Watch your baby sleep.
Nobody else can.
Two Apple devices, one encrypted link. Cribside streams video and sound straight between your phones over your own Wi-Fi — no cloud, no account, no subscription. The App Store label says it plainly: Data Not Collected.
It's 2:14am. Again.
Set up before the kettle boils
If you can take a photo, you can set up Cribside.
Pick a role on each phone
Plain words, two big buttons: “This phone stays with the baby” and “This phone stays with me.” No account to create, nothing to configure. That old iPhone in the drawer just became a baby monitor.
Point one phone at the other
The nursery phone shows a QR code. Your phone scans it and they're paired — encrypted with keys that exist only on your two devices. Prefer to type? Six digits work too.
Add anyone else, free
Your partner, a grandparent, the sitter. Show them the household code and their phone joins — no second purchase, no Apple Family required, no account for anyone.
Everything a monitor should do
Designed for 2 a.m. — dark, calm, and glanceable the second you open it.
Crisp live video & sound
Low-light boost for a dark nursery, pinch to zoom, and snapshots saved straight to your photos.
Alerts you can't sleep through
On-device cry detection wakes you — and if you don't respond, your phone gets louder and vibrates until you do.
Talk, soothe, wind down
Hold to talk to your baby, start white noise from the couch, and let Wind-Down fade light and sound together.
Night light & nightstand mode
A warm, adjustable glow in the nursery — and a dimmed all-night dashboard on your side of the bed.
Your night, summarized
Wake up to a quiet timeline: every cry, every noise, and your longest stretch of peace.
Live Activity & Dynamic Island
Sound level and connection status on your Lock Screen, without opening anything.
Both parents at once
Multiple phones can watch the same nursery simultaneously — nobody has to hand over the monitor.
Reconnects on its own
If Wi-Fi hiccups, the last frame stays on screen with a Reconnecting badge — silence is never mistaken for calm.
Nightstand clock
Landscape, dimmed, and glanceable at 3 a.m. — the time, the sound level, and one tap to talk.
Battery & thermal warnings
The nursery phone tells you when it's unplugged, running low, or getting warm — before it becomes a problem.
Add anyone, free
Show a code and their phone joins your household. No second purchase, no Apple Family, no account.
Built for 3 a.m., not for a demo
Dark by default, big type, one job per screen — because you'll be reading it half-asleep.
Compared with what you'd otherwise buy
| Cribside | Cloud nursery cam | Hardware monitor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video leaves your home | Never | Yes, to their servers | Usually not |
| Account required | None | Yes | Often |
| Ongoing cost | $0 | $60+/year typical | $0 |
| Up-front cost | $4.99 once | $100–250 | $40–200 |
| Extra hardware | None — devices you own | Camera | Two units |
| Escalating alarm if you sleep through | Yes | Rarely | No |
| Extra viewers | Free, any phone | Often plan-limited | Not possible |
The App Store label says it all
Data Not CollectedCribside has no servers. Your baby's video can't leak from a cloud that doesn't exist, can't train an AI, and can't be watched by anyone but you. We couldn't see it if we wanted to — and we don't want to.
One price. Forever.
Baby gear is expensive enough. Your monitor shouldn't bill you monthly.
- Free for 3 days, every feature included
- Covers your whole household — partner, grandparents, sitter
- No Apple Family or shared account needed
- No subscription, no ads, no upsells inside
- Works with the iPhones and iPads you already own
Hardware monitors: $40–200. Camera subscriptions: $60+/year. Cribside: one coffee.
The things parents ask
Can I use an old iPhone as the baby unit?
That's the idea. Any iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or later works — keep it plugged in, prop it where it can see the crib, and it streams all night.
Does it work when I'm not home?
Not in this version. Cribside is local-only by design, which is exactly why there's no cloud to leak. Away-from-home viewing is planned as an optional add-on later; nothing you paid for changes.
What if the Wi-Fi drops?
The parent app keeps the last frame on screen, tells you it's reconnecting, and reconnects on its own. If it can't, you get a notification — silence is never mistaken for calm.
How does one purchase cover both parents?
The unlock belongs to your household, not to an Apple Account. Whoever buys it shows a code; every other phone joins free by scanning it. No Apple Family required.
Is it really private?
There are no servers to store anything. Video and audio travel directly between your devices, encrypted with keys created during pairing. The App Store privacy label reads Data Not Collected — you can verify that yourself.
Is it safe to rely on?
Cribside helps you watch — it doesn't watch for you. It's not a medical device and never replaces adult supervision. Phones, batteries, and Wi-Fi can fail, so never make it your only means of checking on your child.