The stove was the one thing you couldn't stop worrying about.
Stovyn sits above your parent's stovetop and watches the heat. When cooking is left unattended, it alerts them — and if they don't respond, it alerts you. No installation drama. No camera streaming. No subscription required for safety alerts.
If any of these sound familiar:
- ·You drive over after a 9 PM phone call to check whether the stove is on
- ·The smoke alarm has gone off because of forgotten cooking — more than once
- ·Your parent has early-stage dementia, MCI, or Parkinson's and lives independently
- ·You've considered a smart-knob device but worry about whether it'll get used correctly
- ·You're not the only adult child involved — a sibling needs alerts too
Why Stovyn fits this situation
Three escalation tiers, not one
The device speaker beeps first. If no response in your configured window, your parent's phone gets a push notification. If still no response, up to 5 trusted contacts get an SMS — that's you, a sibling, a neighbor, anyone you choose.
No app required for the person being monitored
Your parent doesn't need to learn the app, log in, or remember to charge a separate device. The Stovyn device runs for several weeks on a charge and beeps locally when it detects an issue. You manage settings remotely from your phone, and the app lets you know about a week before the battery needs charging.
Honest about what it can't do
Stovyn is not a fire alarm. It is not a smoke detector. It is not a medical device and it does not call 911. It catches situations earlier than a smoke alarm would — that's its job — but the certified safety devices in your parent's home should stay in their home. Replacing them is not a tradeoff we'd ask you to make.
Designed around the conversation
The hardest part of caring for a parent is often the conversation about losing independence. Stovyn doesn't take anything away. Your parent keeps cooking. The device is small (about the size of a deck of cards), mounts above the stovetop with adhesive or a magnet, and quietly does its job. If they ask, the answer is: 'It's like a smoke alarm, but earlier — and it tells me too, so you don't have to call.'
A note on dignity
Stovyn is intentionally not marketed as "for older people" or "for people with dementia." Plenty of customers are just busy adults who get distracted. We deliberately avoided the language because the people who benefit most from this product don't want to feel surveilled. If you're shopping for a parent, you can frame Stovyn however feels right for your family. The device doesn't care.
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