Lampsill

For anyone you love who lives alone

You can’t be there every day. If their phone goes quiet, it rings them first. No answer? You’re told — and one tap asks someone nearby to knock.

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  • Nothing for them to set up
  • No maps. No reports. One word.
  • Free until January 2027

If her phone went quiet this morning, when would you find out?

Not when you’d next speak. When you’d actually notice.

Four days later.

That’s normal for most families. But it’s a long time to be ill with nobody knowing.

Here’s what happens with Lampsill

How it works · 20 seconds

Three phones. One quiet day.

Most days, nothing happens. You choose how long is too long: 12, 24 or 48 hours. Here, her phone sits untouched for 12.

Who are you looking out for?

You call every Sunday. It’s the other six days you wonder about.

Press play. You’re the phone in the middle.

  1. AnnaYour mother · lives alone

    untouched

    Her phone rings first

    She taps “I’m fine” and it’s over. Nobody else is told. She has nothing to set up, and her life stays her own.

  2. YouSet it up · get the alert

    Anna

    Normal

    all you see, most days

    No answer? You’re told

    Your phone makes a sound. Two buttons: call her, or text her neighbour.

  3. LeoHer neighbour · has a key

    no messages

    One tap, and Leo knocks

    The text comes from your own phone, so he knows it’s you. He’s minutes away. You’re hours away.

Three stories · pick a window

Anna, Maya, Leo,
and one Tuesday night.

Anna lives alone. Her daughter Maya lives two hours away. Leo lives three doors down and has a key. Months of nothing — then one night, it mattered.

SUNDAY · FOUR MINUTES

Maya sets it up after their Sunday call.

Anna is 71 and lives alone. She’s fine. But some nights, Maya lies awake and wonders.

Maya puts Lampsill on her own phone. She adds the people nearest to Anna: Leo, three doors down, who has a key — then Anna’s sister, Clara.

Anna gets a link and taps twice to say yes. She rolls her eyes a little. That’s all she ever has to do.

THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS

Maya sees one word, and sleeps better.

normal. No steps, no map, no wake-up time. Just: things are as usual.

Anna forgets it’s there. Every call, every weather check, every photo of the grandchildren resets the clock. Sunday calls are about the garden again.

TUESDAY · 08:40

Anna comes down with something.

She checks the weather, leaves her phone on the windowsill, and goes back to bed with a fever. Just for an hour, she thinks.

She sleeps all day. Lampsill can’t tell flu from a lie-in. It only knows her phone hasn’t been picked up.

TUESDAY · 20:50

Her phone asks first.

Twelve quiet hours: the time they chose. So before anyone else is told, Anna’s own phone asks: Still there?

Usually, that’s the end of it. She’s in the garden, hears it, taps once. Maya never knows.

Tonight, it rings in an empty kitchen.

TUESDAY · 21:00

Maya’s phone goes off.

She’s washing up. Her phone makes a sound. She calls her mother. No answer.

Her heart is racing. She taps Text Leo. Her messages app opens with a note already written. She adds “please” twice and sends it — from her own number, so Leo knows it’s her.

TUESDAY · 21:06

Leo lets himself in.

Anna is in bed with a fever, embarrassed by the fuss. Leo brings her water, sits with her a while, then calls Maya: “She’s alright. Annoyed with you, but alright.”

Two hours away, Maya sits on the kitchen floor and cries — mostly from relief.

Nothing dramatic happened. Anna would have been fine by morning. She just didn’t have to be alone until then. And Maya didn’t have to lie awake wondering.

THE NEXT SUNDAY

Back to one word.

Anna picks up her phone and the clock resets. No report. No history. No record of that night.

Maya’s screen says normal again. The Sunday call runs a bit longer. Anna makes her promise to stop worrying. Maya says she will. She won’t, quite — but she sleeps.

SETTING IT UP
0
days · all normal
LAMPSILL · now
Anna hasn’t answered
Her phone’s been quiet since 08:40. No answer for 10 minutes.
Call AnnaText Leo

Another window, another story

Every day, too

Small things, every day.

And all of them stay on your phone.

  • Reminders

    Tap Done, it knows you’re up.

  • Notes

    Yours alone, on your phone.

  • Steps

    Counted, never shared.

What you see, day to day

One word.
Not their day.

A lit window and one word. Never where they went, who they saw, or when they woke up.

What tracking apps often showLocation, steps, sleep, heart rate, daily reports
Normal
What Lampsill shows youOne window, one of 4 words
  • Normal
  • Paused
  • Permission lost
  • Phone gone quiet

No timeline, no report, no map. Lampsill doesn’t even ask for location.

Before you rely on it

What it doesn’t do.

Here’s the honest part. If you need any of these, Lampsill isn’t for you — and we’d rather say so now.

  • Not an emergency alarm

    It can’t tell a fall from a lie-in. It only knows their phone hasn’t been picked up.

  • Not instant

    Nothing starts until the time you chose has passed: 12, 24 or 48 hours. It works in hours, not minutes.

  • Not a medical device

    No health tracking. No vital signs. It notices a quiet phone and tells you.

  • Not automatic after you

    If you miss the notification, nobody else is contacted. You send every message yourself — so keep notifications on.

Price

Free until January 2027

All of Lampsill, for everyone. No card, nothing to pay.

  • Lampsill for yourself: it rings you if your phone goes quiet
  • Being told if someone you look out for goes quiet
  • Everyone you look out for on one account, at a glance
  • Call them, or someone nearby, in one tap
  • Reminders, notes and steps
Take a free place See it work first

After January 2027 it may stay free, or there may be a small charge. You’ll be told well before anything changes, and nobody is charged without choosing to.

Early access

Free until January 2027.

Lampsill isn’t open yet. Leave your email and we’ll tell you the day it is. If Lampsill ever charges after January 2027, the first 100 people on the list get 2 extra months free — the form says straight away whether you’re one of them.

Who are you looking out for? (optional)
What phone do they use? (optional)

No card needed, and nothing is charged before January 2027. Places go in the order people sign up — if yours is one of the first 100 and Lampsill ever charges after that, your first 2 months are free too. Nobody is charged without choosing to.

What we keep and why, in plain English: our privacy notice.

Questions

The short answers.

Do they have to do anything?
Once: they type in a code you give them and tap Yes. After that, nothing. They use their phone as normal and never need to open Lampsill.
Does it work for a son or daughter away for study or work?
Yes, the same way. It’s their choice: they say yes on their own phone and can turn it off any time. If they do, your screen says permission lost, so you always know. Their nearest person is often a friend in the same building.
Can I see where they are?
No. Lampsill never asks for location, on either phone. You see a small window and one of four words: normal, paused, permission lost, or phone gone quiet. Never their messages, where they go, or when they get in.
Won’t late nights and lie-ins set it off?
You choose how long is too long: 12, 24 or 48 hours. 48 suits most people. A shorter one can go off after a long sleep — but their own phone asks first, and one tap ends it. They can change it, or pause it for up to 7 days when they’re away.
What if they answer when it rings?
Then it’s over. You aren’t told, and nobody else is bothered. Most alerts end this way.
Who texts their nearest person?
You do, in one tap. The alert opens on Call. If there’s no answer, their nearest person is right under it, with Call, Text and WhatsApp. Text opens your messages app with the note already written, from your number.
What if I miss the notification?
It keeps sounding for up to 15 minutes until you open it. If you still miss it, nobody else is contacted — every message comes from you. So keep notifications on, and let Lampsill through Do Not Disturb at night.
What if we live in different time zones?
It counts hours on their phone, whatever the time is for you. So an alert can arrive at night. Let Lampsill through Do Not Disturb: if you sleep through it, nobody else is told.
Is this an emergency service?
No. It can’t detect a fall or a medical problem, and it works in hours, not minutes. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Is it free?
Yes. All of Lampsill is free, for everyone, until January 2027, with no card needed. After that it may stay free, or there may be a small charge: we haven’t decided. If it changes, you’ll be told well before, and nobody is charged without choosing to. The first 100 people on the early-access list get 2 extra months free if Lampsill ever charges.