Annie Baby Monitor: Nanny Cam Ratings and Reviews

Good Baby Minitor

The only reason I didn’t give this a 5 star is because I would like the picture quality to be much better. Being that I use two iPhones for this service I excepted the picture quality to be much better but it’s not. The sound quality is great tho. Another thing to consider is that it doesn’t have night vision. So I guess that’s why the picture quality is so bad when there is low light. Some things to note is that during the day, when there is light, the picture quality amazing. The only thing I would like them to do is update the resolution and add a (night vision) feature. I use the baby cam because I have to keep a close eye on my son who is epileptic and having a light on at night is not ideal, so I just can’t wait for that new update to see how well it does. Otherwise great app for only 30$ a year!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your support. The low light video update will come in next couple of months.
Make sure you can still use Night Vision feature in the video mode which means really low device light to get better picture. When you're on video montoring just use push the light bulp button and choose the light intensity on the side bar.

A+ in every aspect. Well done!

Works great! Love it! Originally purchased when in a pinch late at night as a security cam to protect $15k of toys, tools and equipment in an unattached garage at my home after I happened to interrupt some thieves breaking in. Liked it so much I bought a year of service and it’s notified me handful of times to potential thieves trying to take my stuff (extremely high crime area). Also have used to give me advanced notification for when expected (or unexpected) visitors arrive. Used frequently for almost a year now w/ only a minor issue and to remedy the situation I had to close app on both devices and relaunch (which may not have been the app and could be the connection with the internet provider, cell provider or the old iPhone SE or the brand new latest iPhone I was using). Highly recommend

Love it, has some iPhone 8 bugs

Affordable, easy user interface, far better than spending money on gadgets and hardware I don’t need with all these old smartphones in my junk drawer. iPhone 8 Bugs to address: The image tends to “float” away or black-out entirely when the image is magnified, which can be tricky when I want to keep the image zoomed in on the baby for long lengths of time. Also there have been periods when the image was frozen, but the sound was still active. I’ve resolved that but putting a clock in the background. I DO appreciate how sensitive the sound monitoring is. I can hear a pin drop I’m sure. Otherwise I highly endorse this app.

Developer Response ,

We will retest the bug and try to find the solution. Thank you for reporting.

Lost connection at least once an hour during the night

I downloaded the app because my grandchildren were spending the weekend with me and I no longer have a baby monitor. My plan was to keep the app for future visits. The first night the app cut out every fifteen minutes and had to be restarted. The second night it cut out at least once an hour. I gave up and turned it off since everyone was asleep, but then I couldn’t sleep soundly because I couldn’t hear when the baby awoke. And then I come to find out I was double billed on top of it not working. I canceled my subscription and deleted the app.
The developers believe that I am a competitor writing a bad review to hurt them so they “reported me to Apple”. Definitely not a competitor. I am a 63 year old grandmother of five who is just ticked off that I paid for an app that wouldn’t stay connected and that the developers take no responsibility for. I have since deleted the app and bought a monitor so I can have peace of mind when the kids visit.

Developer Response ,

It looks like you never properly activated or restore your subscription. The app free mode is designed to disconnect you after 15minutes from active session. If you have active subscription the app restore your purchase automatically. If that fails just use "already purchased?" link to restore.
About the double bill, contact Apple, to fix this issue, they process all the payments we do not even see you as a customer.

There is no way to be responsible for your local Wifi settings and intent connection. The app doesn't work the way you describe. It establish local p2p connection and it works even without the internet. If the app needs the internet it means your local wifi is blocked for Bonjour discovery protocol and your montoring session relability is based your internet connection quality.

You can always contact our 24/7 help line at support@anniebabymonitor.com and we will try to investigate your issue and help you.

Game-changer!

I’m sure this isn’t what the app was made for but my dog, Max, just had major surgery (TPLO) and requires constant monitoring OR the cone of shame to ensure he doesn’t mess with the stitches. This app has freed me up SO much! THANK YOU! I can let him sleep comfortably while I go to the kitchen and make his supper (or even while I go outside for a hot tub! ;-) and never take my eyes off him! I put my iPhone on a tripod and place it near him while I monitor from my iPad wherever I am.

When I got the 3-day trial I figured I would do something else once it expired but NO! I paid for the app because whether I ‘need’ it again or not, I wanted to support such a well-thought-out app that made such a huge difference at such a critical time.

Thanks again, Team Annie!!!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for amazing review! We LOVE this and appreciate your SUPPORT!

This app is really worth to pay for

We have been using this ANNIE BABY MONITOR app for 18 months now, and it has never failed us!

For me, it is absolute sleep saver. I can set this up and have my own free time for myself, I can read, cook, have a long bath, watch my favorite movie, and fall asleep with the TV on - I love that and I really missed that lately. Now I can do it all with no shame and no worries, because annie baby monitor is watching my kids for me. It will let me know when my free time is over, when that awful crying starts, and then I can choose If I wanna go and “save” my babies (from nothing) or continue with just chilling ;) Keep it calm - its a joke...

First I thought that I need to buy some baby monitors, cameras and stuff, but other experienced mothers (unlike myself) recommended this app, and it is definitely worth it. Cheaper, saved time, works well, helped a lot… It is very easy to set up (and I don't use apps at all).

Great thing is that Annie always let us know when the battery drops below 20 %, and I didnt found this feature in other similar apps.

Great not only for vacation

So, we went on this great vacation to one special, beautiful place in France. Me, my husband and our 5 month old daughter.

And we just needed to have some alone time, only for us. We are tired parents all the time, we really deserve some rest and fun. You know, just breathe and lay down, watch some stupid series, eat something delicius. But I forget my baby monitor at home, as always. I thought that everything was ruined.

Then we found this app and tried it, and it worked for us so well! It was really easy to set up. I was very surprised, how practical this app is. What a relief!!

Now, finally, I can have my deserved rest and be sure to keep my baby safe and sound.

And yes, I can always have one eye on my little precious one and keep my glass of “water” safe and sound, when we “netflix and chill”. We will definitely use this regularly. If only I knew about this app before I bought that expensive baby monitor, that I don't need anymore. I have to thank a lot for this app, Annie Baby Monitor made me feel like a person again.

Great when it works!

I have had the app for a couple months now. I use my iPad as the camera for the baby and either my phone or my husband’s for the parent unit. When the camera is working I really have no complaints, but almost every time I go to monitor my son on my phone the app pops up “downloading child data” even though I use the app multiple times a day. The only solution I have found to make the message go away is to completely delete the app while keeping my subscription (yes I paid for the full app), and then having to redownload and sign in. It happens almost every time I set the cameras up now and it is so annoying. If I hadn’t paid for the full app I would be finding another monitor.

This saved me!

My child’s monitor has fallen and I was unaware it was broken until it was dying and wouldn’t charge. I even took it apart and put the piece back that had gotten loose but it was a lost cause. My husband is deployed and I couldn’t just go out and get another one with my child asleep. I knew I could hear him from my room but didn’t like the idea of not seeing him. On a whim I searched monitors in the App Store and came across this! For $3 to use until the new one gets here is more than worth it! Unfortunately you can’t mount an iPad so at night I couldn’t see my son well, but once it’s light it’s fine. Super thankful to have found this!

Really helpful

I found out about this application from my parents. They are very loving grandparents to my kids so they are always trying to find some new way how to be better in grand-parenting. It honestly surprised me how easily they came along with this application. I would never think it’s gonna be them explaining to me how to use cell phone app! Not mentioning the convenience of it while the kids are asleep. Did I mention I have twins and they are always chatting in their beds? Even though they are not small babies anymore, it’s always handy to keep and eye on my little cheeky monkeys.