Soothe and calm young babies
About this app
Based on experience with our young daughter, showing sharp contrasting dots along with calming music soothes her. It can take her from a distressed state to happy and content almost immediately. We started showing baby dots from 10 weeks old, and it still worked well at 8 months old.
As they grow older, use the child lock so that those little fingers can safely touch the dots as they move around to make them change.
Works at home and on the go.
Although it may not work for every baby, we hope it helps yours.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Peter Serwylo.
What's New in v1.10.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- New features:
- * Added heart shape (thanks @alexjyong).
- Translations:
- * Added Tamil (thanks @TamilNeram).
- * Updated translations.
- Misc:
Version history
Jun 19, 2025 · 15.1 MB · Android API 22–36 · code 11000
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- New features:
- * Added heart shape (thanks @alexjyong).
- Translations:
- * Added Tamil (thanks @TamilNeram).
- * Updated translations.
- Misc:
SHA-256 582d536d0aa435b5be64b04337b33750372192e49cf55ccbe39369770eabbedd
Jul 19, 2024 · 14.7 MB · Android API 22–34 · code 10908
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Translations:
- * Added Chinese (Simplified) (thanks @clonewith)
- * Updated translations.
- Misc:
- * Target latest Android version.
- Please provide any feedback or report any issues on the issue tracker at https://github.com/babydots/babydots/issues.
SHA-256 61cdf7910f8ee0def40c8c031b198bd3199996b5a2c51e2c53b44a0cf0f2d958
Jan 3, 2024 · 14.7 MB · Android API 22–33 · code 10907
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Improvements:
- * Updated translations.
- Please provide any feedback or report any issues on the issue tracker at https://github.com/babydots/babydots/issues.
SHA-256 939bedaa793cdfa765cfd8aed72b7dc6fb3572569b41ef9d497cd8979e3795e3
Will it run on your device?
78%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.serwylo.babydots is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.9.8 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Baby Dots first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
The official store channel is almost always the right choice: it updates automatically and carries the publisher's own distribution guarantees. A direct APK is useful when a device has no store access, when a rollout has not reached your region, or when you need a specific version — and only when the publisher has authorized that copy. APKBrowse does not list pirated, cracked, or unauthorized rebuilds of Baby Dots, and a listing is removed when the evidence for it stops holding up.
Get Baby Dots
Every source we list for com.serwylo.babydots is legality-reviewed. Pirated or cracked builds are never offered.
Other sources
F-Droid listing
officialF-Droid builds this app from source and signs it. This is its official listing, with older builds and full release notes.
Source code
verified publisherThe upstream repository this build is compiled from.
We check legality and signature continuity, but device behaviour still varies. Install at your own discretion.
App Information
Security Verification
We record provenance; we do not run malware scans. Verify the hash yourself before installing.
SHA-256 Hash
582d536d0aa435b5be64b04337b33750372192e49cf55ccbe39369770eabbedd
Signing certificate
231986e5b51eae260d6afb05edd2165065f667d0186b28f49b2303f28ff5d51c
Permissions Required
Previous Versions
The signing certificate fingerprint for this release is on record, so a build that does not match it did not come from this publisher.
Report a problem with this listing
A listing is only as good as its corrections. If a source is broken, a signature looks wrong, or this app should not be here, tell the moderation team.