A baby monitor that never touches the internet.

No. LIL1 has no server and no cloud. Audio and video stream directly between your devices over Apple's local peer-to-peer transport, so the feed never touches the internet.

No account, no sign-up, and no subscription, ever. LIL1 is a one-time purchase, with no recurring fees and nothing to renew.

You get 10 minutes of free monitoring to pair your two devices and check the audio and video quality before you decide. To monitor without the time limit, unlock the full version with a one-time purchase of €2.99 / $2.99. One purchase, no subscription, and it works on every device signed in to your Apple Account. Family Sharing is supported too, so one purchase covers your whole family group.

No. Only the parent unit, the device you listen and watch on, ever asks for the unlock. The baby unit is always free, and your free minutes only count while you are actually monitoring. The purchase is tied to your Apple Account, so unlocking once also covers every device signed in with it.

Two devices running iOS 17 or later, in any mix of iPhone and iPad, and a Mac with Apple silicon can stand in for either one. One acts as the baby unit, the other as the parent unit.

Yes, that is one of the best uses for LIL1. An old device from a drawer, running iOS 17 or later, makes a perfect permanent baby unit. And if your baby monitor ever stays at home, on a trip or at the grandparents, two devices become a monitor in under a minute.

Yes. On Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later), the same app installs from the Mac App Store and can act as either the baby unit or the parent unit. A MacBook in the nursery or a Mac on your desk pairs with your iPhone or iPad exactly the same way.

Yes. Turn on sound alerts and set a sensitivity, and the parent device sends a Time Sensitive notification when the room gets loud, so you see it even from the lock screen. A live meter helps you calibrate it to the room.

Yes. Hold the talk button on the parent device and your voice plays on the baby unit, like a walkie-talkie. Release, and you are listening again. The baby unit stays in charge: it decides whether talking is allowed and how loud your voice plays. And like everything in LIL1, your voice streams directly between your devices, never through a server.

Yes. Several parent devices can connect to the same baby unit at once, each paired with the same PIN. Both parents, or a grandparent in the next room, can each listen and pull up the video on their own device.

Yes. On the same Wi-Fi the devices connect directly, and even with no router they can link up when nearby over Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth. No internet is required.

On the same Wi-Fi network, the range is your network's coverage, so anywhere your router reaches. With no network at all, the devices link directly over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, similar to AirDrop, which in practice spans several rooms depending on walls. A shared Wi-Fi network on both devices gives the best range.

Video streams at 720p, directly from device to device. In the dark, an automatic night mode brightens the image once the camera reaches its limits; a little ambient light, like a night light or a lit hallway, gives the clearest picture. The heart of LIL1 stays the sound: audio and alerts work in any light.

Yes. For the night, keep the baby unit plugged in; iOS manages charging on its own. You can dim the baby unit's screen from the parent device, which saves energy and keeps the device cool. And a retired device from the drawer is happy to stay on the charger permanently.

No. The microphone and camera are used only to stream live to your other device. Nothing is recorded, uploaded, or routed through us or any third party.

The baby unit shows a 6-digit PIN. Enter it on each parent device to pair. The connection is always encrypted, so only devices paired with that PIN can connect.