A free daily check-in for people who live alone
Living alone is fine, until you wonder how long it would take anyone to notice if something happened. FiveClose answers that with one tap a day: I'm OK. If you go quiet, the people you chose are asked to check on you. Free, with no ads and no feed.
How it works
- Pick your people. Invite up to five: a sibling, a friend, a neighbour. They join from one link by WhatsApp, text or email, in the phone's browser, with nothing to install.
- Tap I'm OK. Once a day, or whenever you like. Opening the app counts too, and the button can sit on your home screen.
- If you go quiet, they're asked to check. You get an email two days before your timer runs out. Each person in your circle chooses how soon they want to hear: after a day, two days or a week.
- One person takes it. Who's checking? shows who picked it up and how it went, so it's handled once, not five times or never.
Why people choose it
- It's people, not alarms. No sirens and no automated calls. Someone who knows you calls.
- No tracking. Your location is off unless you turn it on, and then it's only where you were last seen, to about 100 metres, for your circle.
- It goes both ways. The people in your circle get the same button, so you'd hear if they went quiet too. Nobody is the one being watched.
- Going out alone? Set a "back by" time and your circle is told if you're not back.
- On a bad day, one tap on "Not great" quietly asks your circle to reach out.
Questions
Is there a free app that checks I'm alive every day?
Yes. FiveClose is free. You tap I'm OK (or just open the app), and if you go quiet, the people in your circle are asked to check on you. Each of them can choose to be told after a day, two days or a week.
Who gets told if I miss a check-in?
Only the people you invite, up to five. FiveClose emails you first, then asks them. It is not an emergency service: in an emergency, call your local emergency number.
What if my parent is the one living alone?
You can set up their phone for them with a QR code, no sign-in for them, and a simple version with big buttons. See FiveClose for sons and daughters of older parents.
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