💙 For families of a parent living alone

Your parent lives alone.
Know they're okay today.

When someone lives on their own, a whole day can slip by with no one checking in. Send a warm hug in 30 seconds, see the moment they open it — and get a gentle nudge if they don't. So a quiet day never quietly becomes a worrying one.

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★★★★★ Loved by families whose mum or dad lives on their own
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📅 Check in on Mum every day
A warm new hug each morning — we text you the link to share.
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✓ No app for them to install
✓ Works on any phone
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30 sec
to send a hug
0 apps
for them to install
3 free
hugs every month
When they're on their own

The quiet is the hard part

You're not hovering, and you're not far from caring — you just want to know the day went okay. hug turns that worry into a warm, two-second answer.

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A warm message in 30 seconds

Tell hug who it's for and what's happening — we write something that sounds like you, not a greeting card. A small hello that says I'm thinking of you.

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See the moment they open it

A quiet read receipt tells you the second they pick up their phone and read it. For someone who lives alone, knowing they opened it today is everything.

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A check-in if they don't

If a hug goes unopened for a while, hug quietly texts you — so you can call, or ask a neighbour to knock. The gentle safety net for the days you can't be there. Never your parent, never an alarm.

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A hug every morning

Set a daily hug and we'll write it and text you the link to send. No day has to go by in silence.

How it works

Three taps, and the worry lifts

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Say it's for a parent on their own

Choose “my parents” and add a detail — lives alone, recovering from a fall, or just hates a quiet house.

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Send the link

Share it however you already reach them — a text or Facebook Messenger. They tap once to read it. Nothing to install.

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Know it landed

See when they open it, and get a gentle check-in if they don't. Peace of mind without watching over them.

An older woman who lives alone, smiling as she reads a hug on her phone at her kitchen table
The moment you're giving them

An empty house feels a little less empty.

Your mum or dad reads your hug over morning coffee — on their own, maybe, but smiling, and certain they're loved. You see the moment it lands; they just feel thought of.

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“My mother has lived alone since Dad passed. I send her a hug every morning and watch for the little ‘opened’ tick — usually by the time she's had her tea. One morning it didn't come, so I called — she'd just slept in. But I knew to check. That's everything.”

— Priya, daughter
Free to start

Try it free. No card, no catch.

Free to start
3 warm hugs every month — no credit card needed
✓ Your first hug takes about 30 seconds
✓ No app or account for them — just a link
✓ Works on any phone they already have
✓ hug+ adds read receipts & the unopened check-in
✓ Private — never posted, sold, or stored
Send your first hug — free
hug+ is $6.99/mo for the check-in safety net · cancel anytime
Good to know

Questions families ask

Q. My parent lives alone and isn't very techy — will this work?
Yes — that's the whole point. There's nothing for them to install. They get a normal text or Facebook Messenger message with a link, tap it once, and your hug opens in their browser. No app, no account, no password to remember.
Q. If they don't open it, does that mean something's wrong?
Not necessarily — but you'll know to check. If a hug goes unopened for the time you choose, hug texts you (never them) so you can call, or ask someone nearby to look in. It's a gentle safety net for a parent living alone, not an alarm.
Q. Isn't this just monitoring or tracking them?
No. hug only ever tells you whether the message you sent was opened. Your parent is never located, tracked, or monitored — and the check-in goes to you, never to them. It's warmth, not surveillance.
Q. What does it cost?
Your first 3 hugs each month are free — no card needed. The read receipt and the unopened check-in come with hug+ at $6.99/month, cancel anytime. Billing questions →

Caring for an aging parent more broadly? See how hug works for parents → · caring without burning out → · helping a grieving parent → · how to check on a parent living alone →

They're on their own today — they don't have to feel alone.

It takes 30 seconds, it's free to start, and there's nothing for them to download. A warm hello — and the quiet reassurance of knowing it landed.

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