Step 1: Choose two daily windows
The person checking in chooses a morning and evening period, each intended to be broad enough for an ordinary day. The point is not to tap at an exact minute. The point is to notice when a familiar window passes without the expected signal.
Windows can be paused for travel, hospital stays or other planned changes. The released app will document exactly how pauses are shown to the circle.
Step 2: Add a trusted circle
The circle may include family, friends, neighbours or support workers. Two or more people are preferable where possible, because a single contact may be asleep, travelling or unavailable.
The person checking in should decide who belongs in the circle and agree on what each person will do after an alert.
Step 3: Tap “I’m okay”
During an open window, one clear action completes the check-in. The planned circle view shows that the person checked in and when. No long message is required.
Reminders near the end of the window are intended to reduce false alarms without turning the routine into constant notification noise.
Step 4: Answer a missed check-in
If the window closes without a check-in, the planned service is intended to alert the circle together through configured delivery channels. The alert can include the address and agreed access notes when needed.
A missed check-in often has an ordinary explanation.
A responder indicates that they are checking so effort is not duplicated.
The circle uses its knowledge of the person and the agreed plan.
If someone may be in immediate danger, the circle should not wait for the app.
What the circle can see
That the person checked in and the time it happened.
A note or photo only when the person chooses to add one.
Address and access notes only when a missed check-in makes them relevant.
The product is not designed around selling attention or personal information.
What happens today?
The current mobile emulator demonstrates each screen and interaction, but everything stays in the browser. It does not create an account, save a check-in, send a notification or call emergency services.
Walk through all three scenarios, review the safety statement, or email info@upnabout.com.