# CareDial — One-tap calling for seniors

> One-tap calling for seniors (iPhone/iPad app by Roderick Africa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/caredial/id6783099764 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Roderick Africa](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783099766)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/caredial/id6783099764/reviews.md

## What is CareDial?

CareDial gives an aging parent or grandparent the simplest possible phone experience: big photo tiles, one tap to call. No menus, no passwords, nothing to get lost in. You set it up and manage it from your own iPhone.

FOR THE FAMILY MEMBER'S PHONE
• Up to 6 large contact tiles with photos and colors
• One tap calls the person. That's it
• Optional red Help button that calls a contact you choose
• Optional FaceTime and text choices on each tile (off unless you turn them on)
• Nothing to configure, delete, or break. The phone simply shows the people who matter

FOR YOUR PHONE (THE CAREGIVER)
• Add, edit, and reorder their contacts from anywhere
• Changes appear on their phone automatically
• Turn FaceTime and texting on or off for them
• Set up the Help button and decide whether it calls immediately or asks first
• Pair once with a 6-digit code. No accounts to create, no passwords to remember

WHAT YOU NEED
CareDial connects two iPhones: yours and your family member's.
• Two iPhones, each signed in to its own Apple Account. Two phones sharing one Apple Account can't connect — separate accounts are what keep each family's contacts private
• iOS 17.6 or later on both phones
• iCloud Drive turned on for both (Settings > your name > iCloud)
• An internet connection during setup

HOW SETUP WORKS
1. Install CareDial on both phones
2. On your phone, choose "I'm the caregiver." You'll get a 6-digit code
3. On your family member's phone, choose "This is a family member's phone" and enter the code
4. Add their contacts from your phone. They appear on theirs automatically

Setup takes about five minutes. After that, you manage everything from your own phone.

CareDial is free.

PRIVACY
Contacts are stored in your own iCloud account and shared only with the phone you pair. CareDial has no servers and no sign-ups, and it collects nothing.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-07-30

CareDial has a new look.

• Contact tiles are bigger and easier to tell apart.
• Tapping a contact now shows large Call, FaceTime and Text buttons
  instead of a small menu.
• The manager screen shows when your changes last synced, so you can
  tell they reached the other phone.
• When setting up a phone you now choose how it will be used and then
  confirm, so a stray tap can't set the wrong one.

Your contacts, tile colors and Help button carry over. There's nothing
to set up again.

### 1.3 — 2026-07-27

• Contact edits and reordering now sync reliably to the family member's phone
• Clearer setup messages, including when both phones share one Apple Account
• Pairing codes are more secure and refresh automatically
• Faster syncing when you reopen the app

### 1.2 — 2026-07-19

• New: FaceTime and Text options on contact tiles (caregiver-enabled)
• New: Help button — a red button on the home screen that calls a caregiver-configured contact
• Fixed: App title now correctly shows CareDial throughout
• Fixed: Caregiver pairing setup reliability

### 1.1 — 2026-06-30

• New: FaceTime and Text options on contact tiles (caregiver-enabled)
• New: Help button — a red button on the home screen that calls a caregiver-configured contact
• Fixed: App title now correctly shows CareDial throughout

### 1.0 — 2026-06-25

No release notes.

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