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Not Dead Yet! is the app that makes sure the people you love always know you're okay — and knows when to reach out if you're not.

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Two years ago this month, I almost lost my mom.

Not in a dramatic, sudden way. In the quiet, slow, nobody-knew kind of way that is somehow worse.

She had become severely ill — the kind of ill where you can't get out of bed, can't make yourself food – and don't want to eat anyway, and can't get to the phone. And she didn't tell anyone while she was still able to. She just didn't want to be a bother.

A week prior to this, Mom had told me she had an upset stomach. No big deal – these things happen. I called to check on her a couple of days later – no reply. Then the next day – called, texted – no reply. That wasn't entirely unusual, my mom has never been great about answering her phone or returning messages. So I waited. And called again. And I waited some more.

After a few days of silence I got concerned enough to drive over and check on her in person. She didn't answer the door. I let myself in and found her lying in a soiled bed, unable to move. Barely able to acknowledge I was there. I called an ambulance immediately.

At the hospital, the ER doctors quickly ran a battery of tests. Mom was severely dehydrated, in stage-4 kidney failure, and fighting multiple concurrent infections.

They moved her to an isolation room – negative pressure to keep anything she had from getting out – and worked to stabilize her vitals. 48 hours later, and out of immediate danger, they moved her to the infectious disease ward of the hospital. Signs on the door warned visitors to don gowns, gloves and masks before entering. She spent the next three weeks there being very slowly nursed back to life.

By the time she was finally out of danger, cleared of infection, and released from the hospital, she had lost so much muscle mass that she needed around-the-clock care. This was not going to be a quick recovery.

It would be a couple of months of full-time care and daily physical therapy; then months more of gradually reducing assistive care as mom gained back some of her strength. The road back was long and hard, and never complete.

Mom pulled through the ordeal — a testament to her tenacity. But she came out of it substantially less mobile, less capable, physically and mentally, and less independent than she had been just a few months before.

Two hands held gently — connection between generations

I found out later — while she was recovering — that she had already been severely ill for over a week before I rushed her to the hospital that day. She knew something was very wrong – not just an upset stomach. She just didn't want to bother anyone.

If we'd had a better system — a simple, structured way for her to say I'm okay today — I would have known to check on her sooner. Gotten her to a doctor sooner. The damage from this illness could have been constrained, and the impact would have been much less severe.

This was not the first time my mom had an emergency and didn't tell me about it. It was just the worst.

I've spent the last few months building the system we should have had two years ago.

My name is Steve. I'm a builder, a problem solver, a son, and a dad to a young woman in her early twenties who is just starting to figure out life — and who I quietly worry about in the same way I worry about my mom; and the two of them also worry about me — I live alone too. After everything that happened with mom, I couldn't stop thinking about the gap between I love this person and I have an actual system for knowing they're okay. Most of us live in that gap. With friends, with family – we mean to check in. We assume no news is good news. We tell ourselves they'd call if something's wrong...but they won't. They can't

My mom didn't call. She suffered alone for a week. First because she didn't want to be a bother, then because she couldn't get to the phone. That's not a character flaw. That's what happens when there's no system. When checking in feels like an imposition rather than a routine. When the only trigger for concern is silence — and silence is already the default. One more day would have been catastrophic. A couple of days sooner would have made a huge difference.

So, I built this app… Not Dead Yet!

Not Dead Yet! main check-in screen showing the big green thumbs-up button, streak counter, and check-in status

How it works

The concept is simple.

You set a check-in interval — daily, every two days, or every three days, whatever works well for your lifestyle. You set who you'd want to notify if you don't check in.

You check in once a day, or whatever interval you set — the app will remind you. A quick tap. Ten seconds. I'm here. I'm okay today.

If you don't check in, your people get notified.

That's the whole loop. No equipment to buy or lease. No ads. No data shared with anyone you don't want. Just open the app and tap the button to say you're still here. That's it.

It works in both directions. You check in for yourself. Your trusted contacts check in for themselves. Everyone's trusted contacts get notified if their people go quiet.

Two years ago my mom suffered alone for a week because we didn't have a system. Now, she taps her button every morning. If she doesn't, I know about it and can check on her proactively — before the day is out, before things get bad.

Miss a check-in? Your people know.

Trusted contacts screen showing check-in status of your people

See everyone's status at a glance.

“This app is exactly what I need for my dad. He's still independent, but I don't always have time to call him. This would help me to know he's okay.”

— Ben B.

“If something happens to me and I can't get to my phone, at least someone will know within 24 hours. What a great idea!”

— Sally T.

Ready to set this up for someone you love?

Pre-launch pricing. This offer closes when the app is available in the app stores.

Who is this for?

Not Dead Yet! isn't for everyone. But if any of these sounds like your life, it's probably for you.

You live alone.

You go to work, you come home, you talk to people online. You have friends and family who care about you — but nobody who would know within 24 hours if something happened. There are over 40 million people living alone in the United States. Most of them have no system.

You have an aging parent who won't ask for help.

You call. They don't always answer. You tell yourself it's fine. Most of the time it is. But you've had that moment — the one where you think, what if it isn't? You don't need to hover. You just need a system.

You have adult kids, or kids in college.

They only call when they need something, they don't return texts, they don't answer the phone. You want to give them their space, but sometimes you worry. A quick look at Not Dead Yet! and the worry is gone, without intruding.

You're the person someone else worries about.

Your kids. Your partner. A close friend. A pod of roommates. They don't say it out loud, but you know they think about it. Not Dead Yet! gives them a quiet, daily answer without requiring anyone to ask.

You're a caregiver — formal or otherwise.

You're responsible for knowing someone is okay. Right now that responsibility lives entirely in your head and your phone's call log. It shouldn't.

Why now?

Why now? And why am I asking for your support?

I want to be straight with you about something.

I've been building Not Dead Yet! for the past several months — learning new development tools along the way, building something I genuinely believe the world needs, something genuinely useful. The app is 99% finished. A release candidate is in Apple's hands right now, awaiting final review. I have every reason to expect it to be approved and released in the app stores later this month.

But getting an app built is only half the job. The other half — getting it in front of the people who need it — takes resources I'm still assembling.

That's what this Founding Member offer is about.

Your pre-purchase does two things. It gives you lifetime access to Not Dead Yet! Premium at the lowest price it will ever be offered — before it hits the app stores, before it gets reviewed, before word gets out. And it funds the final push: the infrastructure, the marketing, the work of actually reaching some of the 40 million people living alone who need this, just like I needed it, like my mom did.

I'm not hiding the fact that I need this launch to succeed. What I can tell you is that I've built something real, that it works, and that the story behind it is true. If that's enough — and for the right person, it will be — I'm grateful for your support and here's what you get.

Founding Member

What You're Getting

Not Dead Yet! Founding Membership is a one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No renewal. Ever.

There are two options depending on who you're protecting.

Founding Member

For individuals

$99 one-time

You, plus up to 10 trusted contacts who monitor your check-ins, and up to 5 people you can monitor. The full Not Dead Yet! Premium feature set, for life.

Lifetime access to all current features
Premium check-in intervals — check in more or less frequently than the default
Up to 8 trusted contacts
Location sharing with trusted contacts (optional)
Premium SMS and Email notification options for your contacts
Early access to new features before general release
Direct line to me for feedback and feature input
Your name in the credits (optional)

Best Value

Founding Family

For households, distributed families, or friend groups

$179 one-time

4 Founding Member licenses with expanded capacity, all under one plan — ideal for distributed families keeping tabs on each other and everyone in their netowrk; or anyone managing the safety of a small group.

Lifetime access for 4 Founding Member licenses – each with expanded capacity
Up to 12 trusted contacts per family member (vs. 8 on individual plan)
Each family member can monitor up to 8 people (vs 5 on individual plan)
Shared Family Dashboard for organizer and family members to keep track of your core people in one place

We're capping Pre-Launch Founding Members to 200 orders. When we launch on the App Store and Google Play — which is imminent — this offer closes. After launch, a limited number of lifetime access memberships will be available in-app at the same $99/$179 price points. So, if price isn't the differentiator, what is?

What makes the Pre-Launch Founding Members different from regular lifetime members?

Pre-Launch Founding Members like you are the ones who got here first. You're betting on something you believe in before the rest of the world knows it exists, not a finished product with a track record. In return, you'll get early access to every new feature before it rolls out to everyone else, a direct line to the person building it, and the quiet satisfaction of having been part of this from the beginning and helping to bring it to the rest of the world.

Pre-orders are capped at 200 total across both plans. When we go live in the app stores — which is imminent — this offer closes. After that, lifetime access moves in-app and these pre-order slots are gone, along with early feature access and direct support from me. I don't have an exact launch date – that depends largely on Apple and Google – but I fully expect it to be this month. Your support in these next couple of weeks is very important to me.

Reserve Your Founding Member Spot

Secure checkout. If the app is not approved by Apple, you receive a full refund — no questions asked.

FAQ

Honest answers to the questions you're probably asking.

Yes. Not Dead Yet! has already received preliminary approval through Apple's TestFlight review process. I submitted a release candidate for final App Store review on April 3rd. I expect approval within days. From there, I have a few days of back-end work to complete to make the app live. If for any reason Apple or Google rejects this version, I will immediately resolve the issue and resubmit – but that's a delay, not a failure to launch. If it somehow doesn't ship, every pre-order gets a full refund. No runaround.

You'll receive a confirmation email and your account will be created immediately. When the app launches and you download it, sign in with the same email — your Founding Member access will be active from the moment you log in, and the app will walk you through the rest of your setup to get started.

Not Dead Yet! is built on enterprise-grade infrastructure in US data centers. Your check-in data, your location (if you choose to share it), and your trusted contact's information are never sold or shared with any third party beyond what's required for the app to function (e.g. email or text messaging services to send notifications).

Then you spent the cost of a nice dinner or two on something you didn't end up using and supported a project that could help countless others. That's not a bad outcome, right? But honestly, if this page resonated with you, you're going to use it. The people who buy this are the people who've already had the thought I should have a system for this, or have already had an experience like I hade with my mom.

The app has been fully tested on both iOS and Android, and both will be available at launch.

“I've setup mum as my backup. Since I moved halfway around the world we don't talk every day. This way she gets notified if I miss my daily tap to check-in. It's just what we needed.”

— Rima S.

I'm in — Reserve my spot.

Lifetime access · No subscription

One last thing.

Two years ago this month I walked into my mom's house and found her alone and barely alive. She had been suffering for over a week and didn't want to be a bother – all the way up to when she couldn't get herself up to bother.

She's okay now. She checks in every morning. If she doesn't, I know about it.

That's all this is. A daily tap that says I'm here. And the peace of mind — for you and the people who love you — that comes from knowing someone is always paying attention. No hardware to buy, it works simply, on devices you already have.

Not Dead Yet!

Become a Founding Member.

Pre-orders close when we launch in the app stores. After that, this offer is gone.

Full refund if the app doesn't ship. No questions asked.