Every message home.
One simple board.
WhatsApp from your daughter. Telegram from the grandkids. Texts from your brother. Emails from old friends. All arriving on one board that sits on the shelf — no phone, no apps, no passwords, no fuss.
She doesn’t need another app.
The family group chat is wonderful — unless you're the one person who was never going to get on with a smartphone. MessageHome brings it to her anyway, without asking her to change a thing.
How it works
You message as you always do — it arrives with a lovely clack
WhatsApp, Telegram, text or email — whatever you'd normally use. Big amber letters flip into place on the board, just like an old station board, with a gentle clacking sound.
Gentle reminders that check in
"Medication at 3pm" appears with one big Mark done button — daily, weekly or monthly, whatever suits. If it isn't pressed in time, the board quietly lets someone you choose know, so a missed dose never goes unnoticed and a taken one never gets a nagging phone call.
No typing needed — just a tap to say 'seen it, done.'
For messages that really need a response — a reminder, an instruction, an ask — one tap sends 'seen it, done' straight back to you. No typing, no app, no confusion.
Or don't type at all — send a voice message instead
Record a short message from your family page instead of typing one, or just send a WhatsApp or Telegram voice note the way you normally would. It shows up on the board as its own message — tap it and a big play button appears, so it's heard rather than read. Lovely for a quick "just thinking of you," and easier than typing if reading's ever a struggle.
A lovely thing to glance at, all day
Between messages the board keeps good company: a big clear clock, today's weather, her diary from the family calendar, and the day's headlines. It earns its spot on the shelf even on quiet days.
MessageHome monitors the board, so you don't have to
If the board goes quiet — lost wifi, a power cut, a flat battery — you'll know within the hour, by email and Telegram, addressed to you by name. Giving you peace of mind.
Built for the person who hates technology
- Nothing to learnNo apps, no accounts, no passwords for her. The board switches on and simply works. The most she’ll ever do is press one big button.
- Any screenRuns on a spare tablet, an old laptop, or a telly with a stick: whatever’s already in the house — or a ready-to-go tablet from us, set up and locked down (see below).
- Family runs itFrom your own phone, wherever you live: add senders, set reminders, connect the calendar. Simple settings, nothing technical.
- Private by designOnly people you’ve approved can reach the board. Messages stay yours: no ads, no selling data, no “smart” listening.
Arrives ready to go — no setup needed
Most families choose the pre-configured tablet: it turns up signed in and already working — switch it on and it's a message board, not a device that still needs configuring. A general-purpose tablet is a small worry sitting on the shelf: an app opened by accident, a notification that pulls her somewhere confusing, a lock screen she can't get past. Ours never can — it only ever shows the board.
Already got a spare tablet or old laptop in a drawer? That works too — the family dashboard walks through connecting it in a few minutes. But most families find the pre-configured tablet is one less thing to worry about, not just a shortcut on setup time.
£110 one-time, added alongside the subscription — see below.
One plan. Every way to message her. The whole family.
Try it free for a month. If it doesn’t earn its place on the shelf, walk away. No contract, cancel anytime.
£10/month
- WhatsApp, SMS, Telegram & email
- As many family senders as you like
- Reminders that let a family member know if one's missed
- Calendar, weather & news
- First 30 days free
Skip the setup — let it arrive ready to go
Signed in and working before it even reaches the shelf. Locked down to just the board — no app drawer, no notifications, nothing to get confusing.
Also built for learning difficulties.
The same board switches to a calmer layout for someone with learning difficulties: a daily routine shown in words and icons, one tap to say "done", and a familiar carer's photo appearing right when they're due.
Also running care teams and sheltered housing schemes.
The same board, with one shared view across dozens of residents: visit confirmations, medication reminders that quietly alert someone if missed, and notices sent to every board at once.
Sensible questions
Does Mum need Wi-Fi?
Yes, the board needs an internet connection. No broadband in the house? A simple 4G stick works fine — we'll point you at one during setup.
What do the family need to do to get started?
We'll walk you through setting up WhatsApp, Telegram and text, and then you simply message the MessageHome board like you do any other contact.
Is this a personal alarm?
No, and we're careful about that. Reminders and alerts are a friendly safety net, not an emergency service. If you already have a monitored pendant alarm, keep it — the board gets along fine alongside it.
Can she reply properly, not just 👍?
Today it's a one-tap thumbs-up. That's deliberate — it's the part that needs zero learning.
What happens to her messages?
They go to her MessageHome board and nowhere else. We keep the most recent ones so the board can show them — we don't read or analyse them, and there are no advertisers involved. You're the customer, not the product.