# Baby Registry Gifting Apps Babylist is an Online Shopping Database for Expectant Mothers By Jana Pijak | Published 2017-06-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-registry References: [babylist](https://www.babylist.com/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/babylist-baby-registry/id718582092?mt=8&_branch_match_id=385477732541246844) Babylist is an online baby registry that can be accessed via a convenient mobile app. Available for both Android and iOS devices, the platform connects expecting mothers to a database of their favorite stores, allowing them to create a list of their needs and wants in one convenient place. While traditional baby registries can often be limited to one department store or online retailer, Babylist offers more variety, allowing future parents to pick more than one merchant when seeking to create a list of their baby essentials. "Babylist works with all online retailers, including Babies R Us, [Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifelong-online), [Etsy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etsy-1), [Target](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/target-baby-products) and independent local shops, and even allows users to add meaningful gifts like home-cooked meals or babysitting." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Multi-retailer Baby Registries:** Creating a platform that allows expecting mothers to choose from multiple retailers for their baby registries presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the baby registry industry. - **Personalized Baby Registry Apps:** Developing a mobile app that allows expecting mothers to not only choose from a variety of retailers but also personalize their registry could lead to disruptive innovation in the baby registry industry. - **Non-traditional Baby Registry Items:** Creating a platform that allows users to add non-traditional items like home-cooked meals or babysitting to their baby registry presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the baby registry industry. ### Where This Applies - **Retail Industry:** The increase in popularity of multi-retailer baby registries provides an opportunity for the retail industry to partner with platforms like Babylist to expand their reach and exposure to expecting parents. - **Tech Industry:** The development of personalized baby registry apps presents an opportunity for the tech industry to create innovative and user-friendly platforms for expecting parents. - **Food Industry:** The ability for users to add home-cooked meals to their baby registry presents an opportunity for the food industry to offer meal delivery or meal kit services that cater specifically to expecting parents. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Universal Baby Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mycrib.md) - [Platform-Enabled Baby Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etsy-1.md) - [Digital Gift Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gift-registries.md) - [Pregnancy Tracker Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/babytrack.md) - [Experiential Gift Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gift-registry-platform.md) - [Digitized Gift Lists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wishr.md) - [Luxury E-Commerce Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecommerce-apps.md) - [Nursery Brand Parenting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mamas-papas-app.md) - [Drink Gift Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drizly-gift-registry.md)