Comparison

Cradlewise vs Harbor Sleep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cradlewise

This smart crib automatically soothes your baby to sleep by detecting wakefulness and using gentle motion and sound. It functions as a bassinet and crib, offering a baby monitor with night vision, live video, and notifications, along with sleep tracking and curated music. The app allows for caregiver access and room temperature monitoring.

Highlights
  • Automatic soothing with bounce and sound
  • Built-in baby monitor with night vision
  • Live video streaming and notifications
  • Sleep pattern tracking and analysis
  • Room temperature monitoring
  • Caregiver access control
  • Curated soothing music and Spotify integration
Features
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WORLD'S FIRST SELF LEARNING CRIB. It spots early signs of wake-up, learns sleep patterns and automatically soothes your baby to sleep, if needed. =========== IT'S A BASSINET AND A CRIB - FROM BIRTH TO 24 MONTHS : Cradlewise provides uninterrupted quality sleep to babies and saves parents an average of 2 hours a day. It combines the functionality of a bassinet, crib, baby monitor and sound machine – all into one product. GETS THE BABY TO SLEEP : When it’s time to sleep, simply place your baby in the crib. The crib automatically detects the baby’s wakefulness and soothes them to sleep with its bounce and sound. GUARDS SLEEP : Just-in-time soothing is key to safeguarding baby sleep. The crib spots sleep disturbances and soothes the baby back to sleep. =========== APP FEATURES BUILT-IN BABY MONITOR. PEACE OF MIND FOR YOU. NIGHT VISION: See your baby without turning on the lights and disturbing your little one. NOTIFICATIONS: Get notified when your baby wakes up, falls asleep, starts crying etc. LIVE VIDEO: Watch your baby live through your smartphone app from anywhere, anytime. BACKGROUND AUDIO: Take a break or catch up on other work while listening to your baby in the background. ROOM TEMPERATURE: The Cradlewise app has a room temperature monitoring feature that lets you quickly check your baby’s room temperature from the home screen, making it easier to to check anytime, anywhere. ADD CAREGIVERS: We know that new parents already have their hands full. And since it takes a village to raise a child, our caregiver functionality provides you with just that - a virtual village. Add a caregiver and control the level of access. DARK MODE: Dark mode reduces the brightness level on your phone, and it’s a game changer for minimizing light disruptions at night, especially when you want to check on them at 3am in the morning. TWIN MODE: Add multiple babies to your profile. Seamlessly switch between baby profiles to manage and view all connected cribs from your single account. WATCH YOUR BABY’S SLEEP IMPROVE OVER TIME. DAILY SNAPSHOT: Track your baby’s sleep patterns and stay on top of changes. SLEEP TRACKING: Track your baby’s sleep data - understand patterns from historical logs to understand your baby’s sleep better. QUICK TIPS: User guides and tips to help you best adjust your crib’s settings to improve your baby’s sleep. CURATED SOOTHING MUSIC BUILT-IN SOUND MACHINE: Curated white, pink and brown noise tracks to calm a fussy baby. Option to create your own soundtrack. BABY SAFE VOLUME: Smart mode stops sound when the baby has fallen asleep. Sound volume is capped to 60dB to be safe for your baby. STREAM MUSIC OVER SPOTIFY TO THE CRIB: This feature allows you to turn your cradle into a speaker by enabling you to pair your crib with the Spotify app. You can curate a Spotify playlist for your little one and can play your favorite pop songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, soothing sounds, or whatever they’re into, from wherever you happen to be. =========== LET’S BE SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradlewise/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cradlewise/ Blog: https://www.cradlewise.com/blog/ Medium: https://medium.com/cradlewise Have questions? Feel free to contact us at info@cradlewise.com Visit our website https://www.cradlewise.com/ to know more.

About

Harbor Sleep

This app provides secure and reliable local communication with a baby monitor and camera. It ensures you stay connected even without internet and offers failsafe notifications for disconnections. Enjoy smart audio features and superior night vision for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Local, encrypted communication
  • Works without internet
  • Failsafe disconnection alerts
  • Smart audio thresholds
  • 2K night vision
  • Reduced infrared light
Features
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Use with the Harbor Monitor & Camera Learn more at harbor.co Secure & Reliable While at home, all communication is local and protected by end-to-end encryption. Works With or Without Internet Harbor keeps you connected, even if your Wi-Fi or internet goes down — so you never lose sight of your little one. Failsafe Notifications Get alerts on both your Monitor and Mobile App if your Camera disconnects for any reason. Smart Audio Optional thresholds for sound, motion, and time help reduce unnecessary disturbances. Superior Night Image Streams locally in up to 2K (4MP), while using less infrared light for a gentler night view. https://harbor.co/pages/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Cradlewise4 screens
Harbor Sleep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Harbor Sleep at 91% against Cradlewise's 26%. Harbor Sleep also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8). Cradlewise's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (270 vs 82). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Harbor Sleep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Cradlewise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harbor Sleep holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 270 and 82 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Cradlewise's written reviews are positive against 91% of Harbor Sleep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cradlewise ships an update every 2 weeks, Harbor Sleep every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cradlewise versus Harbor Sleep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCradlewiseHarbor Sleep
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (270 ratings)4.8 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings270 — better82
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB105 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCradlewise IncProject Monitor, Inc.

Customer experience

Cradlewise

All ratings268 ratings
Positive38.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative53.4%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive26.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative65.7%

Harbor Sleep

All ratings82 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%

User reviews

Cradlewise

From 270 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent crib design and features
  • 👍 Helpful for getting baby to sleep
  • 💡 Customizable white noise
  • 👍 Reliable monitoring and alerts
  • 👍 Useful sleep tracking and analytics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues with crib
  • 🔍 Poor video quality and camera coverage
  • 🕰️ Slow app performance and loading times
  • 🔊 Audio issues and hijacking phone audio

Harbor Sleep

From 82 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy setup process
  • 🌟 Great picture quality
  • 📱 User-friendly app interface
  • 🔌 No subscription fees
  • 💬 Excellent customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Randomly removes camera from network
  • 🐛 Setup process gets stuck in loops
  • 🐛 Forgets devices randomly
  • 📉 Connectivity issues
  • 📱 iPad app lacks landscape support

Bugs and requests

Cradlewise

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Inaccurate baby detection and sleep tracking
  • Crib disconnects from WiFi and Bluetooth
  • Setup process is overly complicated
  • Firmware updates causing crib issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add desktop/web app option
  • Improve sleep tracking and data visualization
  • Allow custom audio/music playback
  • Enhance multi-user/multi-crib support
  • Provide more customization options

Harbor Sleep

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Camera randomly removed from network
  • Unable to add camera back without tech support
  • Tech support is unresponsive
  • Update made camera unusable
  • Setup process gets stuck in loops
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  • Forgets devices randomly
  • iPad app only works in portrait mode
  • Minor glitch connecting to camera initially
  • Video quality slightly off initially

Requested features

1 request
  • iPad app needs landscape support

In-app purchases

None

Cradlewise

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Harbor Sleep

Subscriptions2
  • Harbor AI7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Harbor AI - Yearly$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Cradlewise free?
Cradlewise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harbor Sleep free?
Harbor Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cradlewise or Harbor Sleep?
Harbor Sleep is rated higher. Cradlewise averages 2.8 out of 5 from 270 ratings, while Harbor Sleep averages 4.8 from 82 ratings.
Do Cradlewise or Harbor Sleep have ads?
Neither Cradlewise nor Harbor Sleep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cradlewise or Harbor Sleep?
Cradlewise ships an update every 2 weeks, and Harbor Sleep every 9 days. Most recently, Cradlewise was updated on October 24, 2026 and Harbor Sleep on October 22, 2026.

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