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Did someone already give the dog her pill?

Ana did, at 16:55.

Samebell is reminders that ring on everyone's phone. Whoever does it taps Done. The others get a calm note saying who and when, and their reminder doesn't ring. Sam knew without asking. Use it on your own, or invite the people who help.

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Ana16:55, on her way out. Taps Done early.

Ana's phone at 16:55: Samebell's Today screen with the 17:00 Afternoon pill open, and the buttons Done and Stop reminder.

SamSame reminder. 17:00 comes, nothing rings.

Sam's lock screen at 16:55 with a Samebell notice: Afternoon pill (17:00). Done early by Ana at 16:55. Nothing to do. Below it, an earlier one: Ana's got it. Ear drops at 13:04. Carry on.
Ana marks Nala's 17:00 pill done from her Today screen at 16:55. Sam's phone shows a quiet note, “Done early by Ana at 16:55. Nothing to do.”, and the 17:00 reminder doesn't ring.

One day, two phones

Sam and Ana share a schedule for Nala, their dog. Same reminders, at the same times, on both phones. Here's what each phone did on Sunday.

  1. Breakfast + Apoquel

    1 tablet with food

    High priority

    SamRings. Sam taps Done on the notification.

    AnaRings too, then hears about it.Sam's got it · Breakfast + Apoquel at 08:02. Carry on.

  2. Ear drops

    4 drops, left ear

    SamRings, then hears about it.Ana's got it · Ear drops at 13:04. Carry on.

    AnaDone · 13:04

  3. Afternoon pill

    Half a tablet, in cheese

    SamDoesn't ring.Done early by Ana at 16:55. Nothing to do.

    AnaDone early · 16:55From Today, on her way out.

  4. Apoquel

    1 tablet

    High priority

    SamDone · 20:01Sam's phone was in Focus. High priority can get through.

    AnaA normal notification.Ana set Nala to “Normal only” on her phone this week.

  5. Last walk

    Short one

    SamRings, then hears about it.Done by Ana · 22:06

    AnaDone · 22:06

Everything today was covered between you.

After 22:00 the notes get shorter and plainer. Today and Activity keep the whole day, so nobody has to ask.

Sam's Today screen at 17:05. Later today: 20:00 Apoquel, high priority, and 22:00 Last walk. Tomorrow's reminders. Done: 17:00 Afternoon pill, done early by Ana at 16:55; 13:00 Ear drops, done by Ana at 13:04; 08:00 Breakfast + Apoquel, done by you at 08:02.
Sam's Today at 17:05: two left for later, three done between them.
Sam's Activity screen. Today: Ana marked Afternoon pill done early, 16:55. Ana marked Ear drops done, 13:04. You marked Breakfast + Apoquel done, 08:02. Earlier: Ana joined Nala, Sep 21.
Activity: who marked what, and when.

Just you is fine

Not everyone has an Ana. Samebell works the same on one phone: the reminder rings, you tap Done, and Today shows what's left. Plants, bins, the cat's flea drops, your own morning routine.

When someone wants in, open People and send them a link. It works once and expires in 7 days. Until then, nobody else sees your schedules.

The Schedules screen: Nala, 5 reminders, with Ana. Plants, 3 reminders, only you.
Some schedules shared, some not. Your call, per schedule.

It starts with one question

Who are you looking after? Pick one and Samebell suggests reminders to start with. Change the times, add your own, or start from scratch.

  1. Pick who it's for. It becomes the schedule’s name, like “Nala”.
  2. Tick the reminders you need. Tap a time to change it. The title and description both show on the notification.
  3. Let it ring. Allow notifications, and each phone rings on its own at the times in the schedule.
  4. Invite someone, if you like. Now, later, or not at all.
The first question in the app, Who are you looking after?, with the options: Myself, for now; A pet; A parent or relative; A child; The home; Something else.

Loud for Sam, quieter for Ana

Everyone in a schedule gets the same reminders. Each person picks how loud that schedule is on their own phone, and nobody else's settings change.

  • High priority can get through Focus, for the reminders that matter most.
  • Done from the notification. No need to open the app.
  • Not happening this time? Stop a reminder once. Other days stay as they are.
  • No signal? What you mark is saved and sent when you're back online.
  • Private. Only the people you invite see a schedule. No ads, nothing sold.
The How it reaches me screen for Nala on Ana's phone, with Normal only selected: high-priority reminders arrive as normal notifications on her phone.
The Samebell icon: a cocoa bell on butter yellow

We got it under control.

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