Comparison

Cradlewise vs iBaby Home

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

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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

iBaby Home

This app works with smart baby monitors to track your infant's heart rate, breathing, and sleep patterns without physical contact. It provides real-time alerts for irregularities and historical data analysis to help optimize your baby's well-being. Seamlessly monitor and care for your baby from anywhere with HD video and two-way audio.

Highlights
  • Contactless health monitoring (heart rate, breathing)
  • Real-time alerts for irregularities
  • Sleep state and quality analysis
  • HD video with night vision
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Soothing music and bedtime stories
  • Shareable photos and video clips
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iBaby Home — Your Smart, Contactless Baby Health & Care Companion iBaby Home is a next-generation health management app designed to work seamlessly with iBaby’s intelligent baby monitoring devices. Powered by advanced non-contact physiological optical sensing technology (Yobi-PPG™), the app allows parents to monitor their baby’s heart rate, breathing rate, and sleep state in real time—anytime, anywhere. With intelligent anomaly detection and instant alert notifications, iBaby Home helps you respond quickly when irregularities occur. The built-in historical data review, trend analysis, and sleep-quality assessment features use smart algorithms to help parents better understand and optimize their baby’s sleep patterns and overall well-being. Caring for your loved ones has never been more seamless and stress-free. As the official companion app developed by iBaby Labs, Inc. for the iBaby Monitor i20 and the smart monitoring series, iBaby Home enables quick device setup and effortless control of all iBaby monitors. Whether it’s day or night, you can always check on your baby in crystal-clear HD quality. Core Features Smart Health Monitoring • Real-time heart rate and breathing rate monitoring (Yobi-PPG™) • Non-contact, safe, and comfortable for babies • Sleep state detection with intelligent alert notifications • Historical trends, sleep analysis, and data-driven insights Crystal-Clear HD Video & Audio • Watch HD live video with enhanced night vision • 360° pan and tilt to follow every movement • Talk to your baby with two-way audio • Control the view with intuitive swipe gestures Soothing & Interactive Care Tools • Play soothing music or lullabies • Record and play bedtime stories so your baby always feels your presence Sharing & Family Connection • Capture HD photos and video clips • Invite unlimited family members and friends to join the baby-watching experience Expandable for Your Whole Home • Add multiple iBaby monitors to care for your baby, pets, elderly family members, or even your home plants — all in one app

Screenshots

Cradlewise4 screens
iBaby Home3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cradlewise at 2.8 against iBaby Home's 2.0. Cradlewise also leads on ratings volume (271 vs 4). iBaby Home's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cradlewise holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cradlewise has 271 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cradlewise ships an update fortnightly, iBaby Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cradlewise versus iBaby Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCradlewiseiBaby Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (271 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings271 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCradlewise InciBaby Labs, Inc.

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

iBaby Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cradlewise

No in-app purchases

None

iBaby Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cradlewise free?
Cradlewise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iBaby Home free?
iBaby Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cradlewise or iBaby Home?
Cradlewise is rated higher. Cradlewise averages 2.8 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while iBaby Home averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Cradlewise or iBaby Home have ads?
Neither Cradlewise nor iBaby Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cradlewise or iBaby Home?
Cradlewise ships an update fortnightly, and iBaby Home every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cradlewise was updated on October 29, 2026 and iBaby Home on October 24, 2026.

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