Moonside and Annie Baby Monitor, compared honestly
Annie is a baby monitor app with video, audio and many extras that is free to download and then works with a subscription. Moonside is audio only and has no subscription: the Baby phone is free and the Parent phone is one payment of €5.99 after a 3-day trial. If you want video and a baby tracker in one app, Annie is the better fit; if you want to hear the room without a monthly cost, that is what Moonside is for.
| Moonside | Annie | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Audio only, on purpose: live sound, a level meter, alerts, talk back, soothing sounds. | Video and audio, night mode, recordings, motion and sound detection, lullabies, a baby tracker and an AI chat, according to its Google Play description. |
| Price model | Free Baby phone. Parent phone free for 3 days after pairing, then one payment. No subscription. | Free download with 3 days of Premium on trial, then a weekly, monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription. The subscriptions renew automatically. |
| Prices | €5.99 once. | On the Dutch App Store, among others, 1 month of Premium €12.99, yearly Annie Premium €64.99 and a multi-platform licence €179.99. On Google Play, in-app purchases from €0.19 to €45.89 per item. |
| More devices | More than one Parent phone at once. A Parent phone on a different store account needs its own purchase. | According to its maker, one subscription for several devices on your account. |
| Account | None. No sign-up, no email, no password. | Devices are added to an account, according to the App Store description. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android. | iPhone, iPad, Android, and according to its maker also Windows, Mac and Linux. |
When Annie is the better choice
- You want video, recordings and motion detection.
- You want a baby tracker and the monitor in the same app.
- You want to use a computer as the parent or baby device.
When Moonside is the better choice
- You want no subscription: pay once, nothing renews.
- You would rather have no camera in the nursery, and no account.
- You want a loud alarm when the monitor loses the nursery, also with the app in the background.
Questions
Does Annie Baby Monitor have a subscription?
Yes. Annie is free to download with 3 days of Premium on trial; after that you buy a weekly, monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription. On 23 October 2026 the Dutch App Store listed, among others, 1 month of Premium at €12.99 and yearly Annie Premium at €64.99.
What is the difference between Moonside and Annie?
Annie has video and audio, a baby tracker and more, and works with subscriptions. Moonside is audio only and has no subscription: the Baby phone is free and the Parent phone is one payment of €5.99 after a 3-day trial.
Is there a baby monitor app like Annie without a subscription?
Yes. Moonside, Baby Monitor 3G and Cloud Baby Monitor are bought once. Of those, Moonside is the one that charges only the Parent phone and keeps the Baby phone free, also when one phone is an iPhone and the other an Android phone.
Sources
Checked on 23 October 2026. Prices change; the stores show the current ones.
- Annie on the App Store, Netherlands (Annie Baby Apps s.r.o.: the list of in-app purchases and the subscription terms).
- Annie on Google Play (Master App Solutions: the 3-day trial, the kinds of subscription, the platforms and the features).
- Moonside's prices: €5.99, $5.99 and £4.99 in both stores, as on our pricing page.
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Try Moonside on your own phones
The Baby phone is free. The Parent phone is free for 3 days after pairing, then €5.99 once.
