Baboo vs Cloud Baby Monitor – Which Baby Monitor App?

At a glance

	Baboo	Cloud Baby Monitor
Price model	Free, optional Premium (subscription or lifetime)	One-time purchase per platform, no subscription¹
Try before paying	Yes – the free version works with a session time limit	Paid up front
Devices	iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch; web browser as viewer	iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Apple TV; Apple Watch alerts¹
Connection	Same Wi-Fi or mobile data / internet	Wi-Fi, mobile data, and Bluetooth without a network¹
Cry and motion alerts	Yes, with saved video clips	Noise and motion alerts¹
White noise and lullabies	White, pink and brown noise plus lullabies, sleep timer	Lullabies and white noise, custom playlists¹
Two-way talk	Yes	Yes¹
Night light and low-light view	Yes	Night light
Encryption	Encrypted peer-to-peer	End-to-end encryption¹

Paying once vs starting free

Cloud Baby Monitor is paid once per platform and has no subscription, with Family Sharing on Apple devices.¹ If you know you want it and plan to use it for years, that is simple and predictable. Baboo is free to download and use, with a limit on the length of each session and ads; Premium removes both and is available as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The upside is that you can set it up on your own devices and see whether it works in your home before paying anything.

Devices

Cloud Baby Monitor covers more platforms, including Android, Mac and Apple TV.¹ If your household mixes phone platforms, that matters. Baboo focuses on iPhone and iPad, adds an Apple Watch companion and Lock Screen Live Activity, and lets anyone with the link watch from a web browser as the parent device.

Where each is ahead

Cloud Baby Monitor: Bluetooth monitoring with no Wi-Fi or mobile data, more platforms, one-time price.
Baboo: free start, saved clips when crying or motion is detected, three kinds of noise plus lullabies with a sleep timer, Apple Watch companion, Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

Questions parents ask

Which is cheaper, Baboo or Cloud Baby Monitor?

Baboo costs nothing if the free version is enough for you. If you want unlimited sessions without ads, compare the current price of Baboo Premium with Cloud Baby Monitor's one-time price in your country's App Store – both change over time.

Do both work over mobile data?

Yes. Both connect over Wi-Fi or mobile data, so the parent device can be away from home.

Can I watch Baboo on a computer?

Yes, in a web browser, as the parent device. The camera side needs an iPhone or iPad.

Sources

Cloud Baby Monitor features, platforms and price model: cloudbabymonitor.com and App Store listing, checked September 2026.

Cloud Baby Monitor is a trademark of its owner. Baboo is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.