Comparison

Cradlewise vs Babba Care

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

Babba Care

This app allows parents to remotely control a smart baby bottle device, checking its battery and status. It enables scheduling temperature changes for cooling and warming, ideal for nighttime feedings.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Check battery status
  • View device status
  • Schedule cooling/warming
  • On-the-go feeding solution
Features
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Easily control your Babba Care Cooler+Warmer to make bottle feeding easy - whether at home, overnight, or on-the-go. Use the Babba Care app to remotely control your Cooler+Warmer, choose the warming temperature, monitor the temperature progression, check the battery level, and get the latest firmware updates. Plus, you can schedule a time for your device to automatically switch from cooling to warming, so your baby's bottle can be ready when you need it. Perfect for night feedings!

Screenshots

Cradlewise4 screens
Babba Care4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Babba Care at 92% against Cradlewise's 26%. Babba Care also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8). Cradlewise's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Babba Care sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Cradlewise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Babba Care holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cradlewise has 273 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Cradlewise's written reviews are positive against 92% of Babba Care's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cradlewise ships an update fortnightly, Babba Care every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cradlewise versus Babba Care: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCradlewiseBabba Care
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (273 ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better13
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCradlewise IncBabba Care, Inc.

Customer experience

Cradlewise

All ratings270 ratings
Positive38.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive26.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative65.7%

Babba Care

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

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

Babba Care

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cradlewise

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Babba Care

Subscriptions1
  • Babba Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Cradlewise free?
Cradlewise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Babba Care free?
Babba Care is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cradlewise or Babba Care?
Babba Care is rated higher. Cradlewise averages 2.8 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Babba Care averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Cradlewise or Babba Care have ads?
Neither Cradlewise nor Babba Care shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cradlewise or Babba Care?
Cradlewise ships an update fortnightly, and Babba Care every 2 months. Most recently, Cradlewise was updated on November 3, 2026 and Babba Care on November 3, 2026.

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