BabyLog

Getting Started

BabyLog takes about two minutes to set up. By the end of this guide you'll have BabyLog installed, an account, a baby profile, and your first log saved.

1. Open BabyLog

You can use BabyLog three ways. Pick whichever fits your phone:

Install on your home screen (recommended for both iPhone and Android) BabyLog is a Progressive Web App (PWA). Installing it makes the app open full-screen with its own icon, enables push notifications, and keeps it fast even offline.

  • iPhone (Safari): open babylog.com.au → tap Share (the box-with-up-arrow) → Add to Home Screen → Add.
  • Android (Chrome): open babylog.com.au → tap ⋮ → Add to Home Screen or Install App.

The home-screen icon opens BabyLog like any other app. See Install Guide for the full walkthrough.

Or download the iOS app BabyLog is also available from the App Store on iPhone and iPad. Search for BabyLog in the App Store. The iOS app is the PWA wrapped natively, so the experience is identical — you'd typically pick this if you prefer the App Store install flow or want Sign in with Apple.

Or just use the website Open babylog.com.au in any modern browser on any device. Everything works — you can log from a desktop too. Installing to the home screen is just a nicer phone experience.

2. Sign in or sign up

Tap Start free on the landing page. Sign up with:

  • Google account — fastest on most phones
  • Apple ID — recommended on iPhone
  • Email + password — works anywhere

BabyLog uses Clerk for authentication. Your password is handled entirely by Clerk; BabyLog never sees it.

3. Tell us how you heard about BabyLog (optional)

The first screen after sign-in asks how you found the app: Google search, social, an AI assistant, or a referral. It's one tap and helps us understand which channels actually help new parents. Pick one — or Skip at the bottom.

4. Create a baby, or join one

Next you pick a path:

  • Create a new baby profile — for primary caregivers setting BabyLog up fresh. You'll enter your baby's name and birthday and pick a few details.
  • Join an existing baby — for partners, grandparents, and nannies who've been invited. Enter the 6-digit code or paste the invite link that the baby's owner shared with you, and you're in. See Sharing for what each role can do.

If you create a new baby, you'll fill in:

  • Name — what BabyLog calls them throughout the app
  • Date of birth — used for age and growth percentiles
  • Your relationship — parent, grandparent, nanny, etc. Affects nothing in the app today; helps us shape the product roadmap.
  • A few more details — optional gender (for WHO growth curves) and any photo you'd like.

Tap Save and the baby profile is created. If you have CSV data from another tracker, you can import it at any time after this step.

5. Pick what you'll track

BabyLog has twelve log types. Most newborn parents don't use all of them on day one. The setup wizard offers a curated default — feed, sleep, nappy, growth — and lets you switch on the rest in a single tap each.

You can change this any time in Customising Overview. Hidden log types stay in the data; they just don't clutter the Home screen.

6. Log your first activity

From the Home screen, tap the + button at the bottom — or tap straight into any log-type tile. Pick the activity, fill in the relevant fields, and tap Save.

  • The log appears immediately on the Home screen and the Timeline.
  • Sync to other caregivers happens in the background as soon as you have a connection.
  • If you're offline, the log saves locally and sync catches up when you're back online.

A walkthrough of each log type and its fields is in Log Types.

7. Invite your partner

Once you've added a baby, share access with anyone else who looks after them.

Go to Settings → Your Babies → [Baby name] → Sharing → Generate code. You'll get a 6-digit code and a deep-link they can open on their phone. Pick a role for them:

  • Editor — can view, log, and edit. Use for co-parents and primary carers.
  • Viewer — can view only. Use for grandparents or family who want to stay informed.

The full sharing flow — codes, approvals, role changes, revoking access — is documented in Sharing.

Where to go next

Log Types