Moonside and Cloud Baby Monitor, compared honestly
Cloud Baby Monitor is a video and audio baby monitor app that you buy per store: €7.99 on the App Store and €6.99 on Google Play. Moonside is audio only and charges only the Parent phone, €5.99 once. If you want to see the cot, Cloud Baby Monitor is the better fit; if you want to hear the room without a camera, with an iPhone and an Android phone for one price, that is what Moonside is for.
| Moonside | Cloud Baby Monitor | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Audio only, on purpose: live sound, a level meter, alerts. | Video and audio, with sound and motion alerts and a remote night light. |
| Price model | Free Baby phone. Parent phone free for 3 days after pairing, then one payment on that phone. No subscription. | Paid app, one-time purchase per store: €7.99 on the App Store (Netherlands), $6.99 on the US App Store, €6.99 on Google Play. |
| iPhone in the nursery, Android with you (or the reverse) | One purchase: €5.99. | Two purchases, one in each store: €14.98 at the prices above. |
| Same platform on both phones | €5.99 once, on the Parent phone. | One purchase; on Android it installs on all your devices with the same Google account. |
| Pairing iPhone with Android | Yes, any combination of iPhone, iPad and Android. | Yes, according to its Google Play description. |
| When the connection drops | The Parent phone sounds an alarm after about 30 seconds without a sign from the Baby phone, then reconnects by itself. | Not compared: we have not checked this. |
| Encryption | Live audio end-to-end encrypted between your phones; our servers never store audio. Details | The App Store description mentions end-to-end encryption. We have not checked how it works. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android. Apple Watch app for status. | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Android. |
When Cloud Baby Monitor is the better choice
- You want video, with motion alerts and a night light.
- You want to use a Mac or Apple TV as a device.
- You have only Apple devices or only Android devices and want video: then it is one purchase.
When Moonside is the better choice
- You have an iPhone and an Android phone and would rather pay €5.99 once than twice.
- You would rather have no camera in the nursery.
- You want a loud alarm when the monitor loses the nursery, and no account.
Questions
How much does Cloud Baby Monitor cost?
On 23 October 2026 Cloud Baby Monitor cost €7.99 on the Dutch App Store, $6.99 on the US App Store and €6.99 on Google Play, as a one-time purchase per store. An iPhone and an Android phone together are therefore two purchases, €14.98.
What is the difference between Moonside and Cloud Baby Monitor?
Cloud Baby Monitor has video and audio and is bought per store. Moonside is audio only, the Baby phone is free, and you pay €5.99 once for the Parent phone, also when one phone is an iPhone and the other an Android phone.
Does Cloud Baby Monitor work with iPhone and Android together?
Yes. According to its Google Play description, the Android app works with Cloud Baby Monitor on Apple devices. Moonside also works in any combination of iPhone, iPad and Android.
Sources
Checked on 23 October 2026. Prices change; the stores show the current ones.
- Cloud Baby Monitor on the App Store, Netherlands (€7.99), the App Store, United States ($6.99) and Google Play (€6.99, with the description of Android working with Apple devices).
- Moonside's prices: €5.99, $5.99 and £4.99 in both stores, as on our pricing page.
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Cloud Baby Monitor is a product of VIGI Limited, which has nothing to do with Moonside. If anything on this page is out of date or wrong, write to [email protected] and we will correct it.
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.
