Presence, not surveillance.
Here is a daily wellbeing check-in for people who live alone. A single tap tells the people who love you that everything is okay - without calls, location tracking, or cameras.
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Independence is not a problem to be solved. It is something to be protected. Here gives people who live alone a safety net that respects their dignity - and gives the people who love them permission to stop worrying.
Presence, not surveillance. One tap. That is all it takes.
Over 3.8 million people are treated for falls each year. Many lie undiscovered for hours - or days. It is the quiet fear that neither side talks about, but both carry.
The daily check-in call is a tax on the relationship. The parent feels watched. The child feels guilty for asking. Both pretend it is fine. It is not a real solution - it is a workaround.
Existing "safety" apps trade one problem for another - stripping dignity to deliver reassurance. The person being watched feels it. The relationship suffers quietly.
That is Here. One tap. A green dot. Everyone relaxes.
Choose how often you check in - every 12, 24, or 48 hours. Set a daily reminder time that fits your routine. Takes under two minutes.
Share a simple code with the people who care about you. They join as your watchers - the ones who'll be notified if a check-in is missed.
Every day, you tap "I'm here." Your people see a green dot. Everyone relaxes. No calls. No guilt. Just quiet reassurance that everything is fine.
Miss your window? Your watchers are notified quietly. A grace period prevents false alarms. No drama - just a gentle signal to check in.
No typing. No calling. No daily performance. Here disappears into your morning routine so completely that your family breathes easier - and you barely notice.
Set an away period so your watchers know you're on holiday, staying with friends, or travelling - and won't worry when the green dot pauses. Your independence, intact.
That is all Here does. That is all it needs to do.
"I don't want to be a burden."
That sentence costs lives.
adults now lives alone across the UK, US, and Australia - the fastest-growing household type in history
fall-related A&E visits each year - many undiscovered for hours or days because no system existed to notice
of adult children worry about a parent living alone on a weekly basis - often without saying so
of people living alone say they want a safety net - but not one that feels like surveillance
"My mum lives 200 miles away. I used to call her every single day and feel guilty if she didn't pick up. With Here, I see the green dot and get on with my morning. It sounds small. It isn't."
"I'm 74. My children wanted cameras in my house. I said absolutely not. Here was the compromise we both needed - they have their peace of mind, and I kept my dignity. That matters enormously."
"I moved abroad two years ago. My family worried every day. One tap in the morning and they know I'm fine. It sounds too simple to work. That's the whole point. The simplicity is what makes it work."
Japan, with one of the world's largest ageing-alone populations, developed government-backed daily check-in systems after hundreds of elderly people were found to have died alone, undetected for days. Community check-in became a national priority.
UK health and safety law requires employers to maintain check-in protocols for lone workers. The same principle - a simple signal that says "I'm okay" - has protected thousands of people at work. Here brings it home.
In remote Australian communities, where neighbours can be hundreds of miles apart, local networks use simple daily conventions - a light in the window, a car in the drive - to signal all is well. Here digitises that same human instinct.
With 14 million Americans aged 65 and over living alone - and that number rising - emergency services report tens of thousands of welfare checks annually. A simple daily signal dramatically reduces response time and prevents tragedy.
Nordic countries pioneered the "buddy system" in community welfare - pairs of individuals maintaining a lightweight daily contact protocol. Studies show this reduces anxiety in both parties by over 60% compared to no system at all.
Every culture, in its own way, has developed some form of the same idea: a simple daily signal that means "I am here." Technology now makes it quiet, effortless, and available to everyone - regardless of age, ability, or location.
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