The member can send it after they Dismiss the check-in, or after all of the check-in's tiers have been notified.

Sending it is the member's choice. Kautio never sends it on its own.

It's a text only, with no app notification.

If you blocked the member, you don't receive it.

If you or the member removed the other as a contact after the check-in notified you, you still receive it.

Each of you sees the other's name and phone number in the Contacts tab.

Either of you can add the other to check-ins.

Being a contact is free and uses no credits.

You get texts from that member's check-ins only when a check-in reaches your tier, or for their follow-up or "all good" texts.

You don't need to keep the app open or stay online.

Kautio doesn't notify the person who invited you. The invitation disappears from their list.

That person can't send you another invitation.

You can still invite them yourself later.

Any other pending invitations from that person to you are cancelled.

You won't receive "all good" texts from that person.

If they try to invite you again, Kautio doesn't tell them that you blocked them.

There is no unblock option in the app. To lift a block, contact support@kautio.app.

You decide what to do. You can open the details in the app and try to reach the member yourself.

Kautio contacted no one else beyond the member's own chosen contacts. Kautio never contacts 911 or any emergency service.

If you decide someone needs urgent help, call 911 (or your local emergency number) yourself.

Other contacts may be notified later. If the member set up more tiers, Kautio keeps notifying the next tier, in order, until the member responds or no tiers remain.

Tap the link in the check-in text, on the phone where you use Kautio. If you don't have Kautio yet, install it, sign in with the number the text went to, and tap the link again.

Or, in the app, open the Responding tab. Check-ins that haven't ended, including those in Follow-up pending, are under Live Alerts; ended ones are under Past Alerts. When none is live, the tab shows "All quiet." If no check-in has ever reached you, it shows "No check-ins from your contacts yet".

the title and description;

the location the member entered (tap it to open it in your maps app);

the photos the member attached;

Activity: when the check-in started, each "Tier N notified · N people" row, "Follow-up sent", and how the check-in ended. It shows counts, never names, and never shows the member's snoozes;

"Escalates every [interval]" (the member's wait between tiers plus their grace window), while the check-in is still notifying tiers;

Location trail, only if the member turned on location sharing for that check-in: a map of the check-in's breadcrumbs, with the location the member entered as its own pin, and Tap for details under it (see Got a text from Kautio? › Viewing a check-in's location trail);

Notes from the member and other contacts. Notes show their author as "Responder" or "Check-in owner".

A marker titled "Latest breadcrumb" sits on the newest breadcrumb. It is the last point recorded, not a live position; no breadcrumbs are added after the check-in leaves Active.

If the member entered a location for the check-in, it appears as its own pin, titled "Activity location", in a different color from the line.

With no breadcrumb yet, the map shows only the "Activity location" pin. With neither, it shows "No location data".

The screen opens with the latest breadcrumb selected, or the activity location when there is no breadcrumb. Tap the activity location or a breadcrumb to select it; the map moves to it.

New breadcrumbs appear at the top of the list; they don't change the selection or move the map.

Open in Maps opens the selection in the phone's built-in maps app on iPhone, or in the default maps app on Android. A breadcrumb is labeled "Breadcrumb #12" there.

Copy copies the selection as plain text and shows "Location copied.". A breadcrumb copies as "#12 at 9:41 PM: 34.03311, -118.22966"; the activity location copies as its name, its address (when it differs from the name), and its coordinates, one per line. Android 13 and later also show the phone's own clipboard message.

The map and the list hold the latest 1,000 breadcrumbs, about 8 hours; older ones aren't shown, and the numbers still count from the check-in's first. On a longer trail, the screen needs a connection to number the breadcrumbs; until it has one, it shows "No location data".

Times are in your phone's time zone, to the minute. Two breadcrumbs in the same minute are told apart by their numbers.

Check-in notifications: yes, if you have Kautio installed with notifications on.

Follow-up and "all good": no. Those are texts only.

The member gets a "Contacts not reached" notification only if no one in that tier was reached by text or app notification. Kautio doesn't tell them why.

Remove one person, keep the rest. Open Contacts, tap the menu next to their name, then Remove contact and Remove. Removal is mutual and silent, and it applies to their check-ins already scheduled too: you get no further check-in texts, notifications, or follow-up texts from their check-ins. The one exception is an "all good" text for a check-in that had already notified you. See Managing your contacts › How do I remove a contact?

Stop all Kautio texts. Reply STOP to any Kautio text. This applies to every member who has you as a contact. See Got a text from Kautio? › Stopping or restarting texts (STOP, START, HELP).

Delete your account. Deleting your Kautio account ends every contact relationship. See Your account.

No account? If you never accepted, Kautio sends you nothing beyond the one invitation text. You can reply STOP, or write to hello@kautio.app.

A person on our team reviews every report.

A report never changes who gets notified. Block this person (for an invitation) and Remove contact (for a contact) are separate steps, offered after you send the report.

You can report only someone connected to you: the sender of an invitation to you, one of your contacts, or a member whose check-in reached you.

You can send up to 10 reports in 24 hours.

If a report can't be accepted for either reason, the app shows "The report couldn't be sent. Contact support if this keeps happening." For a connection problem it shows "Couldn't send your report. Try again."

You have Kautio: open Settings, then the Help & support section, or email support@kautio.app.

You don't have Kautio: email hello@kautio.app.

Either way: reply HELP to any Kautio text for our support contact details.