If something goes wrong in the kitchen, someone finds out.
Set a timer when you start cooking. Check in when it goes off and nothing happens. Don't check in, and GuardianAlarm reminds you — then, if you still haven't answered, it tells the people you chose.
Free to use. The people you list as contacts don't need to install anything.
How it works
Three steps, and only the first one asks anything of you.
- Step 1
Start a timer
Say what you're cooking and how long it needs. Frying, soup, a slow cooker — each one gets its own timing.
- Step 2
Check in when it ends
One tap says you're fine, and that's the end of it. Miss it and you'll get a reminder, then a louder one.
- Step 3
Or someone gets told
Keep not answering and the contacts you chose get a message with a link to your live status, so they can check on you.
A frying pan can't wait as long as a slow cooker
So GuardianAlarm doesn't treat them the same. Each kind of cooking has its own escalation schedule — how long to wait before nudging you again, and how long before it stops waiting and calls for help.
Oil on a hot stove escalates in minutes. A slow cooker gets over an hour. You never configure any of it; you just pick what you're making.
| Cooking | First reminder | Contacts told |
|---|---|---|
| Frying | 2 min | 15 min |
| Pasta | 3 min | 23 min |
| Bake / oven | 5 min | 45 min |
| Slow cooker | 15 min | 1 hr 35 min |
Measured from the moment your timer ends.
Who it's for
People who live alone
Especially older adults who cook for themselves and would rather not wear something, be tracked, or have a camera in the kitchen. GuardianAlarm only knows what you tell it, and only when you start a timer.
The family who worry
Being an emergency contact takes no app, no account, and no attention. You hear nothing at all unless something is actually wrong — and when you do, the message includes a link showing what's happening right now.
About the text messages
GuardianAlarm sends SMS to one group of people only: the emergency contacts an account holder has added and who have confirmed they want them. There is no marketing, no newsletter, and nothing on a schedule.
- Contacts opt in themselves
- Adding someone doesn't sign them up. They get one message asking them to reply YES, and until they do, nothing else is ever sent to that number. If they never reply, they never receive an alert.
- Messages are rare by design
- A confirmed contact hears from us only when the person who listed them misses a check-in. Most contacts receive no messages at all in a typical week.
- Stopping is one word
- Reply STOP to any message, including the first one, and they stop immediately. Reply HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply; carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
The full messaging disclosure, including the exact wording of every message we send, is in our SMS Messaging & Consent policy.
Contact & support
Questions about the app, about a message you received, or about your data — email us and a person will answer.
info@guardianalarm.appIf you received a text from us and don't know why, someone has listed you as their emergency contact. Reply STOP and you won't hear from us again.
Set one timer and see how it feels.
It takes about a minute to set up, and you can add your contacts whenever you're ready.
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