Free 14-day trial · $8/mo after

You talk every day. But can you really tell how they're doing?

Daily games that connect you with your aging parent — and quietly reveal what a phone call never will.

Join Beta → See How It Works
The hidden worry

53 million adult children check on their aging parents every day — and hope for the best.

📞

The Phone Call Paradox

"She sounds fine" is not the same as "she is fine." Daily calls can't detect the subtle shifts in verbal fluency, memory recall, or consistency that signal early cognitive change.

🏥

The Annual Checkup Gap

A 15-minute exam once a year reveals a snapshot, not a trajectory. By the time a doctor notices something, you've lost months of early intervention.

😔

The Awkwardness of Testing

Nobody wants to quiz their parent. Clinical screening feels invasive, and 81% of people with early cognitive impairment can't even recognize it in themselves.

The daily ritual

A friendlier way to stay in touch.

Every morning, you and your aging parent play the same quick games. Compare answers. Share a mood. Build a streak. In 2 minutes, you'll know more than a phone call ever told you.

🌅

Morning Prompt

A new theme arrives every day. Today's theme: The Kitchen.

🎮

Play Games

One word game, one memory game, and a trivia question. Done in 2 minutes.

🤝

Compare & Connect

See each other's answers. "You both said colander — neither said spoon."

📊

Trends Build

Over weeks, patterns emerge that a phone call could never reveal.

Game library

2 games. 1 fun question. 2 minutes. Every day.

Each morning you get one word game, one memory game, and a shared trivia question — drawn from a rotating library of 14 game types. Fun first; the cognitive signal is a silent bonus.

Shared Question

Daily Question

One shared trivia question

Word & Fluency Games

The List

Name as many items as you can in 60 seconds

The Chain

Each word starts with the last letter of the previous one

First Thought

Say the first word that comes to mind for each prompt

The Alphabet

Name something for each letter of the alphabet

The Sort

Put items in the right order

The Bucket

Sort items into the correct categories

The Clue

Guess the word from a series of clues

Memory & Pattern Games

The Match

Find matching pairs on a 4x4 grid

The Tray

Remember items shown briefly on a tray

The Pattern

Recall and reproduce a pattern sequence

The Sequence

Remember and repeat a growing sequence

The Melody

Listen and replay a musical pattern

Odd One Out

Spot which item doesn't belong

The Missing

Figure out what disappeared from the set

Mood Check

Daily Mood

Share how you're feeling and leave a note

Dignity by design

Fun for Mom.
Peace of mind for you.

Your aging parent plays because it's genuinely fun — word games, memory puzzles, daily streaks with the people they love.

You play the same games. But you also get a private trend dashboard that tracks fluency scores, memory scores, and consistency over weeks and months.

No clinical language. No visible scores. No surveillance feeling. Just a game between two people who love each other — with a quiet signal underneath.

👩‍🦳

Mom's View

She sees a fun game

Today's Theme

🍳 The Kitchen

🔥 12-day streak with Bill

👨

Your View

You see the same game + trends

Private Trend Dashboard

Word count (10 weeks)

Consistency

Getting started

Three steps. Two minutes a day.

💌
Step 1

Invite your parent

Send them a simple activation code. No email or password needed — they enter the code once and they're in.

🎲
Step 2

Play together each morning

A fresh set of games arrives every day. Play on your own time — it's async, so no scheduling needed.

📈
Step 3

See the trends others miss

Your private dashboard tracks patterns across weeks and months — fluency scores, memory scores, consistency — so you can spot changes early.

Why it matters

Built on research. Designed for real families.

53M

Americans are family caregivers for an aging loved one, and 15% are long-distance — averaging 450 miles away.

81%

of people with early Alzheimer's cannot recognize their own cognitive impairment.

2 min

is all it takes each morning. Verbal fluency — the basis of our word games — is the clinical gold standard for detecting early cognitive change.

Simple pricing

One plan. Everything included.

$8/month. Less than one worried phone call to a sibling.

Family Plan

$8 /month

Free 14-day trial. No credit card required.

  • ✓ Daily games drawn from 14 types across word fluency and memory
  • ✓ Side-by-side comparison view with your parent
  • ✓ Private trend dashboard tracking patterns over time
  • ✓ Missed-day alerts when your parent skips a day
  • ✓ 4 invited player spots — for parents, grandparents, friends, or family
  • ✓ Daily streaks and mood check-ins
Join Beta →

Cancel anytime. No contracts.

Questions & Answers

Daily Howdy is a daily game app designed for adult children who want to stay connected with their aging parents. Each morning, you both play two quick games and a trivia question tied to a shared theme. You see each other's answers, share a mood check-in, and build a streak together. For the adult child, it also provides a private trend dashboard that tracks cognitive patterns over time — so you can spot changes a phone call would never reveal.
No. Daily Howdy is not a medical device and does not diagnose any condition. It's a game that tracks patterns over time. The trend data can help you notice changes worth discussing with a healthcare provider, but it's not a substitute for professional medical evaluation.
You invite them from inside the app. They receive a simple activation code — no email address or password required. They tap the app, enter the code once, and they're playing. The whole setup takes under a minute.
We collect game scores, response times, and the words/answers given during play. We also collect mood check-ins that you voluntarily share. We never sell data, never show ads, and never track you across other sites. See our privacy policy for full details.
No. The trend dashboard is private to the caregiver. Your parent sees the same games you do, comparison results, and streaks — but never any clinical-sounding data, scores, or performance metrics. The experience feels like a game, not a test.
Daily Howdy is $8/month for the Family Plan, which includes everything: daily games, trend dashboard, missed-day alerts, and 4 invited player spots. You can also add caregivers to help manage the account at no extra cost. You get a free 14-day trial with no credit card required.
Yes. Cancel anytime from your account settings. There are no contracts, no cancellation fees, and no hoops to jump through.
About 2 minutes. Each day includes one word game, one memory game, and a shared trivia question — all tied to a daily theme like The Kitchen or Classic Movies. It's designed to fit into a morning routine without feeling like a chore.

The call where you can hear the difference shouldn't be the one that comes too late.

We're launching soon. Sign up for the beta and be one of the first.

Join Beta →