The MemoryMe team has done extensive research on similar products available, and we believe that ours is the most competitive solution that can easily be dropped into your families life. In our experience, many families elect to go with Amazon Alexa devices or digital photo frames to fill a similar niche. While these solutions may be cheaper long-term, we find there to be a significant lack of interactability in both of these cases.

While digital photo frames are often successful in relieving caregiver guilt as they allow for easy photo uploading, our team found that elders often aren’t able to discern new photos from old and don’t realize their family has shared anything with them. Additionally, these frames often provide no features other than the display of photos and can’t be transported with the elder effectively.

Similar solutions exist built on Amazon’s array of devices, some of which now include small screens built in. However, the primary method of interaction through these relies on voice which, as they cannot be transported, can be missed if elders are busy. While an improvement, these also fall victim to similar pitfalls as the digital photo frame as its difficult to tell when information has been updated. These devices also carry the risk of your elder escaping from the designed “app” (oftentimes accidentally), resulting in confusion and manual caregiver intervention.

Conversely, many elders are provided a smartphone or tablet with little understanding of how to use the device. This often results in accidentally changing settings, spam calling, getting lost, etc.

The MemoryMe application is the perfect blend of taking all things that your loved one may want to do on their device and combining these use cases into one single, simple application that allows them to stay connected and engaged without taking on the risks of providing a device with unfettered internet access.