Private beta · Free on TestFlight
Their watch feels a pulse. You feel a little calmer.
For anyone who worries about someone. Their Apple Watch shares one thing: that it picked up a pulse recently. No location. No heart rate. No texts to answer. Just a gentle Pulse confirmed 4 min ago
whenever you wonder.
Free for beta families, forever. For iPhone and Apple Watch.
How it works
Three small steps. Then it just works.
1Send an invite
A link you send by message, or pair in person with a QR code. It takes about a minute.
2They say yes
They accept on their iPhone. From then on, their watch checks in on its own while they wear it.
3You see a calm answer
Open the app or glance at the widget. No feed, no map, no numbers. Just the latest moment.
What you’ll see
Four quiet answers. That’s the whole app.
Every status uses the same calm colour. Nothing flashes, nothing turns red, and silence is never treated as bad news.
Pulse confirmed 4 min ago
Their watch picked up a pulse on their wrist a few minutes ago. After a quarter of an hour it reads “Last pulse confirmed 38 min ago”.
Sam checked in just now
They tapped Check in, or their watch answered when you asked for a check-in.
Paused by Jordan
They paused sharing, or it’s their quiet hours. You see “Paused”, never “missing”.
No recent signal
Usually means the watch is charging, off, or out of coverage. It isn’t bad news. Quiet is normal.
Privacy
Built to know almost nothing.
The less there is, the less there is to lose. So the watch sends one sealed “yes”, and that’s all that ever leaves it.
No location. Ever.
The app never asks for it, on any device. There’s no map, because there’s nothing to put on one.
Heart rate stays on the watch
The watch looks for a recent heartbeat, decides “yes”, and lets the number go. Only the yes leaves the wrist.
No history
You see the latest moment and nothing before it. No timeline to scroll, no graph to study at 2 a.m.
No accounts
No email, no phone number, no password. You pair with a link or a QR code, and that’s the whole sign-up.
Sealed end to end
Each check-in is locked on the watch and only opens on the phones of the people it’s paired with. Our server can’t read it.
One message, then gone
The server keeps one sealed 48-byte message per pairing. Each new one replaces the last, and it’s deleted after 24 hours.
The complete list of what exists outside your two phones: a random pairing ID, a public key and a push token for each device, and the latest sealed message. That’s it. This website keeps nothing either: no analytics, no cookies, no trackers.
For the one wearing the watch
Set it up once. Then there’s nothing to do.
It’s their wrist, so they hold the switch. Their watch keeps going on its own, and they can pause whenever they want.
Checks in on its own
About every 15 minutes while they wear it. Nothing to open, nothing to remember.
Check in
One tap on the watch, a widget, Control Center or Siri lets them know right now.
Ask for a check-in
You can give their watch a gentle nudge. Often it answers by itself. It’s never a demand.
Pause and quiet hours
Pause from the wrist in a second, or let it pause on its own while they sleep or switch off.
Up to four people
Share with the few who check on you. Unpair anyone, any time, right from the watch.
Matching codes
Compare a short code side by side to be sure each pairing is really who you think.
Face ID lock
Keep the app to yourself with Face ID, if you like.
Widgets
See the latest status on your Home Screen, and on the watch face.
Made for
Anyone who worries about someone with a watch on their wrist.
- Parents who live alone
Mom likes her independence. You like seeing her watch checked in this morning, without making it a phone call.
- Night shifts
Her shift runs seven to seven. At 3 a.m. you’d rather not text a nurse mid-round. A glance is enough.
- Long hauls
He’s on day three of a five-day run. He can’t text from the road, and you wouldn’t want him to.
- First responders
Police, fire and EMS families know the long shifts. You don’t need the details. A quiet “Pulse confirmed” will do.
- Working alone
Field work, rounds, solo shifts. When someone you love works on their own, a small sign of life goes a long way.
- Just because
Some of us simply worry. That’s alright. This is gentle on both of you, and it asks nothing of them.
Early families
Be one of the first families. Help us shape it.
Got a Pulse is in private beta. It’s small on purpose, and it gets better every time someone tells us how a real week with it felt.
What you get
- Free forever. Beta families never pay, whatever happens later.
- A direct line to the developer. Every note gets read and answered.
- A say in what comes next, like whether Wear OS or Garmin comes first.
What we ask
- Try it for two weeks with someone you love.
- Then tell us how it felt. Calmer? Too quiet? Confusing anywhere?
- That’s all. No surveys, no tracking, just a short email if you like.
Good to know
- Apple Watch and iPhone only for now, on both sides.
- It’s a beta, so expect the occasional rough edge.
- TestFlight builds expire after 90 days. Updating keeps it going.
How to join
- 1Install TestFlight
Apple’s free app for trying betas. Get TestFlight on the App Store.
- 2Tap Join the beta
Open this page on your iPhone, tap the button, and install Got a Pulse on your iPhone and watch.
- 3Invite the person you’d check on
Send them this page so they can join too, then tap Send an invite in the app.
Questions or feedback? Email feedback@example.com. No forms, no tracking.
What it isn’t
Not an emergency service.Not a medical device.Cannot tell you someone is unhurt.
We’d rather say this plainly. Got a Pulse knows one small thing: that a watch on someone’s wrist picked up a pulse at a certain time. It doesn’t know how they’re feeling, where they are, or what’s going on around them. It doesn’t watch for falls or unusual heart rates.
When it’s quiet, it’s usually a charger, a flat battery, Low Power Mode or a patch without coverage. If you’re wondering how they are, call them. If someone needs help right now, call 911 or your local number.
Questions
Good questions, honest answers.
How do I join the beta?
Install Apple’s TestFlight app, then tap Join the beta on this page from your iPhone. The person you’d check on joins the same way, so send them this page too. It’s free.
Will it drain their battery?
Barely. Each check-in is a fraction of a second of work and one tiny message, about every 15 minutes. We’re aiming for under 1% of a day’s battery. Low Power Mode on the watch pauses automatic check-ins.
Which watches does it work with?
Apple Watch, paired with an iPhone, for now. The person checking on them needs an iPhone too. Wear OS and Garmin are planned, and beta families help decide which comes first.
What does “No recent signal” usually mean?
Almost always something ordinary: the watch is charging or off, Low Power Mode is on, or there’s no Wi-Fi or cellular. Got a Pulse never treats silence as bad news, and it won’t send you a worrying notification about it. If you want to know how they are, give them a call.
How often does it check in?
About every 15 minutes while the watch is worn. That pace is set by Apple, and it works best with Got a Pulse on the watch face they wear most. They can tap Check in any time, and you can ask for a check-in whenever you wonder.
Can they pause it?
Yes, instantly, from the watch. They can also set quiet hours so it pauses on its own. You’ll see “Paused”, never “missing”. They can also unpair anyone, any time.
Who can see this information?
Only the people they pair with. Check-ins are sealed on the watch and opened on your phone. The server in between holds one sealed message per pairing and can’t read it. There are no accounts, no location, no heart-rate numbers and no history to see.
Will I get notifications?
Only when you ask for a check-in and their watch answers. Nothing buzzes on its own, and there are no badges or red dots to chase.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Got a Pulse is free, with no ads and no subscription, and beta families keep it free forever. There’s no data to sell, because we don’t keep any.
Set it up once. Wonder a little less.
Free, private, and quietly there. Join the first families and help shape what comes next.
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