# Bearhug: Parent & Child Bond — Daily parenting play & bonding > Daily parenting play & bonding (iPhone/iPad app by Claudiu Valentin Sararu.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bearhug-parent-and-child-bond/id6775536605 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Claudiu Valentin Sararu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1884891322) - Category: Lifestyle, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 410 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Romanian - Released: 2026-06-28 - Data updated: 2026-07-24 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bearhug-parent-and-child-bond/id6775536605/reviews.md ## What is Bearhug? Bearhug is one small play a day with your cub, and the quiet way you grow closer because of it. No screen to hand over. No pressure. No streak to protect. Each day Bearhug gives you a single activity made for the energy you actually have, the kind of thing you can start in the next five minutes. Some days it is wild and loud. Some days it is calm and close. Either way, it is yours, together. ONE PLAY A DAY - A single activity chosen for you each day, with simple steps and a hand-drawn illustration - Low on energy? Swap to a calmer play with one tap. Got a second wind? Swap the other way. - A gentle daily reminder, set to your time - Works offline. The daily play, its steps, and its art live on your phone. MAKE US A PLAY (PRO) - Tell Bearhug your moment: the energy, the place, the minutes you have, the mood your cub is in - Get a brand new activity invented just for that, in a warm and simple voice - Made for the "we are stuck inside, he is cranky, and all we have is a cardboard box" nights THE FULL LIBRARY (PRO) - Browse all 120 plays any time, not only today's pick - Filtered to your cub's age, so everything fits - The right play for rainy days, restless days, and quiet ones READ ALOUD (PRO) - Every play narrated in a calm, warm voice - Put the phone down, keep your hands free, and stay with your cub YOUR VAULT OF MEMORIES - Save a photo and a note from any play - Look back together at the moments you made - Watch your time together add up, gently, with no leaderboards - Your latest memory is free. Your full history unlocks with Pro. MORE THAN ONE CUB (PRO) - A profile for each child, with their own age and plays - Turn on Play Together and Bearhug finds activities you can all do at once WHY IT MATTERS Bearhug is not really about the activities. It is about the bond they build. Shared play is how trust, security, and closeness grow, a few minutes at a time. Bearhug just makes the next few minutes easy to start. FREE AND PRO The daily play, the energy swap, your latest memory, and the daily reminder are free, forever. Bearhug Pro unlocks Make Us a Play, the full library of 120 activities, read-aloud narration, a profile for every cub with Play Together, and your complete Vault of memories. Monthly or yearly, with a 3-day free trial. PRIVACY - No account. No sign-up, no email, no password. - Your photos, your notes, and your cub's first name stay on your device - Anonymous usage data only, hosted in the EU, and you can turn it off in Settings - No ads. No cross-app tracking. No advertising network. Bearhug is for tired parents who still want these small moments to count. One small play a day. A bond you both feel. Privacy policy: https://bearhug-app.us/privacy Terms of use: https://bearhug-app.us/terms ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Bearhug Pro Monthly | $7.99 | per month | | Bearhug Pro Yearly | $49.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-22 A new interactive widget: set your energy for the evening, Calm, Medium, or Wild, right from your Home Screen, and tonight's play is ready before you walk in the door. It lives on the Lock Screen and in StandBy too. And Bearhug now speaks French and German: the whole app, all 120 activities, every play read aloud in a calm voice, and bedtime stories starring your cub, in your language. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-07 The whole app, all 120 plays, the calm read-aloud voice, and the stories you create are now available in Romanian. Bearhug follows your phone's language, or pick yours any time in Settings. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-02 Two new things in this update. MAKE A STORY (Pro) Tell Bearhug a theme, a mood, and whether it is for bedtime or the afternoon, and it writes a short story starring your cub to read aloud together. Your cub's name is never sent anywhere. It is added to the story right here on your phone. READ ALOUD IS NOW FREE Every play can be narrated in a calm, warm voice, for everyone, with no Pro needed. Put the phone down and stay close with your cub. Thank you for every review and note so far. They really do shape what we build next. ### 1.0 — 2026-06-28 No release notes. ## More apps by Claudiu Valentin Sararu - [Book Tracker & Log - Penny](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/book-tracker-and-log-penny/id6760545686) - [Hush: Night Light & Candle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hush-night-light-and-candle/id6762447328) - [Plume - Word Of The Day](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plume-word-of-the-day/id6762819388) - [Fine. - Daily Demotivation](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fine-daily-demotivation/id6764894862) - [Killer Sudoku - Bento](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/killer-sudoku-bento/id6766061657) - [Runi - Word Search](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/runi-word-search/id6768324077) All apps by Claudiu Valentin Sararu: https://appshunter.io/developer/1884891322 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-24.*