Someone there for your parents, every day.
Dekhbhaal is an AI caretaker on your parent's phone. It checks on them each morning at their time, keeps them company in their own language, stops the scam call before the money goes, and tells you when something seems wrong.
Free during the pilot. You set it up; they press one button and talk.
Dekhbhaal (देखभाल) means looking after. It is an AI, not a person, and it says so on every screen.
It checks in, keeps them company, and keeps them safe.
Your parent doesn't type, tap through menus or learn an app. They press one big button and talk, the way they already send voice notes. You set everything else up.
Checks on them every morning
A short spoken message at the time you pick, about something real in their life: the knee appointment, the wedding in December. Never a generic "how are you?"
"Verma ji, kal physio ka pehla din tha. Kaisa raha?""Yesterday was your first physio session. How did it go?"
Keeps them company
Hold, speak, let go. It remembers their people and their stories, and answers in a warm, patient voice. The third telling of a story gets the same warmth as the first.
Show it a photo and it asks about the people in it.
Stops the scam call
Before paying, tapping a link or sharing an OTP, they ask: "Ye sahi hai?" It says plainly whether it's a fraud. When it isn't sure, it says don't pay yet. You hear about a near miss at once.
How the scam check worksGets help fast
A fall, chest pain, sudden confusion, a very low day: it puts 112 and your numbers on their screen as the biggest buttons, and alerts you, and anyone you've given urgent alerts, at once.
Keeps you in the loop
How they are, never what they said: days they talked, medicines taken, scams stopped. A short note every Sunday, and an alert when something seems to need you.
No reply all morning? A gentle reminder, then a word to you.
Medicines, appointments, papers
Reminds them in its own voice ("BP ki goli le li?"), and reads a bill, a letter, a prescription or a lab report aloud. It never changes a dose or explains a result: that stays with the doctor.
Verma ji in Delhi. Rohan in Toronto.
What happens on Papa's phone, and what reaches his son's. Papa speaks Hindi; Rohan reads English. Each sees their own language.
Namaste Verma ji! BP ki goli le li? Aaj gyarah baje Dr. Mehta ke yahan ghutne ka appointment bhi hai.
Goli le li. Sunita ka beta chhod dega.
Today's medicine and the knee appointment. He answers by voice: he took it, and the neighbour's son will drop him.
Rohan sees that Papa answered and took his medicine. Nothing more, and no need to call and ask.
Ek call aaya. Bol rahe hain bijli ka bill baaki hai, aaj raat connection kat jayega. ₹1,200 bhejne ko bol rahe hain.
Ye dhokha hai. Phone kaat dijiye. Paise mat dijiye, OTP mat bataiye. Verma ji, bijli wale phone karke kisi number pe paise nahi mangwaate. Maine Rohan ko bata diya hai.
"It's a fraud. Hang up. Don't pay, don't share an OTP. The electricity company never asks for money to a number over the phone. I've told Rohan."
Alerts, 12:11 pmDekhbhaal said it was a fraud (electricity bill). Nothing was paid, as far as it knows.
He can call Papa, or check the real bill himself. If money had already gone, Papa's screen would show 1930, the cyber-fraud helpline.
Physio bola hai, operation nahi! Aur Aarav ne meri drawing banayi. Rohan ko bhej do.
Do achhi khabrein ek saath! Ye Rohan ko bhej doon? Aarav ne drawing mein aapko kya pehnaya?
"Physio, not surgery! And Aarav drew me. Send it to Rohan." It asks before anything leaves, and Papa taps "Haan, bhejiye".
Stories, 7:43 pmOnly the one message Papa chose, in his own voice. Everything else he says stays between him and Dekhbhaal.
Nothing changes for Papa. His check-in comes at 8:30 every day, Sunday too, because the routine is the comfort.
Talked 6 of 7 days. Medicines taken every time (14). Stopped 1 scam call. 3 visits by workers.
Counts only, written from the care log. No model writes it, so nothing Papa said can end up in it.
How they are. Never what they said.
Your parent agrees to this on their first day, in their own language. Knowing their words stay theirs is what lets them talk freely, and keep talking.
Between Papa and Dekhbhaal
- What they said, in any words
- Their memories, stories and photos
- The call or message they checked for a scam
- What a paper said, unless they send it
What Rohan sees
- Talked today, or no reply since the morning
- Medicines taken, or not confirmed
- A scam call stopped, and what kind
- A hard moment: please call
- Visits by the people who come to the house
- Stories they choose to send, in their own voice
Everything they say is encrypted with a key for their account alone, stored in India, and never used to train AI. How Dekhbhaal protects it
It talks the way they talk.
Hindi in Roman letters or in Devanagari, Hindi mixed with English, and English, with their people's names spelled their way. Telugu is in testing now. Each person picks their own screen language: Papa in Hindi, you in English.
Main kabhi OTP, paise ya bank ki jaankari nahi maangunga. Jo maange woh thag hai, chahe woh khud ko Dekhbhaal bataye.
मैं कभी OTP, पैसे या बैंक की जानकारी नहीं माँगूँगा। जो माँगे वह ठग है, चाहे वह खुद को देखभाल बताए।
నేను ఎప్పుడూ OTP, డబ్బులు, బ్యాంక్ వివరాలు అడగను. ఎవరైనా అడిగితే, వాళ్ళు మోసగాళ్ళు. దేఖ్భాల్ అని చెప్పుకున్నా సరే.
I will never ask for an OTP, money or bank details. Anyone who does is a scammer, even if they say they are Dekhbhaal.
One of the promises it makes on the first day, in their language, before anything else happens. More languages come one at a time, each after a native speaker has listened to it.
The people around them, on the same page.
Dekhbhaal doesn't replace anyone. It works with whoever already comes to the house, and stays when they change.
Ramesh, the attendant
Gets a simple login on his own phone: Arrived, the medicines he gave, Leaving. He sees medicines and visit times, never what Papa said. If he doesn't turn up, Papa's screen asks "Ramesh aa gaye?"
Nurses, attendants, maidsPriya, the sister in Pune
Brothers and sisters share one view: the same Today, the same alerts, the same Sunday note. Whoever set it up changes the settings, and Papa is told who can see.
Brothers and sistersSunita, the neighbour
Needs no app. She is one tap away on Papa's screen, on yours and on Ramesh's. A care company you already use can get the urgent alerts, today's status and the numbers to call. Never what was said.
Neighbours, care companiesRules it doesn't bend.
Older people are the first target of phone scams. A voice that calls itself a caretaker has to earn trust slowly, so these are fixed rules of the product, not choices the AI makes.
Never asks for an OTP, money or bank details
It says so on day one: anyone who asks is a scammer, even if they say they are Dekhbhaal.
Never moves money
It can't pay, transfer or order anything on its own.
Never gives medical advice
It reminds and it reads. What a symptom or a report means is for the doctor.
Never pretends to be a person
"AI hai, insaan nahi" sits under its name on every screen.
Never promises to come over
It can't. In an emergency it gets 112 and the people who can.
No ads, no selling data
Nothing your parent says is sold, shown to advertisers, or used to train AI.
Frequently asked
What is Dekhbhaal?
An AI caretaker on your parent's phone. It checks on them every morning at their time, keeps them company by voice in their own language, checks a call or message for a scam before money goes, reminds them of medicines and appointments, and tells you when something seems wrong. You set it up and see how they are, never what they said.
Does my parent need to be good with phones?
If they can send a voice note, they can use Dekhbhaal. There's one big button: hold it and speak, or tap once and talk. Big text, no typing, no menus. You do the setup, and link their phone with a 6-digit code or their own email.
Is it a real person?
No. Dekhbhaal is an AI and always says so. It never pretends to be a person, never talks about a family or a life of its own, and tells your parent on the first day that it can't come over.
What happens in an emergency?
If what your parent says sounds like a fall, chest pain, sudden confusion or a very low day, Dekhbhaal answers with 112 as the biggest button on their screen, then your number and the neighbour's, and alerts you and anyone you've given urgent alerts, at once. The alert says they may need help now, never what they said. Dekhbhaal is not an emergency service and can't send help by itself.
What if they don't reply to the check-in?
A gentle spoken reminder after two hours. If there's still nothing two hours later, you're told. You choose both waits, and nothing fires in their quiet hours, between bedtime and their check-in time.
How does the scam check work?
Your parent tells Dekhbhaal what the caller said, shares a screenshot, forwards the message, or puts the caller on speaker. Dekhbhaal answers with one of three: a fraud (hang up, don't pay), looks genuine, or not sure (don't pay yet, call the official number). A fraud, or money already gone, reaches you at once. More about the scam guard
Can I read their conversations?
No, and that's on purpose. You see how they are: talked today or no reply, medicines taken, a scam stopped, a hard moment. Never what they said, unless they ask Dekhbhaal to send something to you and tap yes.
Which languages does it speak?
Hindi (in Roman letters or Devanagari), Hindi mixed with English, and English. Telugu is being tested with Telugu-speaking parents now. If your parent speaks another language, write to us: we add languages one at a time, each after a native speaker has listened to it.
Where is their data, and who can read it?
Everything your parent says, and everything about them, is encrypted with a key for their account alone and stored in Mumbai, on Google Cloud. It is never sold, never shown to advertisers and never used to train AI. Our own team pages show counts, never words. Privacy and safety
What does it cost?
Nothing during the pilot. Before anything costs money, we'll tell you the price, and nothing is charged without your OK.
Which phones does it work on?
The apps for Android and iPhone come to pilot families first, and we send them to you directly. Until then your side works on the web at app.dekhbhaal.app, where alerts show when you open it; the phone app also sends them as notifications.
Who can sign up?
A son, daughter or other adult in the family, for a parent who is 60 or older. The first families sign up straight away; after that, the pilot is by invite. Write to hello@dekhbhaal.app and we'll add you.
Set it up for your parent.
Sign in, add your parent and the people around them, and link their phone with a code. They hear Dekhbhaal's promises in their own language, say yes, and their first morning message comes at their time.
Free during the pilot. Already set up? Sign in