Cloud Baby Monitor Reviews

by Pcha_apple

I am using two iPhones: one as the baby unit and one as the parent unit. One would think that it would only use the microphone from the baby unit to send to the speaker of the parent unit. However it uses the microphone to pick up sounds from the parent unit and loops it back to the speaker which causes terrible feedback issue. I have my phones separated very far so it’s not an issue of feedback by having the two units too close to each other. I am not using the talk back feature. Simply when I connect to the baby unit, I can hear myself in the parent unit and have to turn the volume all the way down to avoid hearing any feedback... what’s the point then if I cannot hear my child? This seems to be a simple programming problem yet a critical issue. I am using iPhone 7 as the parent unit and an older iPhone 5s as my baby unit. Mind you this issue is also intermittent. On some days, it works perfectly. On other days it causes this feedback issue which renders it useless.

by Ron Sauve

With his permission, and without the video, just using the audio, we are using this to keep tabs on my 91 year old dad, who lives with us, but in his own separate space. We were actively connecting regularly, off and on throughout the day, until the last couple of weeks. He’s taken a bit of a turn for the worse, so we’ve had it connected with at least one of our devices 24/7 since that time. In the past couple of weeks, he’s fallen several times, and CloudBabyMonitor been extremely good to have, because all he has had to do was call out, and we could run to help him up. It’s such a nice app to have, far better than the call for help button on his cell phone with which he would have to get the phone out of his pocket, open it, and press that call for help button. With CloudBabyMonitor, all he has to do is call out, and we’re there lickety split. So good for our peace of mind, and for his as well.
From time to time, there might be a glitch, thus the 4 stars. Nothing too serious, and in one case, the resolution for it was just the latest update, which came at the same time the glitch happened. If I could do 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 stars I would, as 4 stars seems too little, but overall, it’s been a lifesaver, perhaps even literally.

by Confused About Podcasts

I needed a baby monitor to watch my dog while out of the room as part of her training. I purchased a standalone unit but found the quality was poor and the connection glitchy. I then saw a review online for this product and realized it was worth a try given the small price. CloudBabyMonitor is easy to use, connects easily, has good resolution, in general is just a great product! The only challenge is that it does require two iPhone products, one as the camera and the other as the receiver. I could not figure out if I could download CloudBabyMonitor to my Apple computer, but given that we had an old iPad to use as the camera it was a cheap easy solution! I can’t imagine ever wanting to buy a standalone unit again! Totally worth the price!

by Stihlrunning

I've been using CloudBabyMonitor as our only baby monitor for the past three years. I originally got CloudBabyMonitor to use while I decided on what traditional monitor I wanted. I never bought a traditional monitor. CloudBabyMonitor does it all. I have used it during the day and at night. It's always worked perfectly! My twins are now three so I don't need it nightly, but I still use it when I'm running on the treadmill. Love it! So quick and convenient. I can see and hear everything that's going on. If someone even tries to do something "no-no" I can talk to them without even having to stop running. Don't waste your money on super expensive monitors or any other app, this one is the hands down, absolute BEST app/monitor you can get!

by Daemonsy

I was on the hunt for a baby monitor found two main categories. On one end, the classic type comes with a monitor unit and a camera, or you can get repurpose a modern security camera like nest cam. In my own experience, they are all crappy due to bad software.

CloudBabyMonitor is perfect, where it's a simple app that allows one iOS app to serve as a child unit and others as parent units. All the features work as advertised and video connection always worked for me. Leaving the

Recommend leaving a device as the child unit all the time to really enjoy the benefits. I repurposed an old iPhone 4S mounted on the top of the crib, everytime anyone wants to watch, just fire up CloudBabyMonitor as the parent unit.

by Mathtard

Pair this with a Mac+wired USB IR camera + wired USB Mic and you have a (minus the cost of the Mac and iPhones) less than $100 dollar state of the art baby monitor (that has NO RF radiation near baby, since everything is wired). Not only is this an amazing deal, it is currently the ONLY way you can make a fully wired solution for monitoring a baby.

I’ve tried Miku and Nanit and a number of other baby monitors (all of which emit microwaves near baby), and they don’t even come close to the stability, customizability, and convenience of CloudBabyMonitor. Stability: it reconnects itself and never closes when running in the background (every other WiFi baby monitor I tried disconnects and doesn’t notify you). Customizability: it’s up to YOU how you want to monitor baby. For instance, can purchase your own steel arms to suspend a wired or (if you choose) a wireless camera. Convenience: everything just works. I only contacted the developer to add some suggestions for new features. Everything I wanted (noise notification, clear view, streaming remotely) works perfectly.

Oh yeah and CloudBabyMonitor on iPhone and Mac is less than $20 altogether ... I would’ve paid $50 for it.

by MiloWlkr

Over all CloudBabyMonitor is a great!
Thanks to CloudBabyMonitor I'm writing this as I'm watching our baby from our laptop in the living room while my wife gets some sleep.

I had gotten an 50$ IP camera idea from a DIY article online and it seemed promising.
After getting it all hooked up the lag due to our wifi was so bad that we could not trust our images on our phones. It even froze up a couple times. My wife and I were so disappointed and we couldn't really spend a lot on something from the store- baby monitors are so pricey!
A brother in law told me about Baby Monitor and we couldn't be happier!
I bought CloudBabyMonitor on an old IPhone 4s and ran to the store and bought Velcro. I took the Velcro and did one strip around the outside of crib and now I'm able to position the iPhone anywhere around the crib.
The picture is great! And the lag is maybe .5 secs.
I went ahead and bought it for my laptop too.



I think total this set up came out to ~$10? (1 $3.99 purchase for our phones and 1 purchase for my MacBook $5.99?)

One thing to note... there's no night vision, but that can be fixed by light adjustment in your room or a little night light.

by Mrsjessiepeppers

CloudBabyMonitor is definitely worth it if you don't have the money right away to buy a monitor. As long as you have two, either phones or tablets, or one of each. This works great. I can even receive text messages while it's in use. If I receive a call it goes off of course but it comes back on, once the call has ended. I have only used this over wifi, while staying at my house and it works great. I love being able to control the music from my phone, and being able to talk to her while I'm in the other room. You can even make the camera that is watching the baby brighter so if you have her in the dark and need to see better you just hold the button and it makes the screen brighter. Worth every penny!!!!

by Amandajayne11

I had a $100 gifted baby monitor that was supposed to hook up to an iPhone which never worked. Didn't even think to use my iPad and iPhone as the monitor instead. I tried a free app which was just covered in adds 😑 so decided the $3.99 for this seemed fair. App works great, I keep both my devices plugged in so haven't tested battery drainage but the video hasn't dropped, notifications are useful and the sounds loud enough to hear. My ipads mounted on the wall across the room of where my baby sleeps so I can hear and see him great (no need to have it in their face like the pics). Well worth $3.99 if you already have the devices! Only thing, don't turn the apps on the devices on right next to each other, wicked feedback but the same thing happens face timing so it not the apps fault.

by Konjur

I haven’t had the need for to use it for awhile but I happily bought the Pro version several years ago for my new puppy and to watch her when I would step away briefly when she was sleeping with me. I love the audio talkback features and since she grew up I’ve even used it when we leave them at home alone....which doesn’t happen often so they do get nervous. It is wonderful to be able to comfort them and to know how well they are doing at any given time. The beauty of it being an app is that I can use any of the many iOS devices that I have whether it be an old or new one, hand-me downs, or the latest and greatest. I’m even more satisfied to see that it is still kicking and getting updates after 3-4 years! Thank you for the great app!

by Aukaiz_Candy

Idk what I'd have done without this baby monitor video app! It alerts me when there's movement AND sound! I can do a two way video talk to my baby/child just to soothe her and let her know I'm on my way to her room! Best couple of bucks spent! Much easier and better then spending several hundred $$ on equipment when all I need is my phone and another phone/tablet/iPod. You DON'T NEED wifi you can use your data if u have unlimited. Works wonderfully EVERYTIME used! Now I I use it on my grandchildren. And have told many others about CloudBabyMonitor as well. Sometimes paying for an app is better then a FREE app. I've never been let down so far. And have had it for 3 years now. Thank you for such a wonderful and trust worthy app! 100 stars if I could.

by Leesalew22

Super easy, works great, intuitive. I’ve used when caring for my mother-in-law to wake me when she started to try to get up to use the bathroom—I could see her even in the dark, hear her, and even talk to her to say “I’m coming—please wait for me!” On the “baby” end, you can leave the screen of the iPad or phone dark or have it with a nightlight screen, even lullaby music (haven’t tried that). Now I am using to keep an eye on young chickens down in the barn, and discovered I can look in on them even when I’m away from home! I can keep my “chicken cam” on all day and listen to their quiet little peeps and watch their antics, and know if I need to go down there (iPad in the barn, or could have used my old iPhone). CloudBabyMonitor is just what we needed and no advertising. Simple and perfect. Thank you!!

by Tinyyy111

One thing I didn’t add to my baby registry was a baby monitor. I thought about it and even looked at a few, but since I would be a stay-at-home mom I started to think I could do away without getting one at all. I was so wrong! As my baby got older and more active having a monitor was definitely a plus! I checked CloudBabyMonitor Store to see if there were any monitors I could use without going out and buy a camera and ran across this one. Let me tell you it’s been a life saver!! My husband and I both have it on our phones and also my Mac book and iPad. I would definitely recommend CloudBabyMonitor to any new parent. Very convenient, affordable, and gives you a peace of mind. It also lets you adjust the lighting (if it’s too dark to see in the room), play lullaby’s, use more than one camera (my phone and laptop or iPad) at a time, and sets a background on baby’s monitor. You can even talk to your baby and their able to see you (looks something like FaceTime).

by Kendro1234

My wife and I purchased CloudBabyMonitor since I hear nothing but bad reviews about regular hand held video monitors and their apps. Since I work at night from time to time and sometimes my wife can be in a deep sleep I wanted an option so I can see the baby while I'm at work and be notified if he's awake. CloudBabyMonitor does all of that and lets me have peace of mind in case I need to call and wake her up. I love that I can upload any music I want to play for him, control volume and control light when looking at him at night. Obviously phones don't have night vision but using the front facing camera lets you use the brightness of the screen as the light during the evening hours and it allows for a very very dim or bright light that doesn't wake the baby. A++++ app I definitely recommend to you and to several of my family members with kids. I look forward to future updates to CloudBabyMonitor. I've also heard great things about their pet monitor as well.

by Helioyanagita

We had our first baby few months back and, as new parents, we were looking at how to properly monitor our baby during sleeps/naps. With a good dozen of apps available, we were lucky enough to come across CloudBabyMonitor. It is reliable, fast and packed with features at just a few bucks. We love the motion and audio alerts, it is super sensitive (it is actually configurable)! The find the two way audio and the ability to change lighting or play songs remotely particularly useful! The ability to link it up with iCloud and watch remotely is amazingly well built for a seamlessly experience. All in all, we highly recommend it. If we could suggest anything, we would ask for 2 enhancements, but they would be great add-one but does not knock off any stars from this review whatsoever!

- ability to setup the baby unit to record a video clip of the event that trigger the alert, with either a pre-determined length or for the duration of the event
- ability to switch the camera (front and back) remotely.

by Bligow

Before having our second child I was researching baby monitors. The ones that did everything we wanted were so expensive so I decided to search CloudBabyMonitor Store. I discovered CloudBabyMonitor, and having an old iPhone 5c sitting around the house this was the perfect alternative to spending hundreds of dollars on a stand alone baby monitor. Being able to load the “baby unit” with the songs my wife played while our son was in the womb is a definite plus. I didn’t believe it at first but with our first son she played a particular song almost constantly, and five years later we play it and he still falls asleep. Pinch and zoom on the “parent unit” is great for when you can’t exactly tell if baby’s eyes are open or not. The ability to get notifications on your Apple Watch and to see the video feed, while it’s small and not ideal, it’s still a cool feature. Extremely satisfied, and highly recommend CloudBabyMonitor to anyone looking for an inexpensive alternative to a stand alone baby monitor.

by Berniedmj

Reading the other reviews, I don't hear any white noise after updating to iOS 10. Perhaps it's the old device you're using. We're using a somewhat broken iPhone 5 to monitor our son & sometimes using one or the other (iPad 2 [can't update to iOS 10]/iPad 2 air/iPhone 6 plus/iPhone 6S) to watch & listen. However, before the updates (2nd to last update via app) I was getting some white noises. On the scary side, my wife said she heard someone breathing on our devices when our son is asleep in his room during those white noises?!? True story! That only happened one time. Now the white noises are gone. Other than the white noise, sometimes now & then I get a red screen with a beeping saying, "lost connection" to my iPhone 5. It used to do that A LOT before the iOS 10 update & before the last app update. All app is never 100% perfect & we all know that. But CloudBabyMonitor is way better than paying over/around $200 for those other baby monitors. And you can also use it as a security cam within your home & turn on the noise & motion alert to get the notifications!!

by Emsillyo

My husband and I bought CloudBabyMonitor after a failed attempt to use the traditional walkie-talkie style baby monitors. We have used it from the moment we brought our daughter home. It allows you to see your child like using Facetime or Skype and you can speak to them. We love the sounds and lullaby’s on it as well. It’s especially useful that you can change the volume and turn the sound on or off from your end of the monitor. It had been user friendly even for someone who lacks technology know-how, like myself. Now that our little one has learned how to crawl out of her crib, we are using CloudBabyMonitor to catch her before she can crawl out. We can calmly discipline her through the monitor.
Our only problem with CloudBabyMonitor is that once you turn on the music or adjust the light on the receiving end of the monitor, the adjuster graphic stays up so that some of the video is blocked. It would be nice if it went away or you could click it away or something. But it’s not that big of a deal.

If you have a couple of Apple devices and a baby, then I highly recommend CloudBabyMonitor.

by Heathercathleen

Forgot your baby monitor or don’t want to lug yours around when you are staying away from home ? CloudBabyMonitor is the perfect solution ! I have been using CloudBabyMonitor for over 4 years and though I always liked it , at first ,it was a little bit buggy. The developers have worked out the kinks and it works perfectly now . It’s easy to use and you can look in on your baby from anywhere. You can even leave the baby unit ( phone/tablet ) running at home while you are trying out a new baby sitter so you can check in using the parent unit ( your mobile phone ) from wherever you are . There are lots of features such as music , intercom and mobile monitoring that come with CloudBabyMonitor . These are things that are only included in some of the more fancy , expensive baby monitors; thus, making CloudBabyMonitor an incredible value . As long as you have a spare device ( old tablet/phone ) laying around you can use it as your main and only baby monitor ! I don’t usually write reviews , but I absolutely love CloudBabyMonitor!

by Dionnevanessa

We have been using this for months to monitor our toddler once he’s gone to bed. We feel safe knowing we can see and hear him (and even talk to him if needed, though once he’s out he’s usually out for 11-12 hours no problem).

LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth... the connection is never a problem. We occasionally use it when we are at our friends’ house two doors down after he’s gone to bed. The icing on the cake was being able to actually use it on a cruise ship (we purchased two separate WiFi plans and it worked amazingly the whole time... mind you, we made sure the stateroom was locked, knew our steward by name, and knew baby wouldn’t be disturbed... but it allowed us maybe 60 minutes of nighttime fun (which is what we were comfortable with) being able to see and hear him the whole time).

Absolutely incredible app, very reliable, would recommend over and over again!

by Dantieken

I have used this since July of 2017 when my daughter was born. I have installed it on multiple devices ranging from my current iPhone 11 to old iPhone 4’s we had laying around, iPad 3rd gen, iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and on the Apple Watch! Plus, we use it daily on the Apple TV. The thing that makes this software so amazing is its compatibility with so many devices running so many different OS versions. If I need a Baby Unit, setup any device with a camera. Parent Unit is whatever device is closest. It’s amazing! Another amazing thing about CloudBabyMonitor is the developer is still actively making it better. They haven’t settled on good enough. It supports Dark Mode, Split Screen, Cellular connectivity, mixing audio with other apps, etc. And they’re terrific at answering your questions in a timely manner. Incredibly friendly and helpful. I have saved so much money by not buying incredibly expensive baby monitors that don’t even begin to give me this kind of flexibility and functionality. Can’t speak highly enough about Cloud Baby Monitor.