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How it works

Careful by design: how your messages wait until they're needed.

You write. You check in now and then. If you ever stop, a slow, layered process makes sure it's real before anything is delivered.

Before anything happens

You write. You decide who.

  1. Write what matters

    Letters, voice notes, videos and documents. Each message is written to one person, and you can edit it whenever life changes.

  2. Choose your recipients

    Add the people who should hear from you, with an email address and, if you like, a birthday for birthday deliveries.

  3. Set your rhythm

    Choose how often you check in, how many reminders you want, whether a trusted person must confirm, and how long the grace period is.

If you go quiet

Six layers, in order.

This is the exact sequence our switch follows. Any check-in, at any step, resets everything to the start.

  1. 01

    Check-ins

    You check in every week, every month, every three months, or once a year. That can be one tap in the app, one click on the link in your check-in email, a reply of OK to a reminder text or pressing 1 on a reminder call. Each check-in moves your next due date forward.

  2. 02

    Reminders

    If a check-in date passes, we remind you, and keep reminding you up to the number you chose. Reminders are spaced to fit your rhythm: about 12 hours apart on a weekly plan, 48 hours on a monthly plan, and 3 days on quarterly or yearly plans.

  3. 03

    Trusted verifiers

    Optionally, one or two people you trust are asked to confirm that something has really happened. If a verifier says you're fine, the switch pauses for 7 days and you're asked to check in. If you chose no verifiers, this step is skipped.

  4. 04

    Soft alert

    Your recipients receive a gentle note that something may be wrong. It contains nothing personal. Every alert has a link that says "they're okay", which pauses the switch for 7 days.

  5. 05

    Grace period

    Then we wait: 48 hours, 7 days, or 21 days, as you chose. It's one last window for you, or anyone who knows you're safe, to stop the process.

  6. 06

    Delivery

    Only now are messages released. Each recipient gets an email with a private link to their own messages, which open according to the release rule you set for each one.

Release rules

Not everything has to arrive at once.

Each message has its own release rule, so a practical letter can arrive straight away and a birthday video can wait for the day.

  • 01

    After the grace period

    The default. The message is delivered as soon as the grace period ends.

  • 02

    A month later

    Delivered 30 days after release, for words that are easier to hear once the first weeks have passed.

  • 03

    On their birthday

    Delivered on the recipient's next birthday after release. Add their birthday when you add them.

  • 04

    When a verifier confirms

    Held for messages that should only open once someone you trust has confirmed, such as passwords or financial documents.

Pause mode

Away for a while? Pause it.

Travelling somewhere remote, going into surgery or staying in hospital? Pause your switch for 30 days with one tap. No reminders, no alerts, nothing opens. Check-ins resume on their own, or you can resume early whenever you like.

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FAQ

Questions about how it works

Nothing is sent. You get reminders first, as many as you chose. Then, if you set them up, verifiers are asked, your recipients get a soft alert, and a grace period runs. Checking in at any point stops everything and resets your schedule.

Open the app and tap check in, or click the check-in link in the email we send you. If you turn them on, you can also reply OK to a reminder text or press 1 on a reminder call, and add a secret PIN or your face or fingerprint (a passkey) so a link alone isn't enough.

No. Recipients don't have access to anything until delivery. The soft alert they receive contains no personal content, only a heads-up and a link to say you're okay.

An email telling them you left something for them, with a private link to a page where they can read, watch or listen to the messages addressed to them, and nothing addressed to anyone else.

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