UpdatesOn
Create an update page
Free for families · No account needed

One link.
No group texts.
Just updates.

A quiet place to share how someone you love is doing. You write. They read — by email, on the web, or in the app. Nothing else to manage.

Following someone’s page? Get the app —
Unlisted — search engines can’t find your page
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By Mei, daughter · Daniel, son

How Mom is doing.

3 updates · since Monday
Mei · daughterToday · 7:20 AM

The doctor came by during rounds and said she’s stable. They want to keep her two more days for monitoring. She ate half a piece of toast, which the nurses are calling a win.

Daniel · sonYesterday · 5:50 PM

She’s awake and a little more like herself. She asked for her crossword. I’m taking that as a very good sign.

How it works

Three minutes to set up. Nothing to keep up with.

No threads to wrangle, no replies to chase. You post when there’s news; everyone who cares stays gently in the loop.

01

Write a quick update

A sentence or two, a photo, even a voice note. Whatever you’d text, written once. A brother or sister can post too.

02

Share one link

Send it once. No app required to read it, no account for anyone to make. The link just works.

03

They follow along

Family follows by email, on the web, or in the app — and can send a heart back, so you know it landed.

Not sure what to say? What to write in an update · Words for no-news days

On iPhone & Android

The same calm page — now in your pocket.

Everything the link does, the app does too. It just makes following along easier.

Quiet notifications

A gentle nudge when there’s news — never a buzzing group thread at 2 a.m. Mute any page, any time.

Hearts, not replies

A single tap to say “I’m here.” No pressure to write back, no comment threads to keep up with.

Kept close

Only people with the link can find it. Search engines never list it, and you can add a passcode.

Built for

Surgeries, treatments, NICU stays, hospice. New babies, eldercare, recovery — the slow climb home, and every quiet stretch in between.

“I sent the link once and could finally stop typing the same update to fourteen people.”
— Maya, daughter
Questions

The short answers.

Is my page private?
It’s unlisted, not secret. Anyone with the link can read it. Treat the link the way you’d treat a shared Google Doc.
Do I need an account?
No. You create a page and you get two links: a public one to share, and a private admin one. Keep the admin link safe — that’s your “login.”
Is it really free?
UpdatesOn is free for families. Optional contributions help cover its operating costs.
Can more than one person post updates?
Yes. From the admin panel, invite other caretakers by email. Each gets their own admin link and can post, edit, and manage subscribers.
More questions

Take care of each other.
We’ll handle the updates.

Start a page in three minutes, or get the app and keep everyone close.