Evenflo vs Skip Hop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evenflo
This app enhances infant comfort and safety with integrated soothing technology and real-time car seat alerts. It allows customization of lights, sounds, and songs for soothing, and provides critical safety notifications like unbuckling, temperature, and reminders for breaks. Access manuals, installation guides, and customer support.
- Integrated soothing system with lights, sounds, and songs
- Real-time car seat safety alerts via Bluetooth
- Chest clip status notifications
- Temperature alerts (too hot/cold)
- Break reminders
- Child left in car alerts
- Access to manuals and support
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SENSORYSOOTHE and SENSORSAFE by Evenflo. Discover Evenflo’s innovative technologies that redefine comfort and safety for your family. SENSORYSOOTHE The first integrated soothing system built directly into the handlebar of your infant car seat, now also available on select Evenflo home gear products. SENSORYSOOTHE provides a safe and seamless way to calm your little one at home or on the go, eliminating the need for portable soothers that could become projectiles in a car crash. Create soothing scenes in the app with lights, sounds, and songs tailored to your child’s preferences, then activate them via the app or with voice commands. SENSORSAFE Keep your child safe with real-time safety alerts sent directly from the chest clip of your child's car seat to your phone via Bluetooth. Stay informed about four critical scenarios: CLIP OPEN - the child's chest clip has become unbuckled. TEMPERATURE TOO HOT or TOO COLD - the car's interior may be too hot or cold for the child. TIME TO TAKE A BREAK - reminder to let the child get out of the seat to move and stretch after 2 hours. CHILD STILL IN CAR - the caretaker and their mobile phone have moved away from the child who has been left buckled inside the vehicle. It will also alert family members with the last known location of the vehicle if the primary caregiver does not respond to the alert. The Evenflo app also provides easy access to your Evenflo instruction manuals, guidance on car seat installation, product videos, FAQs and direct access to customer support. Download the Evenflo app today and experience peace of mind with smarter, safer products for your family.
Skip Hop
Control a 3-in-1 Smart Snail Routine Machine with customizable lights, sounds, and routines. It functions as a light and sound machine, sleep trainer, and routine system, adapting to a child's needs from infancy to 7 years.
- Personalize lights and sounds
- Create custom routines
- 3 grow-with-me stages
- Light & sound machine
- Sleep trainer
- Routine system
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The Skip Hop app lets you personalize and control your 3-in-1 Smart Snail Routine Machine right from your smart phone. Customize the perfect combination of lights, sounds, routines and more for your little one—and easily switch things up as their (and your) needs change. Featuring 3 grow-with-me stages, our Smart Snail is an all-in-one parenting essential. It works as a light & sound machine, sleep trainer and routine system and grows with your child—from infant to 7 years. Light & Sound Machine Mode: 30 light color options with 7 light effects 6 soothing melodies & 7 nature sounds/noise options 10 brightness settings & 7 volume controls Sleep Trainer & Routine System Modes: 5 routine presets include: Bedtime, nap time, clean room, play time, quiet time Custom option lets you create your own routines 35 preloaded alerts & phrases Secure Bluetooth connectivity
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Evenflo at 4.9 against Skip Hop's 3.5. Evenflo also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 13). Skip Hop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Evenflo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evenflo has 4.4K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Evenflo's written reviews are positive against 25% of Skip Hop's.
Evenflo ships an update every 2 months, Skip Hop every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Evenflo | Skip Hop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better | 3.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 667 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evenflo Company Inc. | SKIP HOP HOLDINGS INC |
Customer experience
Evenflo
Skip Hop
Bugs and requests
Evenflo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to create account or log in
- App frequently crashes or has server errors
- Inconsistent behavior when car seat is moved to another vehicle
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to manage multiple users/family members
- Improve sensor accuracy and reduce false alerts
- Provide widget or dashboard for quick status check
- Allow manual override or customization of sensor settings
Skip Hop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Evenflo
No in-app purchases
Skip Hop
No in-app purchases
