Holding Hands
Care for Mom together, not in a group text.
One shared binder for your parent's medications, appointments, tasks and papers. When someone gives a dose, everyone sees it.
Everything the family keeps track of, in one place
Built for adult children, spouses and siblings sharing the care of someone they love. Not for agencies or facilities.
- Medications and doses
- Every pill on a schedule, with who gave it and when. Start typing a name and Holding Hands suggests the strength and form.
- Missed-dose alerts
- The person on duty gets a reminder, then a nudge an hour later. After two hours, everyone in the circle hears about it.
- Appointments
- See who's driving, what to ask, and what the doctor said. A Live Activity counts down to the visit.
- Shared tasks
- Refills, groceries, the insurance call. Assign it, and it stops falling to whoever lives closest.
- Journal
- How was Mom today? Short notes, photos and handwriting with Apple Pencil, so nobody has to ask twice.
- Documents and contacts
- Insurance cards, power of attorney, discharge papers, and every doctor's number, ready when someone asks.
The one screen you'll need in a hurry
The Emergency Card is one tap from Today, and on your Lock Screen. Hand your phone to the paramedic.
- Allergies, conditions and code status at the top
- Current medications, kept up to date by the whole family
- Insurance, doctors and who to call
Private to your family
Holding Hands has no server and no account. Your family's binder lives in your own iCloud, and we can't see it.
End-to-end encrypted
Every note, dose and document is encrypted in iCloud. Apple can't read it, and neither can we.
Shared only by invitation
Invite a sibling with a link and a one-time code. You choose who can edit and who can only view.
Smart features stay on your device
Visit recaps and med-list scanning run with Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Nothing is sent away, and you review every draft.
Free to start. Plus when the family grows.
Plus covers each person you care for, and everyone in their circle gets it too.
| Free | Plusper person cared for | |
|---|---|---|
| Medications, appointments, tasks, journal and Emergency Card | Included | Included |
| Family members in the circle | 2 | Unlimited |
| Documents | 10 | Unlimited |
| Visit recaps and med-list scanning | No | Included |
| Weekly family digest | No | Included |
| Printable emergency PDF | No | Included |
| Holding Hands for Mac | No | Included |
Caring for both parents? Each person counts once, and each one after the first costs less.
Testing the beta? Purchases in the TestFlight version aren't charged, so try Plus as much as you like. The first 100 testers also get a free year of Plus for one person.
Help us test Holding Hands
We're inviting families to try it before it reaches the App Store. Tell us what works and what doesn't. The first 100 testers get a free year of Plus for one person.
- Enter your name and email, and we'll email you the TestFlight link.
- Install TestFlight from the App Store on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
- Open the link on that device, then tap Accept and Install.
Check your inbox
We sent the TestFlight link to . Open it on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. If it isn't there in a few minutes, look in your spam folder.