Bearhugme
Nicole Carissa Janchen Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Bearhugme is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Nicole Carissa Janchen. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated October 10, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 41 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 10
- 2026 · v1.9.0
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About Bearhugme
Tap the bear once a day. That's it. Bearhugme is your daily tap for the people who care about you. A small sign each day, so they know you're okay without another call, text or "just checking" message. If you miss your tap, Bearhugme notifies your Lieblingsmensch. Your Lieblingsmensch is the person you choose to notify if you miss your daily tap. No drama. No tracking. Just a quiet way to stay connected. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the bear once a day when you're okay. 2. Invite your Lieblingsmensch by email. 3. They can see your status in the app. 4. If your tap is missing, we send them a message so they know to check in. WHO IT IS FOR - For people living alone who want to stay independent, but not disappear without a trace. - For family, parents, siblings or close friends who live far away and want to know things are okay. - For long-distance relationships, travel or living abroad, when one small daily sign helps a lot. - For anyone who wants a simple daily routine that gives everyone a bit more peace of mind. CALM SAFETY Bearhugme helps you and your Lieblingsmensch feel safer without turning care into monitoring. There is no location tracking, no ads and no noisy dashboard. Just your daily tap and the people you choose. PRIVACY Bearhugme stores only what it needs: your name, email address and the time of your last tap. No ads. No selling your data. No surprises. WHAT BEARHUGME IS NOT Bearhugme is not an emergency service or a medical product. It does not replace local emergency numbers or professional medical help. In an emergency, always contact emergency services directly. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.9.0 · Updated October 10, 2026
Accessible for everyone. We reworked Drück mich following the international accessibility guidelines (WCAG). Contrast is stronger across the app, buttons and fields have clearly visible outlines, everything stays fully readable even with very large text, and screen readers like VoiceOver now describe every button and status correctly. Why this matters: the app only helps if everyone can use it. That includes people whose eyesight is fading, who need larger text, or who rely on a screen reader. They are often exactly the people for whom a daily sign of life matters most. New: look out for someone without burdening them. Many people use Drück mich because they worry about someone, for example a mother who lives alone. She taps every day, and you hear about it if she doesn't. But connections in Drück mich always go both ways, so until now she also got a warning whenever you didn't tap. Many of you don't want that: she shouldn't have to look out for you. That's what "Never" is for: in Settings, set "If I miss my daily tap, notify my Lieblingsmenschen" to "Never". Then you don't have to tap every day yourself, and nobody ever gets warned about you. You still get notified if she doesn't tap. Your previous setting is saved, so you can switch back any time. A few fixes too. Holding the bear (a hug) now also counts as your daily tap. Before, it could quietly skip it. The bear no longer gets stuck as a blank white area when you come back to the app after a while. And when something goes wrong, you now see a clear message instead of technical error text.
App privacy
The developer, Nicole Carissa Janchen, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Contact Info: Name
- Contacts: Contacts
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: App Functionality, Other Purposes
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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