Daily Nanny 4+

Good app, but could be great. We used another app prior to track our baby’s feedings, diapers, and growth. When we started working with a nanny, I wanted an app to to track naps, activities/field trips, and conversations that we’d want all care takers to know about. Sometimes my partner and I have to switch who is doing pick up last minute, so it’s good to have everyone on the same page. This app is great for the communication aspect. It also makes it easy to track info for multiple children and/or pets.

However, there are a couple of features I would love to see added/improved upon

1) when done one sends you a message through the app, you receive a notification but once you open the Lock Screen it’s gone. I really wish it would show numbers inside a red bubble on the app icon on the Home Screen like the mail/text app.

2) logging naps, etc. Sometimes I or my partner forget to log the start or end of a nap. I like to go back and enter in the information manually so we can see patterns. I’ve noticed if I can’t go back and adjust the time and date of when a nap was. The date is automatically logged as the current date.

I’ve literally never written a review for an app before but this app deserves it. I’ve been using this app for 4+ months and this app has everything I was using multiple apps for before and more! The interface is much more user friendly than other apps out there. Our nanny, my husband, and I all love it! I love how it helps us know exactly what’s going on with our child when we’re at work. It helps make our handoffs in the morning and evening easier. We started using this well before our nanny started in the newborn phase and we like to use it on the weekends when we’re with our son as well. It helps us know what might be the issue when he’s crying. I think the use of this app extends beyond just for nannies and that it’s helpful for first time (especially sleep deprived) parents as well. Only recommended improvements (which would all honesty make this app go from great to incredible):
-Ability to upload videos
-Ability to track night time sleep separate from naps
-Ability to see metrics and trends over time (I.e. average daily naps, average daily ounces consumed etc.) to help answer questions from the paediatrician at well baby visits
The developer of this app is also very responsive and quick send helpful responses to any questions or concerns you may have!

We’ve been using this app with our nanny solidly for about a month and have found it super helpful to get a glimpse of what our kids are up to during the day. It’s really nice to feel connected when we’re at work, and this tracks well the stuff we’re most interested in knowing. David is incredibly responsive and helpful, so I’m impressed at what this app offers knowing it’s a one-man operation. Like others have mentioned, I think uploading videos would be nice, the future scheduler, and another request I’ve relayed would be the ability to comment on a note that is entered along with an entry. Overall it serves its purpose for us, but those additional features would be icing on the cake. Thank you David!