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Family assistant

Mellou runs your family and remembers everything, so you don’t have to.

Family chatTom, Jane · Mellou
Mellou · 08:41
Jane’s school trip slip has to be signed by Friday. I put it in the calendar for Thursday evening.
Completely forgot. Thank you!
Tom · 08:43

A family assistant that lives in a WhatsApp group you and your partner share. It reads your calendar and email, keeps track of every pickup, permission slip and outgrown pair of shoes, and anticipates everything for you.

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Early access opens in waves · No app to install · No credit card
Finding what matters

Hundreds of small messages a week. Mellou reads every one, and finds the ones that matter.

Email, WhatsApp, school channels, hobby apps, everything else. All day, every day.
Some of them actually matter.
Mellou reads them, so you don’t have to.
Mellou marks it in your calendar and reminds you before the deadline.
Mellou reminds you in WhatsApp, or wherever your family already talks.
The invisible job

Scheduling isn’t the hard part. Anticipating and remembering everything is.

80%say coordinating, anticipating and remembering is the hardest part of family life
55%describe their mental load as painfully high
12 h+a month spent organizing the family — hours you could spend enjoying life with them instead
Class 3BBring wellies tomorrow
GmailParent evening — confirm your slot
CalendarDentist, Thu 16:10
Tomdid you order the boots?
ThoughtJesse has outgrown his shoes
School appPermission slip due Thursday
SMSPrescription ready
CalendarSwimming 16:00, every Tue
MumAre you coming Sunday?
ThoughtEmma's friend's birthday, gift?
GmailFootball club — autumn fees
Hobby appTraining moved to 17:00
Notesmilk, oats, washing powder
Class 3BPhoto day is on the 14th
CalendarGrandma's birthday
Thoughtwas it Tuesday or Wednesday
SMSDelivery attempted, reschedule
GmailNursery invoice, due in 3 days
Tomcan you do pickup Friday
Thoughtthe dentist in six months
Noteslibrary books back
CalendarVaccination, 4 Nov
ReminderSign the form
Notesnew goggles, size 2 up
Thoughtwhen is the class trip
CalendarFootball, Thu 16:00
Tomrunning late, 15 min
SMSYour order has shipped
Notespassport expires in March
Thoughtwe never booked the summer
Information flood.Just one place for all of it.
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Tue 20:01 · Tomorrow’s brief
Rain, +12 °C — rainboots for the kids
Schedule
07:45Kids to daycare, pack the new swimming goggles for JesseTom
09:20Doctor callsJane
15:20Leave to pick up JesseTom
16:00Jesse's swimming season starts
Tasks
DONEOrdered a gift for Tina’s friend’s birthday
TO DOSign the school permission slipJane

Simple day, enjoy!

How it works

Chat with your assistant, where you normally chat with your partner.

01 —

Talk to Mellou.

A text between meetings, a voice memo from the car park. Say it the way you’d tell a person; Mellou remembers everything you’ve said, and reminds you in advance.

02 —

Mellou anticipates what’s coming.

Most of the mental load is working out what has to happen for an event to happen: packing bags, washing laundry in advance, preparing snacks, checking what the weather is like. Mellou anticipates and briefs you the evening before.

03 —

Remove the flood of information.

Most parents feel like they are bombarded with information in tens of different channels: group chats, different emails, school and hobby apps. Mellou gathers all information for you to read in one channel.

Connects toCalendarEmailWeatherMapsSchool messagingHobby messagingGrocery shopping
Family · Jane, Tom, Jesse, Tina
Jane
Swimming starts on the 14th, Thursdays at four. Jesse needs new goggles, the old ones leak.
Mellou
Got it. Thursdays 16:00 from the 14th. Goggles: same brand as last time, one size up. Is it ok if I order?
Tom
Yes, order them. I'll take the first Thursday.
Mellou
Ordered, they arrive Tuesday. Tom has the 14th. Jane, that afternoon is yours.
Mellou · Thu 07:30
Good morning. Swimming today at 16:00, goggles are in the blue bag. Tom leaves at 15:20. Light rain, so the hooded jacket.
What Mellou handles

Mellou handles all kinds of family situations.

Sun · 17:30 · Halloween
Jane
We're having friends over for Halloween. What did we do last year, and can you make a plan from that?
Mellou
Last year the Anderssons came at six. Pumpkin soup with serrano ham, cinnamon banana bread, and the kids carved pumpkins first. Saturday the 31st is free. Shall I keep the menu and have the groceries delivered two days ahead?
Jane
Yes, but keep the cinnamon banana bread — everyone loved that.
Trust and privacy

Your family’s life stays completely private.

Especially when dealing with data about children, privacy becomes an important concern. We understand that, and keep everything related to your family private.

Encrypted and securedYour family’s information is encrypted in transit and at rest, and stays in your account. It is never sold or shared.
A circle you approveAdd trusted family and friends so Mellou can ask for their help when a day falls apart.
Secrets stay secretsAsk Mellou to order your partner’s birthday present and it will keep it to itself until the day has passed.
Read the privacy policy
Oona, founder of Mellou
From the founder
Built for the parents who carry everything in their heads.

We are building Mellou for our own families first. Work, hobbies, the house, the school, the cars, the people — too much information coming from everywhere, and it’s just too much for one person to hold. Mellou holds it instead: one chat rather than five apps, everything remembered and anticipated for you.

Oona LinnaFounder, Mellou
Frequently asked

Questions parents ask.

In WhatsApp, where you already chat with your partner. Mellou creates a family group so both parents share the same information and Mellou hears it in one place. Each parent also gets a private chat with Mellou, for instance to update their own calendar. Mellou also offers a web app, optimized for mobile use. The web app has a chat, a family calendar, task lists, and a full knowledge base of the family. You can use Mellou fully from the web app, if you prefer not to use WhatsApp.

Let Mellou carry the mental load.

Join the waitlist and feel the week get lighter: fewer things to hold, fewer things to relay, more evenings that feel like evenings.

We use your number only to invite you to Mellou. Read the privacy policy

Early access opens in waves · No app to install · No credit card