Concept

Latchkey

If you go quiet, the right people find out.

For people who live alone. A quick daily check-in, and if you go quiet, the people you chose find out, in the order you chose.

How a quiet morning plays out

You set the people, the order, and the timing. Here’s one example.

  1. 9:00Your morning check-in: one tap that says you’re OK.
  2. 10:00, no tap yetA gentle nudge, just to you.
  3. 10:30, still quietA text to your first person, your sister.
  4. 11:30Your second person, the neighbor with a key.

An example plan. Busy day? Snooze it. Traveling? Pause it. It only reaches out when you’ve really gone quiet.

What it does

One tap a day
A check-in that takes a second, at the time that suits you.
Your people, your order
Choose who hears, in what order, and how long it waits between them.
Snooze and pause
Sleeping in, on a flight, off grid? Tell it, and it waits.
Nothing in between
No feed, no tracking, no data sold. It does one job.

Why we built it

“I live alone. If something happened to me, who would know?”

Living alone is freedom, and also a quiet worry, for you and for the people who love you. Latchkey is the lightest way to cover the gap.

Where it stands

Concept. It’s thought through and written up, not built yet.

If you’d use it, or want it for someone you love, tell us.

Tell me when it’s ready

It’s still an idea on paper. Leave your email and we’ll write when there’s something to try, and maybe ask what you’d need from it.

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