A daily check-in your people can read

What a check-in is

Each person picks one mood. Happy means they feel glad. Okay means they are doing fine. Grateful means they feel thankful. Please call me means they would like a phone call. Not feeling well means they need a little care. A short note can go with the mood.

The home page shows who has checked in and who would like attention. A parent does not have to hunt through a long thread. The same board holds the notes, so a check-in and a dinner plan sit next to each other.

You can change a check-in later the same day. It is a hello, not a medical record. It does not diagnose anyone, and it does not replace a phone call when a call is needed.

How to leave a check-in

The check-in page is named Check-in in the menu. The choices are large. A friend on the board counts as family and can check in too.

1. Sign in. Tap Sign in, type your username or email, and press Sign in.
2. Open Check-in.
3. Choose Happy, Okay, Grateful, Please call me, or Not feeling well.
4. Add a short note if you want one.
5. Save it. The home page shows that check-in to the household.

Texts and emergencies

Texting is off until a parent turns it on from the Family page. When texting is on, a check-in of Please call me or Not feeling well can also go out as a text. Other notes are sent only when someone chooses to send them. Sample numbers cannot receive texts.

Use a check-in for the feeling, and a note for the detail. Please call me is the feeling. The note can say that evening is better, or that a grandchild wants to tell a story. Not feeling well can say that soup is welcome and a visit can wait until tomorrow. The home page still shows the feeling, so a person who only glances at home knows who would like care. A household that checks in most days can see a quiet pattern without keeping a chart. Missed days are not a failure. The next hello is enough.

This site is not watched by a helper, and it does not call 911. If someone needs emergency help, call 911 yourself. A check-in is not an emergency call.

Family is $5 a month or $50 a year. The yearly price saves $10, which is two months free. A new family gets 7 free days. The card is saved to start and is not charged during those days. One payment covers everyone the parent adds. Notes, pictures, check-ins, plans, and recipes stay on that household board. They are not sold, and the board does not carry advertising. Another household cannot open them.

Other guides

• An easy family app with large type. Comfortable, large, or extra large letters, high contrast, and read aloud on the device you already have.
• A private family app. One board for the people you choose. A friend can be family. There is no public feed and no advertising.
• A private family message board. Short notes for the people on your board. Strangers cannot read them, and the notes are not sold.
• A family group chat app without social media. Notes for your household only. No public profile, no feed of strangers, and one payment for the people you add.
• An app to stay in touch with grandparents. Large type, a daily check-in, and a short note, without a public feed or a hard-to-read group text.
• Private family photo sharing. Pictures and story cards stay on the household board with a caption. They are not posted to a public gallery.
• A family calendar and shared recipes. Visits, meals, school events, and the soup recipe live next to the notes. They are not published to a social network.