PingParrot
Aging parents
PingParrot
Aging parents
A daily check-in that repeats until they answer, and alerts another family member if they don't. It reaches them by push, by email, or by phone call in Canada.
You set the check-in and the window. If they don't respond, someone else in the family hears about it, instead of you guessing.
Send a daily "everything okay?" check-in. If they don't respond within the window you set, PingParrot alerts another family member automatically.
Not just a reminder: an alert that needs a tap to confirm, with a record of when it was sent and when it was acknowledged.
Add siblings, grandparents or a home caregiver to the same alert circle. Everyone stays informed without a chaotic group chat.
Three ways an alert reaches a parent, so you're not relying on one phone setting or one app.
PingParrot uses Critical Alerts on both iPhone and Android, so an alert can sound even when the phone is on silent or in Do Not Disturb.
If a push can't be delivered, the alert falls back to email with a one-tap confirm link. Nothing to install, nothing to remember.
With the SMS & voice add-on, PingParrot can call and read the alert aloud, then log the keypress. +$4/device/month, Canada only.
One tap each morning. You see every answer, and every miss, in one history.
Put siblings, grandparents or a caregiver in the family circle, in the order they should be alerted.
A daily "everything okay?", a medication reminder, or anything urgent, from the app or dashboard.
It repeats every few minutes until they answer, instead of vanishing into a notification list.
If nobody acknowledges it in the time you set, the next person is alerted, and you get the history.
| Phone call | Text message | PingParrot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tells you they actually heard it | No | Sometimes | Yes, tap or keypress |
| Repeats until someone answers | No | No | Yes |
| Alerts another family member | No | No | Yes |
| Rings through silent mode | No | No | Yes, Critical Alerts |
| Cost for a household | Free | Free | Free for 3 devices |
Month-to-month, prices in CAD. Push and email alerts are included everywhere.
Free
Growing family
Example: you, a sibling, and both parents
Why I built this
Our founder works as an Enterprise Analyst supporting two rural hospitals, building the same repeat-and-escalate logic that now checks in on parents instead of on-call staff.
“I built PingParrot out of necessity: after 20+ years in DevOps and hospital IT, I couldn't find alerting that was reliable and feature-rich without needing a manual to configure.”
Our founder works as an Enterprise Analyst supporting two rural hospitals.
She doesn't need the app to receive alerts. If a push can't be delivered, the alert falls back to email with a one-tap confirm link. In Canada, the SMS & voice add-on can also text or call her.
PingParrot uses Critical Alerts on both iPhone and Android, which can sound through silent mode and Do Not Disturb once she allows them during setup.
The next person on your list, after the time you set. You choose who, and in what order.
Yes. You'll see when the alert was delivered and when she acknowledged it, and it can alert someone else if she doesn't respond in time.
No. PingParrot is a family alerting tool, not a monitoring service, and it doesn't replace emergency services. In an emergency, call 911.
Free for up to 3 devices, with no time limit. Push and email alerts work everywhere. The SMS & voice add-on is currently Canada only.
3 devices free forever. No hardware. Set up in minutes.