Meet the
come-get-me
button
The phone-free way for kids to summon their personal driver. (That’s you)
One long press texts your pickup team until someone accepts. Then the ring turns green so your kid knows someone’s coming.
Give them the freedom to explore, knowing you’ll be there at the end.
For theyears before the phone.
ReadyChime is for kids who can handle time at activities or a friend’s house without a parent beside them—but still need a simple way to say, “Come get me.”
Aftercare, practice, lessons, playdates, sleepovers, or anywhere pickup time can change.
ReadyChime uses its own data-only cellular connection. No nearby phone, Wi-Fi setup, or Bluetooth pairing needed.
An old-fashioned button with just enough modern tech
Press and hold
The light ring fills as they hold it. Releasing early cancels the request, helping prevent accidental presses.
Keeps texting
Your first contact gets the request. If nobody accepts, ReadyChime reminds them and brings in the backups.
Someone accepts
One adult taps “I’m on my way.” Everyone else is told it is handled, and your child’s ring turns green.
Location when it matters
ReadyChime can send location with a pickup request, so you know which field soccer practice ended. Location sharing is optional and stays off unless you enable it.
A real button for kids. Regular texts for grown-ups.
No "smart" phones needed
No screen, no browser, no games. Kids can stay kids a little longer.
No app for the grown-ups
Regular text messages. Nothing to install, nothing to log into.
Hard to press by accident
A deliberate press-and-hold needs to fill the light ring before any request is sent.
Nobody can reach your kid
No incoming texts or calls. ReadyChime only signals out, and then shows the pickup request status with easy-to-understand light colors.
Easy-peasy pricing.
The ReadyChime
$99, first year of service included.
The device, the clip, and a year of data service and pickup texts.
More backpacks
$89 each additional.
For another child. First year of service included, same as the first.
After year one
$39 a year, per ReadyChime.
Data service, pickup texts, reminders, and acknowledgment updates included. No monthly bill.
Fair questions.
+ How do you avoid accidental presses?
A tap does nothing. Your kid has to hold the button down for two full seconds, and the light builds the whole time so they can see it working. Let go early and nothing is sent.
That rules out the usual suspects: a backpack squeeze on a crowded bus, a curious little sibling, the button pressing against a desk. And if an excited kid mashes it a few times, that is still one alert, not five.
+ Does it have GPS?
It can find where it is, using GPS plus nearby Wi-Fi and cell towers. But it is a pickup button, not a tracker.
We are testing optional location with each pickup request, not continuous tracking. The location that matters is the one that comes with a press, so the grown-up heading over knows which building practice ended at this evening.
What you do not get is a live map of your kid's day. There is no trail to scroll through and no way to check on them between presses. The button speaks when your kid decides it's time.
+ Does anyone need to install an app?
No. Grown-ups get a regular text message and tap one link to say they are coming. Grandma does not need an account, a password, or a new icon on her phone. Any phone that receives texts works.
+ What if nobody answers?
We keep going. Your first contact gets a text right away, then a reminder, then your backup joins in, every few minutes, until somebody actually taps "I'm on my way." When they do, everyone else is told it is handled.
If the whole window passes with no answer, we email you so it never just quietly disappears.
+ What age is ReadyChime for?
ReadyChime is mainly for elementary and early middle-school kids who spend time at activities without a parent but do not carry a phone.
The practical test is simple: can they understand “press and hold when you’re ready to be picked up”?
+ What happens where cellular service is poor?
Like any cellular device, ReadyChime needs network coverage to send a request. The light shows whether ReadyChime received it, and the device retries when a connection fails.
It never shows the waiting or accepted state for a request that has not reached ReadyChime.
+ How often does it need charging?
It clips to a backpack and mostly sleeps. We are targeting about six months per charge, and the pilot is how we find out.