A Calm, Dignified Dementia Caregiver Companion
Anchorly is a gentle, private companion for anyone caring for someone living with dementia or Alzheimer's. Log agitation, sleep, meals, medications and the good moments in seconds; Anchorly finds the patterns behind the hard hours, keeps a person-centered life story you can hand to any carer, and looks after you, too — no sign-up wall, no server to fail.
What it does:
- Fast daily log — agitation and mood, sleep, meals, meds "given?", toileting, wandering, and the good moments in a tap or two
- Sundowning & agitation decoder — capture a hard moment as Trigger → Behavior → What helped in under 30 seconds
- The Pattern Keeper — see when agitation peaks and what tends to set it off
- A person-centered life story any new carer, sitter, or care home can read
- A daily caregiver check-in — because your wellbeing matters too
- Offline & local-first — your loved one's information never leaves the phone
How It Works
⚡ Fast Daily Log
Capture agitation and mood, sleep, meals and appetite, medications, toileting, wandering, or a good moment — each in a tap or two. Logging is quick enough to do in a waiting room or mid-moment, so your record actually stays complete.
🔍 Sundowning & Agitation Decoder
Record a hard moment as Trigger → Behavior → What helped in under 30 seconds. The Pattern Keeper then shows when agitation peaks across the day and what tends to set it off — the patterns behind the hard hours.
💊 Medication Schedule
A simple medication schedule with local "given?" reminders — no connected pill hardware to fail. Mark a dose given in a tap so nobody has to wonder whether it happened.
💛 Calm Card & Life Story
Keep who they are at the center: a person-centered "about them" with favorite music, photos, phrases and routines — one tap during agitation — plus reminiscence prompts any sitter, respite carer, or care home can read.
🤍 A Daily Caregiver Check-In
Burnout is the real crisis. A gentle "how are you today?" and wellbeing trends look after the person holding it all together — support that most caregiving apps forget.
🔒 Private by Design
No account, no login, no cloud. Every entry lives in a local database on your phone — your loved one's information never leaves the device. The only things shared are the reports you choose to create.
A Look Inside
Made for Real Days
👨👩👧 Family Caregivers
- Turn long, hard days into patterns you can actually act on
- Capture a tough moment fast — Trigger → Behavior → What helped
- Track medications, sleep and meals without a sign-up wall
🤝 Sitters & Respite Carers
- Read a person-centered life story so they feel known from minute one
- Find the calm card — favorite music, photos, phrases — in one tap
- Pick up the routine without "only the admin can see the notes"
🩺 The Wider Care Circle
- Hand the neurologist or ER a clear care-snapshot PDF
- Bring the sundowning patterns, not weeks of half-remembered notes
- Carry an "about them + what helps" sheet into a memory-care move
Anchorly+
Anchorly's core — the daily log, the decoder, the life story, and the caregiver check-in — is free forever, with no card needed to explore. Anchorly+ adds insight and sharing, and runs 100% on-device: sundowning pattern insights, a private on-device AI weekly digest, a care-snapshot PDF for any carer, caregiver wellbeing trends, and unlimited history and loved ones. Billing is store-managed — cancel anytime in the App Store or Google Play. No "free trial" bait; we literally can't trap you.
Annual
Best value — works out to about $1.67/month, billed yearly.
Monthly
Flexible month-to-month access to Anchorly+.
Lifetime
A single one-time purchase — no subscription, yours to keep. The trust play for caregivers done with surprise fees.
Prices may vary by region and are shown in the app at the time of purchase. All three options unlock the same Anchorly+ features. Manage or cancel a subscription anytime in your device's App Store or Google Play subscription settings. See our Terms for full subscription details.
What is Anchorly?
Anchorly is a dementia caregiver app for iOS and Android that turns daily caregiving into a record you can act on. Caregivers log agitation, sleep, meals, medications and good moments in seconds, capture hard moments as a trigger, a behavior and what helped, and keep a person-centered life story. Everything stays on the phone.
The core daily log, decoder, life story and caregiver check-in are free forever, and the optional Anchorly+ upgrade adds pattern insights, a care-snapshot PDF and an on-device AI weekly digest. There is no account and no cloud backend: every entry lives in a local database on your device, so your loved one's information never leaves the phone.
Caregiver guides
Frequently asked questions
Is Anchorly free?
Yes. Anchorly's core daily log, decoder, life story, and caregiver check-in are free forever, with no card needed to explore. The optional Anchorly+ upgrade is $19.99 / year, $3.99 / month, or $39.99 once for lifetime access, and all three options unlock the same features.
What devices does Anchorly run on?
Anchorly is available for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. Everything runs on the device itself, so there is no account to set up before you start logging.
Does Anchorly work offline?
Yes. Because your data lives on your device, the daily log, the decoder, medications, the life story, the calm card, and report generation all work without an internet connection. A connection is only needed to make or restore a purchase, or for the one-time on-device AI model download if you opt in.
Where does Anchorly store my data?
All of it stays on your phone. Profiles, daily logs, decoder records, medications, the life story, the calm card, and your check-ins are stored only in a local database on the device, and there is no account and no cloud backend. The only data that ever leaves the phone is purchase information handled by Apple, Google, and RevenueCat to validate Anchorly+.
How does the sundowning and agitation decoder work?
When a hard moment happens you capture it in under 30 seconds as three things: what triggered it, what the behavior was, and what helped. The Pattern Keeper then looks across your logs to show when agitation peaks during the day and which triggers come up most often. Deeper pattern insights are part of Anchorly+ and are computed entirely on your device.
Can I share information with a sitter, a care home, or a doctor?
Yes. The person-centered life story and calm card are written to be read by any sitter, respite carer, or care home. With Anchorly+ you can also generate a one-page care-snapshot PDF on your device and share it yourself through your device's share sheet; nothing is uploaded to us.
How do I delete my data?
You can delete individual entries in the app, clear the app's data from within the app or your device settings, or uninstall the app to permanently remove everything stored locally. There is no server-side copy for us to delete.
Is Anchorly medical advice?
No. Anchorly is a supportive companion that organizes and reminds. It does not diagnose dementia, Alzheimer's, or any other condition, and it is not a substitute for professional care. Always follow your care team's guidance, and if you think your loved one is in danger or having a medical emergency, call your local emergency number immediately.
Privacy First — Their Information Stays on the Phone
Anchorly is built local-first. Here's exactly how it works:
- No account, no cloud, no server. You don't sign up or log in, and there's no contacts grab. There is no backend that receives your data — nothing to leak and nothing to fail.
- Their information never leaves the device. Daily logs, decoder records, medication schedules, the life story, the calm card, and your caregiver check-ins are stored only in a local database (SQLite) on your phone.
- On-device AI. The optional weekly digest runs a small model entirely on the phone (an opt-in download). It only summarizes your own logs — your loved one's information never leaves the device.
- You share, not us. The care-snapshot PDF and life story are generated on your device and shared only if and when you choose.
- One billing helper. The only data that ever leaves your phone is purchase/subscription data, handled by Apple, Google, and RevenueCat to validate Anchorly+. They never receive your loved one's or health data.
For complete details, see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.