A phone-based assistant like NannaCall. Unlike Alexa or Google Home, it does not need WiFi or a smart speaker — your parent simply calls a phone number and asks their question.

Amazon Echo, Google Nest, and Apple HomePod all run over your home internet connection and require a smartphone app to set up. With no home WiFi, they cannot be used. NannaCall runs over a regular phone call instead.

Yes. Any phone that can make a call works — landline, flip phone, or basic cell — with no internet required.

Yes. NannaCall learns the caller’s name, location, and preferences and picks up where the last call left off.

There's no device to buy. Plans start at $19/month, and the first 60 seconds of a call are free at (737) 373-2161.