Editor Reviews

ChatterBaby is a useful app that utilizes mathematics to determine the reason behind your baby's cries. By comparing their cries to a large database of approximately 1,500 sounds, it can indicate whether they are hungry, irritable, or in discomfort. The app excels at identifying pain cries with an accuracy rate of around 85%. In general, it is about 90% accurate in recognizing all types of cries. However, be cautious of fussy and whiny cries as they may occasionally deceive the app. Additionally, ensure there is minimal background noise for the algorithm to function effectively.

The ChatterBaby device is not a sophisticated medical tool. Your intuition and instincts are more reliable than complex calculations. Therefore, if the ChatterBaby app and your instincts differ, trust your gut feeling. The app stores your information securely on a HIPAA-compliant server, ensuring it is difficult to identify you personally. Rest assured, it is unlikely that any person will listen to your baby's audio sample. Instead, the sample will be processed through computer algorithms and analyzed in a spreadsheet for further analysis.

ChatterBaby does not come with any warranty, unfortunately. Also, it is not intended for remote monitoring of your baby. Our algorithm is based on the assumption that babies cry for three main reasons: hunger, fussiness, or pain. Therefore, if your child is crying because they want to chew on Legos and you are not allowing them to do so, ChatterBaby will not be effective. Additionally, our algorithm may misinterpret cries of separation anxiety as "pain". The algorithm works best in quiet environments, so do not expect accurate results if you try using it with recordings of you singing to your crying baby or your barking dog.

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Baby cries, simplified.