Medicines on time. Help when it matters.
Pulsy rings with a photo of the exact tablet strip, so the right medicine is never in doubt. If three alarms go unanswered, the family is told automatically. Built for people in their 70s and 80s, and for the people who look after them.
Escalation is decided on the server, so the family is told even if the phone is off or the app was closed.
Half of the people with a long-term illness do not take their medicines as prescribed. For an older adult living alone, one missed tablet can be the start of a bad week. Pulsy closes the gap between the alarm on the phone and the family who can act.
Three alarms. Then the family.
Every dose follows the same path. The phone rings with the photo. If nobody responds, the server takes over and tells the emergency contact. The member's phone does not need to be on for that last step.
Everything an older adult needs, nothing they do not.
Large type, 56 point touch targets, one action per screen. The features below are in the app today.
Photo-backed alarms
Photograph the strip once. Pulsy reads the name and strength, suggests the schedule, and shows that same photo at every alarm so the right tablet is never in doubt. A prescription photo adds all medicines in one go.
Today at a glance
Next dose first, then the day's timeline with taken, due and skipped. Stock counts down with each dose and warns at five left, so refills happen before the strip runs out.
SOS and daily check-in
A press-and-hold SOS sends the location to the emergency contact and can place a call. A one-tap "I am doing fine" lets the family see the member checked in without a phone call.
Fall and crash detection
The phone's sensors, or the Wear OS watch app in the background, detect a hard fall at rest or a crash while moving. A 30 second countdown lets the member cancel. If it runs out, the family is alerted with the last location.
Vitals and adherence from a distance
Heart rate and blood oxygen stream from a paired Wear OS watch or Apple Health, glucose from a continuous monitor. The caregiver sees today's doses, a 7-day adherence chart, the medical ID, live location with "Update now", and a safe zone around home. Limits per person raise an alert when crossed.
Health wallet and doctor talking points
Lab reports, doctor notes, insurance cards, prescriptions and discharge papers in one wallet, each explained in plain language. Before an appointment, Pulsy writes the talking points: adherence, missed doses, vitals trend, the latest report, and the questions worth asking.
In the member's own language
English, Hindi, Telugu and Spanish throughout, including medicine nicknames in the local script, so "the white one after breakfast" and "Metformin" are the same thing.
Escalation rules you control
Set the window per person, mark critical medicines that escalate on the first miss, keep quiet hours so nights are SMS-only, and get told when misses repeat: two in a row, or three in a week. Every escalation is logged with who was told and who answered.
Wellbeing check-ins
A 30-second evening check-in: mood, sleep, side effects, and readings like blood pressure, sugar and weight. Pulsy spots patterns, falling ratings, a symptom that keeps coming back, missed check-ins, and sends the family a weekly health digest.
WhatsApp, both ways
Invitations, dose and missed-dose alerts, emergency alerts, the weekly summary and health tips arrive on WhatsApp through AWS End User Messaging. Caregivers can ask Pulsy a question in the same chat, and every message shows delivered, read or failed.
Two people, one link.
At sign-up the member enters the phone number of the person who looks after them. That person accepts the invitation in their own Pulsy app, and from then on the two apps are connected. Every account also has a Pulsy ID, for example PY-PRS7YM, for linking later from Profile. Either person can play the other role.
The person taking medicines
- AlarmsPhoto of the strip, three attempts, works through Do Not Disturb
- One actionMark as taken from the notification, no unlocking needed
- Check-inOne tap a day tells the family all is well
- SOSHold two seconds, location goes to the contact
- Medical IDBlood group, allergies, conditions for emergencies
- WalletLab reports, doctor notes, insurance, prescriptions
- CallOne tap to call the emergency contact
The son, daughter or neighbor who looks after them
- Alert inboxMissed dose, SOS, fall, crash, safe zone, low stock, vitals out of range
- ActCall and Acknowledge on every alert
- PeopleLive status for everyone they look after
- AdherenceToday's doses and the 7-day chart per person
- LocationLive map with "Update now" and safe zones
- Check inVideo check-in the member accepts or declines; home cameras
- InvitesLink a new person by phone number, Pulsy ID or WhatsApp invite
Why we built it
Most medication apps are built for the person holding the phone. Pulsy is built for the family around them. It is free to use and runs on the Android phones and iPhones older adults already own.
of people with long-term conditions do not take medicines as prescribed, and the gap widens with age.
World Health Organization, Adherence to Long-Term Therapiespeople worldwide will be over 60 by 2030, and more of them live alone every year.
World Health Organization, Ageing and healthis all it takes for Pulsy to notice a missed dose and reach someone who can act. No subscription, no special hardware.
Default escalation window, adjustable per member