BumbllyComparison · November 13, 2026
Baby monitor apps compared
Which baby monitor app should you pick? Below are the phone-to-phone baby monitor apps that come up first when you search the US App Store for "baby monitor app": whether the download is paid or free, whether they work only on your home Wi-Fi or also away from home, which iOS version they need, and what their App Store page says they do well.
Full disclosure: we make Naptara and add it at the bottom of the table. Naptara is not among the first twelve results for this search. Source: US App Store, November 13, 2026, search order and App Store pages. We did not test the features in the "Per its App Store page" column ourselves. Apps change, so check the App Store page before you download.
The list
Baby monitor apps in the US App Store
| App | Download | Network | Requires (App Store) | Per its App Store page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Baby Monitor | Paid app | Wi-Fi and cellular; Bluetooth where there is no internet | iOS 15.0 | A Mac can be the baby unit, lullabies and white noise, remote night light, more than one parent and child |
| Baby monitor LooLoo | Free | Wi-Fi and mobile data, also across different networks | iOS 13.0 | Sound and motion alerts, a lullaby or voice message sent to the camera device |
| Baby Monitor Saby + Cry Alarm | Free | Wi-Fi, 3G and LTE | iOS 15.0 | Cry and voice recognition, video quality adjusts to network speed |
| Baby Monitor TEDDY | Free | Wi-Fi, LTE and 3G | iOS 15.0 | No account, devices often pair without typing a code, talk to baby, disconnection alert |
| Annie Baby Monitor | Free | Wi-Fi and mobile data | iOS 15.0 | A long feature list: two-way audio, lullabies and white noise, sleep tracker, up to four babies; Apple Watch |
| Baby Monitor 3G | Paid app, no subscription | Wi-Fi and cellular | iOS 15.0 | Pay once, no recurring payments; an old iPhone or iPad as the baby unit |
| Baby Camera - Baby Monitor | Free | Home Wi-Fi only | iOS 15.1 | No cloud servers and no accounts, QR code pairing |
| MotionMama: Baby Monitor | Free | Home network only | iOS 17.0 | Video with movement alerts, a Mac with a camera can be the baby camera, Apple Watch; the page says it has no audio monitoring |
| BabyCam Monitor | Free | Home Wi-Fi only | iOS 15.0 | One payment unlocks it, no subscription; pairs with other smartphones; no cloud and no account |
| Tiny Ears: Baby Monitor | Free | Wi-Fi or mobile data | iOS 15.0 | Listening and alarms free at home and away, video free on the same Wi-Fi, hold to talk |
| ZOYA Baby Monitor (Local Wifi) | Paid app | Home Wi-Fi only | iOS 17.6 | Watch in any web browser on the same Wi-Fi, no accounts, no subscription |
| Naptara (ours) | Free; Pro is a monthly or yearly plan | Same Wi-Fi with no subscription; away from home with Pro | iOS 16.0 | iPhone, iPad and Android phones together, no account, two-way talk and possible cry alerts with Pro, Apple Watch |
Search order for "baby monitor app". Left out: apps that only work with the maker's own camera (MyVTech Baby Pro was the one in this top twelve; for "baby monitor" you also see Nanit and Philips Avent Baby Monitor+). Free apps often sell features inside the app; their App Store page lists what. We did not check which apps also exist for Android. Naptara is also available for Android phones.
To be fair
Where another app offers more
- Older iPhones: most apps in this list run on iOS 15, and LooLoo on iOS 13. If your spare iPhone is old, check the "Requires" column first.
- No subscription: Baby Monitor 3G, Cloud Baby Monitor and ZOYA are paid downloads, and BabyCam Monitor unlocks with one payment. With Naptara, watching from away is part of the Pro subscription.
- Listening away from home for free: Tiny Ears says listening and alarms are free at home and away.
- No internet at all: Cloud Baby Monitor says it falls back to Bluetooth where there is no internet.
- More than one baby: Annie advertises up to four babies at once, Cloud Baby Monitor multi-child support.
- Naptara costs nothing if you only watch at home with both devices on the same Wi-Fi, and an iPhone and an Android phone can be one baby monitor together.
Decide for yourself
Five questions before you choose
- Do you only watch at home, or from elsewhere too? Some apps work only on your home Wi-Fi, which is exactly why the video never leaves your home. If you want to check in from work or a friend's place, look for "cellular" or "mobile data".
- Pay once or subscribe? Some apps are paid downloads with no subscription. Most are free to download and sell features inside the app.
- Which devices do you have? If you have an iPhone and an Android phone, check that the app exists for both and that they work together. Naptara does. And check which iOS version your old iPhone can still get.
- Which features do you want? For example two-way talk, cry alerts or Apple Watch. Read the app's App Store page.
- What do other parents say? The ratings on the App Store page show how many parents have tried an app. New apps like Naptara have only a few.
For every app in this list: a baby monitor app does not replace adult supervision and is not a medical device.
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