Little Loops
Reminders that wake you
Any reminder can ring as a real alarm, through silent mode and through Focus. It is a per device choice, so one parent being woken does not ring everyone else's phone.
The 3am answer to “is everything okay?”
Little Loops reads what you log and tells you plainly whether the day is on track.
Most trackers record what happened. This one tells you what it means.
Every other app can tell you there were six feeds today. What you actually want to know is whether six is fine. Little Loops answers that, in the words you would want from someone who had done this before.
Growth
Back to birth weight.
A good milestone. Most babies get here by around two weeks.
Sleep
Longest night stretch yet: 5h 10m.
Night sleep is starting to consolidate.
Diapers
Only 4 wet diapers today.
Babies this age typically have at least 6. Consider contacting your pediatrician.
Guidance that moves as fast as your baby does
A one week old and a six week old need different things. Little Loops knows which day you are on and only shows you what is relevant to it.
- Day four. Stools turning yellow and seedy is a good sign the milk is in.
- Week three. Feeding what feels like all the time for a day or two is usually a growth spurt, not a supply problem.
- Week six. Fussiness and crying tend to peak around now and ease afterward. It is a phase, not a problem.
Age typical ranges are context, never a verdict. Little Loops does not diagnose anything.
Made for one hand, in the dark
You are holding a baby. The lights are off. You have one thumb and about four seconds of patience. That is the situation the whole app is designed around.
- Everything you tap is in the bottom of the screen, where your thumb already is.
- Targets are oversized on purpose, because tired hands miss small ones.
- Forgot to start the timer? Enter it afterwards. Nothing here punishes you for being asleep.
Works where you already are
The best log is the one you never open the app for
Apple Watch
Start a feed, switch sides, log a diaper, end a timer. The phone can stay in the other room, and anything you log while it is out of range sends by itself when the two are back together.
Live Activities
A running feed, pump or nap sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Pause or switch sides without unlocking.
The Action Button
One press brings up your family's usual feeds. Your regular 4 oz bottle logs itself.
Widgets and complications
Time since the last feed and the last diaper, on the Home Screen, the Lock Screen and your watch face.
Siri, with nothing to set up
Ten phrases work the day you install it. Hands full, phone across the room, lights off.
- Log a bottle in Little Loops
- Log a wet diaper in Little Loops
- Start a pump timer in Little Loops
- Log a nap in Little Loops
- Quick log in Little Loops
Everyone sees the same picture
Invite a partner, a grandparent or a night nurse with a six character code. Every event carries the name of whoever logged it, so nobody has to ask.
- A handoff card tells you what happened while you were asleep, including notes left for you by name.
- It works with no signal. Logs are saved on the device and sync when you are back, even if the app was closed in between.
- Invite codes expire in 24 hours, and you can remove a caregiver whenever you want.
The numbers your pediatrician asks for
Weight, length and head circumference plotted against the WHO growth standards, and a seven day summary you can read straight off the screen at the appointment.
- Percentiles for all three measures, with adjusted age if your baby was born early.
- Switch units for one screen when you need to read a number out loud in the other one.
- Patterns you would not spot yourself, like feeds settling into a rhythm or the longest night stretch moving.
Privacy
No advertising. No analytics. No tracking SDK. Nothing about your baby is sold to anyone, ever.
- There is no advertising identifier in the app, and we do not measure which screens you open or how often you open it at all.
- Ask Little Loops answers questions about your own data. The model reads the question and never reads the data, and the question text never leaves the device.
- Sign in with Apple is supported, including Hide My Email. You can delete your account and every record in it from inside the app.
Easy to move into, and easy to leave
Bring what you already have
Import a CSV export from Huckleberry or Nara Baby and your history comes with you: feeds, diapers, sleep, pumping, growth and medications. You see a preview with counts and a date range before anything is written, and importing the same file twice never creates duplicates.
Take it all with you
Export everything to CSV whenever you like, with no paywall in front of it. It reads back into Little Loops, so it doubles as a backup and as the way you move to a new phone. An app that can only be imported into is a trap, however good it is.
What Little Loops does not do
Every comparison page on the internet is written by someone who wins it. Here is where this app will not suit you.
- One baby. There is no switcher and no twin support. If you need to track two babies, this is not the app yet.
- Built for the newborn stage. The age specific guidance is richest in the first twelve weeks and runs out after about three months. Logging and growth charts keep working for the first year.
- iPhone and Apple Watch. It runs on iPad, but it is not laid out for one. There is no Android app, no web app and no Mac app.
- Reports stay on screen. You can read the visit summary in the app and export raw CSV. There is no PDF yet.
- No milestones, photos or sleep training. It tracks care, not memories, and it will never tell you to let a baby cry.
Why this exists
I started building Little Loops as a first time dad, one handed, mostly while nap trapped under a baby who woke the moment I moved.
We were already using a tracker, and I still spent the small hours googling. Are we feeding her enough? Is four wet diapers enough on day five? Is any of this normal? Every answer depended on numbers I had just typed into that app, and it never once offered one.
It has changed every week since June, and it still does, shaped by our own nights and by what other parents tell me is missing. If something here is wrong, or annoying, or you tried it and it did not fit your family, I would rather hear it.
Rohit, Little Loops
Questions parents ask first
When does it come out?
There is no date yet, and we would rather not invent one. The beta comes first. Join the list and you will get an invite before the App Store listing exists.
What will it cost?
The beta is free, and it stays free for everyone who joins it. Pricing for people who come later has not been set.
Does my partner need their own subscription?
No. You invite caregivers with a six character code and everyone can read and log everything. Invite codes expire after 24 hours.
Can I bring my data over from another app?
Yes, if you can export a CSV. Huckleberry and Nara Baby are both supported directly. Anything the importer cannot map is counted and shown to you rather than dropped quietly.
Does it work without signal?
Yes. Logging works fully offline. Entries are written to the device immediately and sync when you reconnect, even if you closed the app in between.
Can I track twins?
Not yet. Little Loops tracks one baby, with no switcher. Multiple babies are planned but are not in the first release.
Is there an Android version?
Not currently. Little Loops leans on iPhone and Apple Watch features like Live Activities, App Intents and the Action Button, so Android would be a rebuild rather than a port. If enough people want one it is worth doing, so email rohit@hummingbird.fit and I will keep count.
Be there for the first weeks
Beta invites go out in the order people join.