How-to

Feature guides

Short task-based walkthroughs. Each page covers one job: Create a profile, add a medication, mark something Done, etc.

People & access

Profiles Create & edit kin profiles

Add someone you care for under People → Kin, with personal details and "This is me."

Linking Link a user to a kin profile

Connect a signed-in account to a profile (yourself or as an admin).

Family Invite users & manage roles

Admin, caretaker, and kin roles under People → Users; invite codes; approve join requests.

Care schedule

Meds Add a medication

Times or intervals, repeats, reminders, assignee, and attachments.

Appts Add an appointment

Date, time range, monthly/yearly repeats, and who is going.

Tasks Add a task

One-off or repeating care tasks with timing and responsibility.

Calendar Calendar, Done, Issue & skip

Views, Kin/Type/Assigned filters, completing care, reporting issues, ending a series.

Library & health

Files Upload & manage documents

Encrypted uploads under People → Docs, kin links, edit/delete, attach to care.

Health Log a mood check-in

Record how someone is feeling and view synced phone metrics.

Vitals Log blood pressure, weight & blood sugar

From +Care or Health; optional past date/time; included on visit packet PDFs.

Settings & safety

Android Reminder notifications

Turn on Notifications and Alarms & reminders so dose alerts fire on time.

Encryption Devices & restore

Revoke phones or computers, remove this device, unlock again with a recovery code.

Data Export or delete a family

Download a plaintext ZIP backup, or permanently erase a family workspace.

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