Everything we have written
Every page on this site is listed here, with a line on what each one is for. If you're still deciding whether Lanturne is right for your family, start at the top. If you already have it and something isn't working, go to the Setting up and running it section.
Start here
| What Lanturne does | The short version: what you get an alert about, how it works and what it costs |
| How Lanturne works | Every alert you can get, what happens when one comes in, your emergency contact, the record, privacy and security, with pictures of the screens |
| What you need | Which watch and phone to use, how the watch gets online, and the band we'd buy |
| Pricing | What it costs, how the free week works, and how a year compares with a medical alert watch |
Deciding
| A smartwatch or a medical alert pendant | The two side by side, including when the pendant is the better buy |
| When they won't wear a medical alert | Why the pendant ends up in a drawer, and how to bring it up |
| A daily check-in app for seniors who live alone | A quick check-in on the watch once a day, and an alert if it doesn't come |
| An app to check on an elderly parent | A daily check-in on the watch instead of a worried phone call, and why a watch beats a phone app or a camera |
| Best smartwatch for seniors and the elderly | Which Galaxy Watch to get, its fall detection, and what Lanturne adds |
| Worried about an elderly parent living alone | How often to check on someone who lives alone, and what to do when they insist on it |
| How to check on an elderly parent from far away | A circle of people nearby, a daily check-in, and a backup contact who can get there |
| A medical alert without a contract | No contract, no landline, no base station, and what that means |
| A fall detection watch for seniors that works with Android | Fall detection on an Android watch, and what happens on a bad day with no fall |
| A gift for an elderly parent: a Galaxy Watch that checks in | What the watch costs, why a watch makes a better gift, and what to do before you wrap it |
| Why we built Lanturne | A son, his mother, and a Sunday phone call that went unanswered |
Setting up and running it
| Setting up Lanturne | Setting up the phone and the watch, what the person wearing the watch does each day, and how to fix a setting that turned off |
| Contact us | A person reads every message, and we usually answer within a working day |
Your account and your data
| Privacy policy | What we collect, why, who else sees it, and how long we keep it |
| Terms of service | What you agree to, and the limits of what Lanturne promises |
| Delete your account | How to do it, exactly what gets deleted, and why you should also cancel in Google Play |
Getting the apps
Lanturne itself is one listing, and it covers both your phone and the watch. Install it on your phone first, then on the watch, from the Play Store on the watch itself.
The Lanturne watch face is a separate download, and you don't have to get it. It puts a Help button in the middle of the dial, so the person wearing the watch never has to go looking for the app.
In German
| Lanturne auf Deutsch | The home page for German speakers living in the United States. The guides and the legal documents are in English only |
The short answers
What does it cost? It's on the home page.
What do I need? Here's which watch and phone you need.
Does it work on an iPhone? No. Here's which watch and phone you need.
How far away can I be? As far as you like. Here's how the watch reaches your phone.
Does Lanturne call 911? No. Here's what happens when an alert comes in.
Can't find what you're looking for? Write to us. A person reads every message.