MyVTech Baby Plus vs Gentle Beeps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyVTech Baby Plus
Stay connected to your baby from anywhere with this app. Stream Full HD video, communicate via two-way talk, and receive alerts for motion or crying. Advanced features include sleep analysis and danger zone detection for compatible monitors.
- Full HD remote video monitoring
- Two-way talk intercom
- Pan and tilt camera control
- Motion and cry detection alerts
- Video clip recording
- 10x camera zoom
- Sleep analysis (V-Care Series only)
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Always stay connected to your little one wherever you are. With the free MyVTech Baby Plus app and your compatible RM or VC series baby monitor, you can watch your little one remotely—from virtually anywhere, in Full HD. Enjoy continuous Full HD video to check in on the family while traveling or see all the fun the kids are having with the babysitter. Download the MyVTech Baby Plus app, then follow the in-app instructions to: - Monitor your little one with continuous Full HD video - Help calm your baby using two-way talk intercom - Control your VTech pan and tilt enabled camera(s) - Receive motion alerts to inform you if your baby is up and about - Capture motion-detected video clips to see what happened overnight - Zoom the camera up to 10 times - Record and save precious moments directly to your smartphone to share with family and friends. - Enjoy advanced smart safeguarding with face-covering or roll-over detection, cry detection, baby awake, baby asleep and danger zone alerts, (V-Care Series only) - Get your baby’s sleep analysis and trends over time (V-Care Series only) Privacy Policy:https://www.vtechphones.com//mvb_global/privacy-policy/en Terms of Use:https://www.vtechphones.com/legal/terms-of-use
Gentle Beeps
This app helps families of premature or medically fragile infants recreate familiar hospital soundscapes at home. It allows users to layer comforting ambient sounds, such as heart monitor rhythms and ventilator hum, to ease the transition from the NICU. A sleep timer is included for continuous or timed play.
- Layered soundscapes (Heart Monitor, Ventilator, etc.)
- Sleep timer (30, 60, 90 min, continuous)
- Simple tap-to-layer interface
- Recreates NICU ambient environment
- Supports families of premature infants
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Bringing your baby home from the NICU is one of the most emotional moments a family can experience. But for many parents or babies, the silence of home feels unfamiliar even unsettling after weeks or months surrounded by the constant, rhythmic sounds of the hospital ward. Gentle Beeps was built for that moment. Designed for families of premature and medically fragile infants, Gentle Beeps lets you layer familiar hospital soundscapes to recreate the ambient environment your baby knows. Heart monitor rhythms. Ventilator hum. Oxygen flow. Incubator warmth. The soft sounds that became the soundtrack of your baby's earliest days. Tap any sound tile to select it. Layer as many as you like. Set a sleep timer and let the familiar sounds do the rest. Why it works Premature infants spend their most critical developmental weeks surrounded by consistent ambient sound. The sudden quiet of home can be disorienting for babies and stressful for parents. Gentle Beeps bridges that gap, giving your little one a sonic environment that feels safe and known while your family finds its new rhythm. Features - Eight layered soundscapes including Heart Monitor, Ventilator, Soft Alarms, Oxygen Flow, Incubator Hum, Ward Ambient, Parental Shh, and Heartbeat - Sleep timer with 30, 60, and 90 minute options plus continuous play - Simple tap to select and layer interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MyVTech Baby Plus at Free against Gentle Beeps's $3.99. MyVTech Baby Plus also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). Gentle Beeps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 37). On rating, 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
MyVTech Baby Plus is free to download; Gentle Beeps costs $3.99 up front. MyVTech Baby Plus sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Gentle Beeps asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MyVTech Baby Plus against 5.0 for Gentle Beeps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyVTech Baby Plus has 10K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MyVTech Baby Plus | Gentle Beeps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (10K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 399 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VTech Inc | Abigail Novak |
Bugs and requests
MyVTech Baby Plus
Reported bugs
5 issues- Failed video playback
- Inability to save recordings
- Frequent app crashes
- Unresponsive push-to-talk feature
- Incorrect temperature readings
Requested features
5 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Improved motion detection alerts
- Better sleep tracking and analysis
- Cross-compatibility between models
- Faster in-app controls
Gentle Beeps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyVTech Baby Plus
- Essential Monthly2 variants$0.291 Month
- Essential Annual2 variants$0.591 Year
- Standard+ Monthly2 variants$0.891 Month
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- Standard+ Annual3 variants$0.991 Year
- Essential Monthly2 variants$2.491 Month
- Standard Monthly3 variants$2.991 Month
- Standard Monthly14 Days trial3 variants$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial5 variants$12.991 Month
- Essential Annual2 variants$24.991 Year
- Standard Annual6 variants$29.991 Year
- Standard Annual14 Days trial3 variants$49.991 Year
- Standard+ Annual$69.991 Year
- Premium Annual14 Days trial3 variants$129.991 Year
Gentle Beeps
No in-app purchases
Questions
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