A message from your phone.
Record a story, a quick update or just an “I love you” in the family app. Mina knows who it’s from and how you’re related.
Company for the elderly.
In the hours between visits.
Mina is a voice companion for an older parent or grandparent. Open it on a tablet by their chair, tap to begin, and talk about what makes life familiar: their people, their places, their music and their photographs, in a language that feels like home.
Tap the blue circle to preview a conversation. No microphone is used.
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Familiar ways to connect
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Ways to spend time together
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Quiet hours you can change
For your loved one
A little colour. A clear invitation.
An uncluttered screen makes room for a familiar voice. Clear controls help your loved one talk, listen and revisit family memories. These previews show the feeling of each moment.
01Waiting
A gentle pulse invites a tap to begin.
02Listening
The screen turns blue as Mina listens.
03Talking
Green while Mina talks, with rings moving out from the middle.
04Mina asks first
Mina can offer a personal story and wait for an answer.
05Evening
The screen warms and the circle turns amber as the day ends.
06Quiet hours
Family settings keep proactive prompts within comfortable hours.
Two buttons
Their music. Their photographs. Close at hand.
Ask for a favourite song or a family photograph. The resident can pause the music, browse pictures and return to the conversation.
Music
Favourite songs, chosen together. Connect a Spotify Premium account to play through Mina, with the track name and pause control close at hand.
Photographs
Family photographs, with names and captions that give Mina something to talk about. Browse by touch or ask to see another memory.
Mina speaks first
They don’t have to find every topic.
While a conversation is open, Mina can offer a story, some music or an easy question. Family settings shape the topics and quiet hours; your loved one can change the mood at any time.
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The news
A little news about topics they enjoy, and the weather where they live.
Story time
A story shaped by their interests and the places and experiences the family has shared.
Music hour
Songs they enjoy, with space to listen and a familiar name on screen.
A little curiosity
Easy questions about favourite subjects, at their pace.
Looking back
A family photograph and an invitation to remember the day it was taken.
Evening chat
A little reflection, a family voice note and space to wind down.
In their own words
A language that
feels like home.
Family stories. Familiar expressions. The words they feel most comfortable with.
Choose from 24 language options in Mina. Set a preferred language for your loved one, with separate language settings for the family.
More about languagesLanguages available in settings
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Mandarin Chinese
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Tamil
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
Looking for another language? Tell us when you express your interest.
Where it lives
On a stand, by their chair.
Put a tablet within easy reach, connect to Wi-Fi and tap to start. Mina runs in the browser, so a familiar place can become a comfortable place to talk.
For the family
Their life story, told by the people who know it.
Open the family app on your phone to share the people, places and preferences that matter. Invite relatives, choose their permissions and help Mina get to know your loved one.
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TODAY · SAMPLE FAMILY
A little closer.
A little closer.
Every day.
Voice notes between you and someone you love.
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A message from MumToday · 0:24
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Send a little love ↗
Your messageYesterday · 0:38
YOUR FAMILY, TOGETHERStories worth remembering.
Add a memory, favourite song or date that matters.
ConversationsUsageLife StorySettings
Life story
People, places, work, music and photographs. Type it in, or tell Mina by voice. Saved details show who shared them.
Voice notes
Record a message on your phone. Mina says who it is from and offers to play it. Replies stay in your shared message history.
Dates that matter
Birthdays, anniversaries and celebrations help Mina offer a timely reminder—and suggest sending a family voice message.
What Mina talks about
Choose favourite subjects, switch topics off and add specific subjects to avoid.
Time together
See attributed activity and conversation time over the last seven days, 30 days or your own date range.
People and permissions
Invite family members, add their relationship and choose which parts of the family app they can access.
Setting up
A little setup on your phone. A familiar welcome for them.
Start with the essentials, then add to their story as you go. You can return to the family settings whenever something changes.
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Who it’s for
Their name, how they like to be addressed and the languages they speak.
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Age and birthday
Add their birthday so Mina can mark the occasion.
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Where they live
Their town and timezone help Mina make greetings feel local.
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Anniversaries
Weddings and birthdays, and which dates to handle with care.
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Their people
Everyone who will send voice notes and photographs.
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What they enjoy
Share their interests, favourite music and comfortable quiet hours.
A familiar voice, whenever they need it
A little hello.
A lovely reply.
You don’t have to be free at the same moment to feel close. Send a voice message from your phone, and let Mina bring your voices together.
From their family
“Hi Mum. The garden’s looking beautiful today. Shall I bring you some roses?”
A voice they know. A moment to share.
A reply, in their own voice
“Oh, I’d love that. Tell me, are the pink ones flowering yet?”
No typing. No tiny keyboard.“Your son has a message.”
Mina offers to play it during a conversation. Your loved one can listen when they’re ready, or ask for an older message again.
“Would you like to reply?”
They can ask Mina to record a reply. A gentle ping marks the start, and they can listen back before sending. Both sides stay together in the family’s message history.
Pricing
Good company, from $39 a month.
Starting plan
$39a month
Includes 5 hours of conversation per month.
$29 for every additional 5 hours.
Personal conversations, music and photographs
Voice notes in both directions
Life story, dates and topics
Quiet hours that you set
5 hours, at their pace
Time for everyday chats, familiar stories and getting to know each other.
What they need
A tablet or phone, a browser, Wi-Fi and a comfortable spot. Family members can manage Mina from their own phones. Spotify Premium is separate.
From the Mina blog
Little ways to feel closer.
A little hello goes a long way.
Small, everyday voice messages can keep a family conversation going between visits. Here are a few ways to begin.
Read the storyMake room for the stories only they can tell.
A favourite recipe, a first job, a familiar street. A few thoughtful details can open the door to a more personal conversation.
Read the storyFamiliar words. A more personal conversation.
Choose the language your loved one feels comfortable speaking, while keeping the family’s own language preferences separate.
Read the storyLet’s start with a hello
A little company.
A little closer.
Interested in Mina for someone you love? Tell us a little about yourself. Boris will be in touch about getting started.
$39 a month for 5 hours of conversation.
$29 for each
additional 5 hours.