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Check-in conversations and medication reminders by phone

You cannot be there for every conversation and every dose.

Kinse calls your loved one on the days and times you set for a check-in conversation or a medication reminder, and keeps you informed about their wellbeing.

Works with any phone, even a landline.

Kinse does not record calls. Founded by gerontologist Anthony Awoyele.

Kinse is check-in conversations and medication reminder calls by phone for family caregivers. Works with any phone, even a landline. A check-in is a phone conversation with Cora, up to 10 minutes. Cora asks one thing at a time and remembers what they shared before. You choose the days and times. Kinse calls your loved one on the phone they already use. After each call, you see how they are, including which medications were taken, missed, or refused. Kinse does not record or save these calls. Kinse is not a medical alert or 911.

The problem

Between your calls, the questions keep coming.

Did she eat? Did she take her pills? Who talked to Mom last? You still want to know how your loved one is.

64% of family caregivers report high emotional stress (AARP 2025).

Kinse calls on the days and times you set, for a check-in conversation or a medication reminder. There is no app for them to download.

Who this is for

For family caregivers, and anyone caring for a loved one.

For a loved one

Kinse calls them for check-in conversations and medication reminders. You read a short summary after each call.

Phone check-ins for a loved one →

For you

Kinse calls you on the days you set, for check-in conversations and medication reminders.

Phone check-ins for yourself →

For families

Siblings and helpers join the care team at no extra cost. Everyone reads the same summary.

For families and caregivers →

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Why different

What happens on a call, and after it

The conversation

A check-in is a phone conversation with Cora, up to 10 minutes. Cora asks one thing at a time and remembers what they shared before.

The reminder

On a medication reminder, Cora names each medicine and asks if they have taken it. Each answer shows as taken, missed, refused, or unclear.

The summary

After each call, you see how they are and what they talked about. If a call goes unanswered, or a medicine is missed or refused, you get an alert.

If they have a medical alert pendant or a visiting nurse, keep them. Kinse does a different job.

Compared to what you already try

What families try first

Leaving a voicemail

You leave a message. You still do not know how your loved one is, or which medications were taken.

Reminder apps

The alert sits on a phone your loved one may not open. There is no shared update unless everyone installs the same thing.

Kinse

Kinse calls your loved one on the phone they already use. It works with any phone, even a landline. After the call, you see how they are and which medications were taken.

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The real cost

The real cost of caring for a loved one

Most of the cost is your time, spent calling, reminding, and telling the rest of the family what happened. A cheap app covers only the reminding.

  • Medication reminder app

    About $5 a month

    Only works if your loved one opens it.

  • Your time on reminder calls

    About $88 a month

    One hour a week of reminder calls, valued at the AARP family-caregiving labor rate. That is time, not a cash bill.

An app plus your time still leaves questions

Neither one tells the rest of the family how they are, or which medications were taken.

The part that does not show on a receipt

That part is not knowing how they are. Kinse calls between your own calls, on the schedule you set. After each call, you see how they are, including which medications were taken, missed, or refused.

What Kinse costs

Essentials is $29, Everyday is $44, and Family is $54 a month per person.

You pay for each person Kinse calls. Each person on your plan adds call minutes to one shared total. Essentials adds 150 a month for each person, about 35 a week. Everyday adds 220, about 50 a week. Family adds 280, about 65 a week. On Everyday, 2 people = 440 minutes a month. Anyone's calls can use them. Check-in calls and medication reminder calls use the same call minutes. Pay yearly and get two months free ($290, $440, or $540). Inviting someone to read the summaries does not raise the price.

Illustrative U.S. figures. The app figure is the App Store monthly premium price of a popular medication reminder app, checked October 2026. The time figure uses AARP Valuing the Invaluable labor rates, not an out-of-pocket charge. Your household may pay more or less.

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Honest limits

What Kinse will not do

Kinse does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace 911. If it is urgent, call local emergency services. You choose who reads the summaries and who can change a schedule.

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Before you decide

Straight answers

Why choose Kinse instead of a reminder app?
A reminder app works only if your loved one opens the phone and taps the alert. Kinse calls on the days and times you set, and they answer like any other phone call. It works with any phone, even a landline. There is no app for them to download and no login to learn. Afterward you read a short summary of the call.
Is Kinse only for parents?
No. The person Kinse calls is often a parent or another older relative. It can also be you, a spouse, a sibling, or a friend. A brother or sister who shares the care can read the same summary after each call.
Does Kinse wait for your loved one to call in?
No. You pick the days and times, and Kinse places the call. Your loved one does not dial in or have to remember anything. They answer the way they answer any other phone call.
Is this only medication reminders?
No. Kinse makes two kinds of calls on the days and times you set: check-in conversations, where Cora asks how things are going, and medication reminders. After each call, you see how they are, including which medications were taken, missed, refused, or unclear.
Do people I invite add to the bill?
No. You only pay for each person Kinse calls. If you invite a sibling, a neighbor, or an aide to see summaries or help with the schedule, that invitation does not raise the price. They are not an extra person on the bill.
What does Kinse cost?
You pay one monthly price for each person Kinse calls. Essentials is $29 a month per person, with 150 call minutes a month, about 35 a week. Everyday is $44 a month per person, with 220 call minutes, about 50 a week. Family is $54 a month per person, with 280 call minutes, about 65 a week. Check-in calls and medication reminder calls use the same call minutes. Pay yearly and you get two months free. That is $290, $440, or $540. Inviting a sibling or neighbor to read the summary does not raise the price. See pricing for the plans.
Is the call recorded?
Kinse does not store call recordings or a full transcript. After each call, you get a short summary: how the check-in went, and for medication reminders whether each dose was taken, missed, refused, or unclear. You choose who on the care team can see those summaries.
Is there a free trial?
There is no free trial of live phone check-ins or medication reminder calls. You can hear a sample call with no signup. You can also make a free account and talk with Cora yourself for 3 minutes on your own device. No credit card needed. Kinse starts calling, and billing, only when you choose a plan.

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About

Who Kinse is, and who built it

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What we store, and who can see it

Contact

Questions, walkthroughs, and care organizations

Hear how a check-in would go for them

Make a free account and talk with Cora yourself for 3 minutes. No credit card needed. Then pick the days for check-in conversations and medication reminders, and Kinse starts calling.

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