GrandkinsCalling elderly parents abroad who only speak Malayalam, Hindi, or Telugu
Built with Indian families in mind
Most translation tools treat Indian languages as an afterthought. Grandkins covers ten of them in every combination with English (and the rest of its 16 languages), so a Malayalam-speaking Amma, a Telugu-speaking mother-in-law, and English-speaking grandkids can all be on the same call — each hearing their own language.
The translation is tuned for how families actually speak: kinship terms and the respectful forms elders expect come through properly, not as stiff word-for-word output.
The one-tap side works on their phone, there
Your parents don't install anything. You send them one personal link; it pins to the home screen of any reasonably modern Android or iPhone and works in the browser wherever there's an internet connection. Big photo buttons of the family, one tap to call, hold-to-talk for voice messages. If they tap something wrong, nothing breaks — the page only does family things.
Time zones: voice messages that arrive translated
With a 10–12 hour gap, live calls can't carry the whole relationship. On Grandkins, you or the kids leave a voice message in English and it reaches your parents as Malayalam, Hindi, or Telugu text plus a tap-to-play voice; their reply comes back to you in English the same way. The conversation keeps moving while everyone sleeps.
The grandkids get their own line
Once you connect them, your kids and your parents can call each other directly — without you scheduling and interpreting every call. The kids ask their own questions; your parents finally hear who these children actually are.
Common questions
Does it work on my parents' phone in India?
Yes — their side is a personal page that works in the browser of any reasonably modern Android or iPhone, anywhere with an internet connection. Nothing to install, no account.
Which Indian languages are supported?
Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, and Urdu — each in every combination with English and the other Grandkins languages.
My spouse doesn't speak my parents' language — can they talk directly?
Yes, that's a core use: your spouse speaks English, your parents speak their language, and the call translates both ways. They finally talk to each other instead of through you.
What about the accent and respectful forms — will it sound right to my parents?
The translation is tuned for family speech: kinship terms, warmth, and the honorifics elders expect, rather than business-style output.
What does it cost for the whole family across two countries?
One flat plan covers everyone, wherever they are: $9.99/month or $99/year with a 14-day free trial. No per-minute or international charges.
Do calls get recorded anywhere?
No — never. Translation happens live. Saving a short 'moment' to the private family archive is optional and asks everyone's consent each time.
Try it with your own family
Set up takes about ten minutes: add your family, pick each person's language, and send each grandparent their personal page. One plan covers everyone — $9.99/month or $99/year, and every family starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start your family's free trial