Connected Family

Connected control for nursery devices

Connected Family is a parenting app for households using compatible Maxi-Cosi and Safety 1st connected products. Developed by Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., it brings supported nursery devices into one place, letting parents check and adjust them while they are away from the room.

What the app supports

The app works with connected baby monitors that provide a live view and two-way talk, so you can look in on your child and respond without going straight into the nursery. It also supports several products designed to manage comfort, lighting and convenience around the room.

• Baby monitors with viewing and two-way communication
• Smart Humidifier controls for nursery humidity
• Smart Soother and Air Purifier functions
• Under Crib Lights for low-level nursery lighting
• Smart Outlets for connected plug-in devices

Best suited to connected nurseries

This app makes the most sense for parents who already own, or plan to use, multiple compatible devices from the Connected Suite. Its value comes from bringing monitoring and routine nursery controls together rather than requiring a separate app for every product. The available controls depend on which supported devices are paired with it.

A long-running utility with a mixed reception

Connected Family has recorded 10,000+ installs and a rating of 3.01 from 238 reviews. That suggests a useful but uneven experience: the app may be worthwhile when its device compatibility matches your setup, while households with unsupported hardware will get little from it. Safety 1st MO160 and MO163 models are discontinued and do not work with this app, so model compatibility matters before relying on it for a nursery setup.