Elder care apps in the Ring App Store, compared
Ring opened its App Store in March 2026 and a small elder care category showed up almost immediately. We build one of these, so read this knowing that. It is written to be accurate rather than flattering.
The short answer
Four apps in the Ring App Store address elder care and they split by what they optimise for. Remy and Beside Care both turn camera clips into plain-language updates, Remy weighted towards safety alerts and questions about the day, Beside Care towards scheduled digests. Density Routines covers falls and routine changes. memories.ai is general risk detection rather than caregiving.
What the App Store actually changed
Before March 2026, connecting anything to a Ring camera meant unofficial workarounds. The App Store, announced at CES in January and launched on the 31st of March1, made it a supported path. An app links to your Ring account and works with the clips your cameras already record. It launched US-only, you need a Ring subscription to use developer apps, and you decide which apps reach which devices3.
For caregiving that removes the hardware question. If a compatible Ring camera is already sitting in your parent’s living room, everything below is a software decision rather than a purchase and an installation visit.
The four apps, and what each is for
Pricing is blank where we have not verified it. These apps set their own prices and change them. Check the listing rather than trusting a table.
| App | Built around | Best fit | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remy (ours) | Safety alerts, a daily summary, questions you can ask about the day, changes in routine across weeks | You want interrupting when something matters and leaving alone otherwise | 7-day free trial, then $49/mo per camera |
| Beside Care | Three plain-language digests a day, quiet-activity alerts, best-effort fall alerts | You want a predictable rhythm rather than event-driven alerts | Per camera, 14-day free trial. Figure not verified |
| Density Routines | Falls and changes in routine. A confirmed launch partner, from SoftBank-backed Density1 | Routine-change monitoring from a well-funded team | Not published at time of writing |
| memories.ai | General risk detection. Fire, smoke, leaks, falls | Property risk broadly, not caregiving | Not published at time of writing |
The honest version of the difference between the two closest options: Beside Care is built around a schedule and Remy is built around exceptions. If you want to open your phone at a set time and read how the day went, a digest suits you. If you want to hear nothing for a week and then hear immediately when the pattern breaks, that is the case we designed for. Both are defensible. The choice is as much temperamental as technical.
How to choose between them
Work backwards from the thing worrying you, because these are not interchangeable across problems.
- Afraid of a fall going unnoticed for hours? You want event-driven alerts, plus, honestly, a wearable button as well.
- Afraid of slow decline, later mornings, more disturbed nights? You want something comparing weeks, not days.
- Is the real tension in the family about how often you phone? A scheduled digest may settle that better than alerts will.
- Want the property watched rather than the person? Different category. memories.ai is closer to it.
Trial periods exist for a reason. Most of these run on a single camera, so trying two in sequence on the same one costs you a fortnight and tells you more than any comparison table can.
What none of them do
Every app here reads clips from a camera, which sets a shared ceiling. Worth being explicit about it before you pick one.
None of them see rooms without a camera, which in practice means bathrooms and usually bedrooms, and those are rooms where falls happen. None of them contact emergency services or dispatch help; they notify a family member. None can promise to catch every event, because anything out of frame or in the dark was never in the recording. And none of them are medical devices.
If those limits rule out the whole category for your situation, better to learn that now than after a month of trialling apps.
Frequently asked questions
Does using one of these apps mean the developer can watch my parent’s camera? +
Can I run two of these apps at once? +
Are more elder care apps coming to the Ring App Store? +
Sources & further reading (6)
- TechCrunch, With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security, 31 Mar 2026. Launch date, US-only availability, and Density Routines as an elder care launch partner. Checked 29 Aug 2026.
- Ring, Introducing the Ring Appstore. Checked 29 Aug 2026.
- Ring Support, Ring Appstore and Third-Party App Integrations. A Ring subscription is required to use developer apps, and access is granted per device. Checked 29 Aug 2026.
- Beside Care product pages, besidecare.com. Digest cadence and trial length. Checked 29 Aug 2026.
- Remy, How Remy Works. Camera requirements and what Remy does with a clip. First-party.
- Remy on the Ring App Store. Checked 29 Aug 2026.
Remy is a reassurance tool, not a medical or emergency-response device. It does not diagnose conditions, provide medical advice, or contact emergency services. If you are worried about someone’s immediate safety, call your local emergency number.
