Translate Your Baby's Cry on Your Cell

on November 10, 2009 at 7:24 AM

A Spanish company has developed an iPhone application that will analyze your baby's cry and tell you if she is hungry, tired, annoyed, stressed or bored.

Then it will give you tips on how to deal with one of those five emotional states of infant screaming.

The Cry Translator uses sound analysis technology and is selling for $10 now, but that price is expected to jump to $30 in Apple's app store after tomorrow.

I guess it's possible that a baby's cry contains detectable meaning. Just yesterday I told you that babies cry in their own native languages.

I'm curious if this application really works -- the company says it's 96 percent accurate -- but I wonder more about whether learning this information makes a lick of difference. Most moms resort to everything to get their babies to stop crying anyway.

If this worked on your current cell phone, is the Cry Translator something you would ever consider buying?

About the author Cynthia Dermody

is The Stir's Managing Editor who has trophies in her home for her skills at the Irish Jig. She makes cupcakes with as many fattening ingredients as possible, doesn't comb her hair for months at a time, and was probably a faerie in a former life.

Filed Under: colic & crying

Comments (9)

LokisMama

on Nov 10, 2009 at 7:42 AM

I dunno about anyone else, but I can tell the difference between my baby's cries ANYWAY. Why the hell would I want to spend $30 for a useless iPhone app? (Not that I have an iPhone, but you get the idea.)

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melissa821619

on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:19 AM

wth? who would pay for this?

babyboomboom

on Nov 10, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Um...I can tell my babys crys apart. Why would I pay for this?

e.la.pie

on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:48 AM

My pumpkin cries a lot. Sometimes I don't know what it is that's bothering him... but if mommy can't tell and I spend 24/7 with him, how can the iPhone figure it out? Maybe I'm missing out by not buying one... Hmmm... If something seems too good to be true, It probably is.

wahm_abbeyrose

on Jan 15, 2010 at 12:47 AM

yeah i see no reason for this. it's pretty easy to tell the difference.

mainemusicmaker

on May 1, 2010 at 10:42 AM

I too, could always tell the difference..the first two months of motherhood was a learning experience, but I DID figure it out. Apple's iPhone applications are getting just a bit out of hand...if you need to buy an app in order to tell the difference between your baby's cries, you got bigger issues to deal with. o.O