Skip Hop 3-in-1 Smart Snail Baby Sound & Routine Machine, White

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Smart Snail is adorable and my daughter was so excited to have a nightlight and sound machine in one device. The light feature is super cute, it has a lot of different colored lights and even multicolored options. The brightness can be adjusted from very dim to moderately bright. The sound feature is nice with several soothing sounds like birds and chimes as well as lullaby songs. The wave sound didn't really sound like waves and the standard white noise sounds were a bit off as well. Set up for this product was very frustrating and took way longer than anticipated. For about 5 minutes, every time I got to the “naming” screen nothing would happen and then the snail would disconnect but also needed to be hard reset because it said it was already registered. Finally it randomly worked but then needed a firmware update that took several minutes and some extra effort. The app feature of timers could be nice for some instances like cleaning up the bedroom and speeding up bedtime routines, but the sleep feature was too confusing. I prefer to just leave the snail on at all times with the light and sound activated. I also was frustrated that this doesn't come on with a plug to plug into an outlet. It comes with a usb cord that still requires an additional adapter. It seems silly that it wouldn't just come with the necessary equipment to make it function. Overall, I think this device has some nice feature but fell short. But my daughter loves the colorful lights and the snail is super cute on her dresser but could have more user friendly functionality.

Only works with apple app store.... you can not turn on the white noise or even change the colors without the app to change them. Without an apple device, this product is usless.