No ads, no tracking.
One a day, on video.
Same voice as the app. Follow @the.perch.app on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts and Facebook — the videos are free and always will be.
Things new parents search at 3am
- Why do I cry every evening after the baby?
- I don't feel bonded to my baby. Is something wrong with me?
- What does 'touched out' mean, and why do I feel it?
- Why do I resent my partner since the baby came?
- Did I ruin my baby's sleep by rocking them to sleep?
- Is there an app that checks on new parents' mental health?
Questions people ask
- What is Perch?
- Perch is an iPhone and Apple Watch app for new parents. Once or twice a day it delivers one honest line written for the hour you are actually in — the 3am feed, the day you didn't leave the house, the guilt with no reason. It is a small daily mental-health check-in, not advice.
- Is Perch an affirmation app?
- Yes, in the sense that it gives you a short supportive line every day — but the lines are honest and specific to new parenthood rather than generic positivity. No 'you've got this'.
- Who is Perch for?
- New parents in the first year — mothers and fathers who are overwhelmed, touched out, awake at 3am, or simply waiting for someone to ask how they are doing.
- Does Perch replace therapy or medical care?
- No. Perch is support, not treatment. If you are in crisis, contact local emergency services or a helpline; the app links to one for your country.
- Does Perch collect my data?
- No account, no tracking, no ads. Everything you tell Perch stays on your phone.
- Is Perch free?
- The first seven days are. After that Perch is paid — monthly, or once for good if you would rather not subscribe. The App Store shows you the price in your own currency before anything is charged.