GrandkinsThe easiest video call app for elderly grandparents (no smartphone skills needed)
Designed for the least-technical person in the family
- One tap to call. Their page shows the family as big photo buttons. Tap a face, the call starts.
- Nothing to install or update. The page works in the phone's browser and pins to the home screen like an app — on iPhone and Android.
- No password, ever. There's no account on their side, so there's nothing to forget and no 'logged out' state to rescue them from.
- Everything in their language. Buttons, labels, and messages appear in the grandparent's own language — and calls come with live subtitles plus a translated voice when the rest of the family speaks another language.
- Big, readable text. The page respects the phone's large-text settings, so subtitles and buttons scale up for older eyes.
- They can hear who's calling. An optional spoken announcement says who is calling, in their language, instead of an anonymous ring.
Set up remotely by whoever runs the family
One family member creates the family, adds everyone with a name and photo, picks languages, and sends each grandparent their personal link. If the grandparent needs help pinning it to the home screen, the step-by-step guide has phone-by-phone instructions you can follow together on a normal call once — after that, it's one tap forever.
And if the family speaks another language
The same one-tap call translates live in both directions across 16 languages — the grandparent speaks naturally and hears the family in their own language. See how the live translation works.
Common questions
What phone does the grandparent need?
Any reasonably modern iPhone or Android phone. Their page works in the browser and pins to the home screen — there's no app to install and no account to create.
What if they tap the wrong thing?
Nothing breaks. Their page only does family things — call, voice message, photos. There are no settings to get lost in and no way to log themselves out.
Can they start calls themselves, or only receive them?
They can start calls with one tap on a family member's photo — and once the organizer connects people, grandparents and grandkids can call each other directly.
Is it really no-download? How does it ring?
Yes — nothing from the app store. The pinned page delivers real notifications: incoming calls, voice messages, and 'I want to talk' requests ring on the lock screen.
Does it help with hearing or reading the call?
Every call shows live subtitles in the viewer's own language alongside the translated voice, and text size follows the phone's large-text setting.
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