How it works
Three steps. Then medicine just happens, and the people who care can see it.
Whoever takes the medicine does one small thing at each dose. Anyone they choose to share with sees the result.
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Add the medicines
Add your medicines and times. Caring for someone? They invite you with a code, or, if they have no smartphone, you set it up on yours and they agree by text message.
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A reminder at every dose
At each dose time the reminder has two buttons: Taken, or In 30 min. It works without internet. On a basic phone, a reply to a text does the same.
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Family sees the day
Each dose, when it was taken, and why one was skipped. A son in Berlin or a sister in Lagos can send a gentle reminder from their phone.
Sent only when two doses in a row go unlogged, so you are not woken up for one late tap.
When a blood pressure or sugar reading is higher or lower than usual. The app suggests talking to the doctor, and nothing more.
About five days before the pills run out, so the refill happens before a day is missed.
Everyday use
Built for big thumbs, bright sun and patchy data.
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One tap to log a doseFrom the reminder, the app, or a widget on the home screen.
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Works offlineEverything saves on the phone and sends when there is signal again.
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Refills before running outhomebeat counts the pills and reminds you before they run out. In Nigeria it can also ask your pharmacy to have the next pack ready.
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A summary for the doctorOne page covering the last 30 days, shared by a link that stops working after 7 days.
What it costs
Pay through Google Play or the App Store, in your own currency. Seeing their day stays free; alerts and monthly reports are part of the subscription.
Privacy and safety
The person taking the medicine decides who sees what.
Medicine and health readings are sensitive, and homebeat treats them that way.
Health information is saved only after a clear yes, and every person or pharmacy it is shared with needs its own yes.
One tap in the app ends someone’s access straight away. Everything can be downloaded or deleted from the profile.
homebeat never changes a dose or suggests a medicine. When something looks off, it says to talk to the doctor.
Refills go to the pharmacy you choose. Payment and dispensing stay with the pharmacist.
Questions
What people ask first.
Can I use it just for myself?
Yes. Reminders, your log, readings and the summary for your doctor are free. You can invite family later, or never.
Does the person I care for need a smartphone?
No. You can set homebeat up on your own phone. They then get reminders by text message and reply 1 if they took the medicine or 2 if they skipped it. They agree to this by text before anything is shared with you.
Which medicines can it track?
Any tablets taken on a schedule: blood pressure, diabetes and others. You add the name, the strength and the times. homebeat does not decide or change any of it.
Can more than one person follow?
Yes. A partner, children, brothers and sisters, or a friend: each is invited separately and can be stopped separately.
We live in different countries. Will it work?
Yes. Reminders, the day and the alerts reach each phone wherever it is. homebeat speaks English, German and French, and you pay in your own currency.
When can I download it?
Soon. homebeat comes to Google Play first, then the App Store. The buttons on this page will work as soon as it is live.