iBaby Care App vs SimHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBaby Care App
Monitor your loved ones remotely with HD video and two-way audio. This app allows you to play music, record stories, and receive visual alerts. Share moments with family and friends, and extend your monitoring to pets, elderly, or even plants.
- HD live video streaming (day/night)
- Two-way audio communication
- Play music and record stories
- 360° remote camera rotation
- Visual alert notifications
- Photo and video capture
- Social sharing platform
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Caring for your loved ones has never been more hassle-free and seamless! iBaby Care is the official companion app developed by iBaby Labs, Inc. to be used with the intelligent iBaby Monitor i6. By using the iBaby Care App, you can easily set up your iBaby monitor(s) and start monitoring your baby anytime anywhere in crystal clear HD resolution! It allows you to: • Watch crystal clear HD live video stream whether it’s day or night • Play soothing music and record bedtime stories for your loved ones so that they will always feel your presence • Hear and speak with your loved ones simultaneously • 360° rotation helps you keep track of your baby’s every movement • Control what you wish to see with just a swipe of your finger • Get visual alert notifications on your baby’s status You may also: • Capture HD photos and video clips • Stay social with the integrated social media platform. Share your baby’s life journal, your parenthood experiences and advice with parents around the globe without any limitation. • Invite unlimited number of family and friends to join in on the baby watching fun. • Add additional monitors to extend your care circle to your home, pets, elderly family members, even plants!
SimHome
Manage your smart home cameras remotely with real-time live streaming and two-way audio. Receive instant alerts for AI-detected events and securely access your data from anywhere. Protect your home 24/7 with easy setup and responsive notifications.
- Remote camera configuration
- Real-time live streaming
- Two-way audio communication
- AI intelligent event detection
- Responsive push notifications
- Encrypted data storage
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SimHome is an embedded smart home camera management platform. It communicates with the embedded smart camera in real-time through the P2P technology. It can remotely configure the camera, view the real-time live stream, and receive the push notifications, event pictures and videos anytime, anywhere to protect your home 24/7. Main features: Easy to use: No complicated network wiring is needed. The device can connect to your wireless network and your account by scanning the QR code generated by the current account; Real-time live stream: View the live video anytime, anywhere to know what is happening at home; Two-way audio: It’s like a walkie-talkie, no matter where you are, talking with your family just takes a tap; AI intelligent detection: local AI analysis accurately detects different kinds of events; Responsive alert: Zero-latency in pushing events, all events are classified separately for quick search; Data security: encrypted storage,protect your data from leaking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iBaby Care App at 4.5 against SimHome's 1.5. iBaby Care App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (12K vs 44). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. SimHome sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iBaby Care App asks for nothing beyond the download.
iBaby Care App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iBaby Care App has 12K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of iBaby Care App's written reviews are positive against 19% of SimHome's.
iBaby Care App ships an update monthly, SimHome fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBaby Care App | SimHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12K ratings) — better | 1.5 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better | 19.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iBaby Labs, Inc. | Simshine Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
iBaby Care App
SimHome
User reviews
iBaby Care App
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great camera quality
- 🔒 Robust security features
- 👍 Convenient remote access
- 👍 Helpful environmental monitoring
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🔋 Drains battery in background
- 🔋 Connection issues and timeouts
- 🐛 Sound and video quality issues
- 👎 Unreliable alerts and notifications
SimHome
From 44 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 App works as advertised (for some)
- 💡 Picture-in-Picture feature useful
- 💡 Sleep report generated
- 💡 Daily photo capture and slideshow
- 💡 Notification features work (for some)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot connect phone to camera
- 🐛 App and other apps don't work
- 🐛 Connection successful but camera not appearing
- 🐛 Nothing works
- 🐛 No way to contact support
Bugs and requests
iBaby Care App
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Connectivity problems after updates
- Loss of audio and video feed
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Continuous white noise playback
- Customizable alert settings
- Improved multi-camera support
- Landscape mode for iPad
SimHome
Reported bugs
29 issues- Cannot connect phone to camera
- Camera not appearing after connection success
- App stopped working after several months
- Support unresponsive
- Temperature and humidity features disappeared
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- Sleep report incorrect
- App not working after update
- Night vision not working
- App doesn't work
- Unable to retrieve account password
- App has low resolution on iPad
- App barely works, frequently trying to connect
- Cannot log back into account
- App is locked out, camera bricked
- App stopped working, company may have gone under
- App never sends mail confirmation
- Request failed during account sign up
- App doesn't run in background
- App stopped notifications
- App crashing when viewing camera
- Camera not recognizing SIM card
- Camera won't recognize QR code
- App won't add new device from QR code
- App keeps crashing, miss alerts
- App doesn't allow deleting recordings or photos
- App crashes when selecting delete option
- Firmware updates have problems
- Notifications not received in time
- Visitors tab only updates daily
Requested features
10 requests- Add feature to erase SD card from app
- Improve app resolution on iPad
- Add background support for audio
- Fix detection notifications
- Add support for Google Home mini-view
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- Allow deletion of recordings or photos
- Add Alexa and Google Home compatibility for Spain
- Option to disable baby profile prompt
- Add Russian language support
- Add Spanish language support
In-app purchases
iBaby Care App
No in-app purchases
SimHome
- One month cloud storage$4.99
- Six months cloud storage$24.99
- One year cloud storage$49.99
Questions
Is iBaby Care App free?
Is SimHome free?
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