We’ve used the Huckleberry app every day for 6 months straight. Using it to track naps, sleep, feeds, nappies and medication. We also used the Premium version and its SweetSpot sleep predictor, so this isn’t a review based on downloading the app for five minutes. So here’s my Huckleberry App Review.
It’s our experience of actually relying on it as new parents.
Where on earth would we be without it?
Honestly, how did parents do this with just a paper notebook and sheer blind hope?
Full Disclosure
This isn’t a sponsored post, I’m not being paid to recommend Huckleberry. We’ve used the app almost daily for around 6 months, including Premium/SweetSpot, so this review is based on my own experience.
Our Huckleberry Verdict
⭐⭐⭐⭐½
Would we recommend it? Yes.
Would we pay £105/premium £65/Plus, for the full year? No.
Would we pay for Premium/Plus for a few months during a difficult sleep phase? Probably.
Would we use the free version? Absolutely. We’re still using it every day.
How Much Does Huckleberry Cost in the UK?
At the time we’re writing this Huckleberry App Review, Premium is £12.99/month when paid monthly, Plus is £10.99/month.
Both with a cheaper monthly prices when paid annually.
Prices and offers can change, so check Huckleberry’s current pricing before subscribing.
The Shift-Change Debrief: Why Dads Need This
The single best thing about Huckleberry is how it streamlines the daily handover.
When I come in from work, I don’t need to fire off a barrage of questions asking how the day went. The debrief is completely silent.
Before Huckleberry, I’d have to ask:
Has she slept?
When did she last eat?
Did she have a good nap?
When did she last have Calpol?
With Huckleberry, I can open the app and see the day.
It’s basically our shared parental dashboard.
I open the app on my phone, scan the daily log, and immediately see:
- If her naps went to plan or turned into a disaster.
- How regular her feeds have been.
- If there are 2 or 3 medicine icons logged on the timeline, I instantly know Calpol has been given and she’s had a rough day with teething.
As my wife starts doing Keep In Touch (KIT) days and preparing to head back to work, having this shared ledger keeps us both on the same page without having to write everything down on a whiteboard.
I can mentally prepare myself for what I’m walking into, and understand if my wife has had a frustrating day.
The “SweetSpot” Feature: Is Huckleberry Premium Worth It?
When we first signed up as “first time clueless parents” with a reflux baby, Huckleberry hands you a free trial of their Premium tier.
In those early, hazy weeks, the SweetSpot nap predictor was just an awesome well thought out feature.
SweetSpot uses your baby’s age, sleep data and wake windows to suggest when the next nap is likely to be a good opportunity for sleep.
For us, it was most useful when we had absolutely no idea what we were doing, when she was having reflux and things were everywhere.
It saved us having to sit and count hours in our heads when we were both tired and stressed.
The Catch: You Don’t Need Paid Features Forever
The reality is, once you fix the day-to-day nap timings, you really don’t need to pay £12.99 a month (or £8.83 a month billed yearly).
For us, Premium/Plus became much less useful around 8–10 months.
You don’t need a mobile app to tell you she’s tired. She’ll tells us herself by rubbing her eyes, yawning, and getting properly grumpy.
Every baby is different, though.
If your baby’s sleep remains unpredictable or you’re going through a major nap transition, you may get considerably more value from SweetSpot for longer.
Want Free Alternatives?
If you’re concerned about your baby’s sleep, speak to your health visitor or another appropriate healthcare professional rather than relying solely on an app.
Top Tip: In our experience, Huckleberry occasionally offered another Premium trial every 3-6 months. We happened to get another one around the time we were moving from three naps to two, which was a really useful time to have SweetSpot available again.
The Work & Childcare Reality Check
We’re coming up on her first birthday soon (which is terrifying, where on earth does the time go?), and we’ve thought about subscribing to Plus for a month or two just to navigate dropping from 2 naps down to 1.
Mam is going back to work, both sets of grandparents are doing babysitting, and she’s starting nursery in September.
Once your child is being passed between:
- Mam
- Dad
- Grandparents (who usually aren’t great with smartphones)
- Nursery staff
Keeping Huckleberry updated in real-time I think will become almost impossible.
There is zero point in getting a notification on my phone at 2:00 PM telling me it’s the “perfect SweetSpot for a nap” when she’s at nursery or with her grandparents and there’s nothing I can do about it anyway.
We just have to leave it to the nap gods!
When one or two parents control the day → fantastic.
When four adults + nursery control the day → much less useful.
The Dad Verdict: Is Huckleberry Worth It?
For us, absolutely! But we wouldn’t pay for Premium forever.
The free version has been one of the most useful parenting apps we’ve used.
Having a shared record of naps, feeds, nappies and medication made the daily handover between Mam and Dad much easier.
Premium was most valuable when we were inexperienced and her sleep was chaotic. SweetSpot gave us something to work from when we didn’t know whether we were putting her down too early or too late.
But after 9–10 months, we’ve learned her tired signs and established enough of a routine that we don’t feel we need to pay £10-£12.99 every month.
Would we download it again?
Yes!
Would we pay for Premium again?
Yes! But probably only during a difficult sleep phase or major nap transition.