Check-in interval
The check-in interval sets how often you have to check in with a safety app before an alert is triggered — for example daily, every three days, or weekly. It's the central setting of your safety net: it determines how quickly someone finds out if something is wrong.
The right interval is a trade-off. A short interval (daily) means someone is alerted very quickly in an emergency — but it costs you a check-in every day. A long interval (weekly) is more comfortable, but lets more time pass before help is on the way. There's no single right answer — only what fits your daily life and your need for reassurance.
Closely related is the question of a fixed or rolling deadline: with a fixed deadline, the cut-off is always at the same time of day (e.g. every day by 6 PM) — predictable and tied to your routine. With a rolling deadline, the cut-off shifts with each check-in, so there's never more than your chosen interval between two signs of life.
How Still OK does it
In Still OK the daily interval with a freely chosen time is free. Premium adds more intervals: twice daily, every 2 or 3 days, weekly, every 2 weeks and monthly. You also choose between a fixed and a rolling deadline — both equal options, whichever suits you. Gentle reminders reach you before the deadline runs out.
Andreas, 52, works from home and barely sees anyone during the week. He sets a daily interval with a fixed deadline by 7 PM — after work, anchored firmly in his routine. At the weekend, when he's with friends, a single day would feel tight; that's what the longer intervals are for, once his rhythm allows it.