Every other monitor wakes you both up.
We did the homework so you don't have to. Here's how Dozzi compares to the monitors you're probably already considering — and why the comparison isn't really about the baby.
| Dozzi | Nanit | Owlet | Hatch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who it's built for | The couple | The baby | The baby | The baby |
| Alert routing | Smart — routes to the parent who should respond | Routes to all users at the same time. | Routes to all users at the same time. | Routes to all users at the same time. |
| Monthly subscription | None | $20/mo (Insights) | $10/mo (optional) | $70/yr after trial |
| Hardware cost |
$275 MSRP ($165 Kickstarter) |
$300+ | $300 | $70 |
| Year-one total cost | $275 | ~$500 | ~$300–$420 | $70 |
| Works at night without waking both of you | ✓ | — | — | — |
The thing nobody else talks about
Every brand on this list has built a smarter baby monitor. Better cameras. Better sensors. Better apps. They've poured years into understanding babies — and they've done it well. What none of them have solved is what happens in the next room: when the alert fires, it buzzes every connected phone and watch at once. Both parents snap awake, every time.
You already know the scene. It's 3 AM. Every device in the house buzzes. Both of you are wide awake. One of you should go, the other one shouldn't — and now, instead of resting, you're having the quietest, most exhausted negotiation of your week about whose turn it is.
Dozzi is the first monitor with intelligent routing. We send the alert to the one parent — silently, without touching the other phone or watch. The other one stays asleep. That's the whole promise, and nobody else is even trying to deliver it.
Questions we get a lot
Isn't Dozzi basically Nanit with extra steps?
Not really. Nanit is a beautiful camera, but when it alerts, it alerts everyone. Both phones buzz. Both parents wake up. Dozzi routes the alert to one parent based on a selected routing method — so the other stays down.
What if we don't have smart watches?
The best experience is going to be with an Apple Watch or a WearOS watch, but phone-only mode works as a fallback. The phone-only mode still get smart alerts — they're just limited to routing based on alternating or schedule instead of sleep-stage data.
Is there a subscription?
No subscription for core features. Ever. Smart routing, alerts, and sleep tracking are part of what you buy — not a monthly fee.
When is Dozzi available?
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