# Fond Farewell

> Fond Farewell is an iPhone and iPad app (iOS/iPadOS 17 or later) for leaving a written note and an optional video for each person you love. Nothing is sent while you are alive. When a trusted contact you chose reports your death, you are notified and have 48 hours to cancel with one tap ("I'm alive"). After 48 hours, each person receives their note by email with a private link to their video. Recipients need no app or account.

Key facts:
- Price: free to download, set up and send tests. Turning on delivery is a one-time in-app purchase ("Lifetime", $29.99 USD in the US store). No subscription.
- Up to 10 recipients, each with a note (up to 5,000 characters) and an optional video (up to 5 minutes).
- Up to 3 trusted contacts. Each gets a private email address and a private link they can use to report a death. Nobody else can trigger delivery.
- During the 48-hour window the user gets push and email reminders (at 12, 24, 36 and 44 hours). One tap on "I'm alive" cancels.
- "Send a test" emails every message to the user's own inbox, labelled TEST, about two minutes later.
- Privacy: Sign in with Apple, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Videos are stored privately and shown only through the link sent to the person they are for. Account deletion in Settings removes everything.
- Not a will, password manager or document vault. It delivers personal messages.
- Platforms: iPhone and iPad today. Mac, Android and Windows are in development.
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/fond-farewell/id6823688871
- Founder's site and story: https://fondfarewell.app
- Support: support@elier.ai

## Pages
- [Home](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/): what Fond Farewell is
- [How it works](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/how-it-works/): the four steps, the 48-hour cancel window, privacy
- [FAQ](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/faq/)
- [Compare](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/compare/): Fond Farewell next to Google Inactive Account Manager, Apple Legacy Contact, dead man's switch email services, legacy video apps and letters left with a will

## Guides
- [How to leave a message for loved ones after you die](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/guides/leave-a-message-for-loved-ones-after-you-die/): Five practical ways to make sure the people you love hear from you after you die, from a letter with your will to a scheduled email or app, with the trade-offs of each.
- [What to write in a farewell letter to the people you love](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/guides/what-to-write-in-a-farewell-letter/): How to write a farewell letter to a partner, child, parent, sibling or friend: a simple structure, prompts for when you're stuck, what to avoid, and examples.
- [Legacy video messages: how to record one for your family](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/guides/legacy-video-messages/): How to record a legacy video for loved ones to watch after you die: what to say, how long it should be, light and sound on a phone, and how to deliver it.
- [Letters and videos for hospice patients: leaving words for family](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/guides/letters-for-hospice-patients/): Gentle, practical help for hospice and palliative care patients, and the families helping them, to write letters or record videos for loved ones.
- ["Just in case" letters for military families and first responders](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/guides/letters-for-first-responders-and-military-families/): How service members and first responders can write a "just in case" letter to family before deployment or a dangerous shift, and make sure it's delivered.
- [Pre-planning a funeral: a checklist (and where personal messages fit)](https://fondfarewell.elier.ai/guides/pre-planning-a-funeral-checklist/): A funeral pre-planning checklist: decisions to make, documents to gather, what to ask about prepaid plans, who to tell, and where personal messages fit.

## FAQ
- Q: What is Fond Farewell?
  A: Fond Farewell is an iPhone and iPad app for leaving a written note and an optional video for each person you love. Nothing is sent while you're alive. When someone you trust reports your death, you get 48 hours to cancel; after that, each person receives their note by email with a private link to their video.
- Q: How does Fond Farewell know I've died?
  A: It doesn't guess. You choose up to three trusted contacts, such as a partner, sibling or close friend. Each one accepts an invitation and gets a private email address and a private link. Only they can report your death, by emailing that address or opening that link. There is no inactivity timer, so being offline or on holiday never sends anything.
- Q: What if someone reports my death by mistake?
  A: The moment a report comes in, you get a notification and an email. You have 48 hours to cancel, and you're reminded at 12, 24, 36 and 44 hours. One tap on "I'm alive" in the app, on the lock screen or in the email stops everything, and nothing is sent.
- Q: Do the people I leave messages for need the app?
  A: No. Each person gets an email with your note and a private link to watch your video in a web browser. They don't need the app, an account or a password.
- Q: How much does Fond Farewell cost?
  A: Downloading, setting up, recording and sending tests are free. Turning on real delivery is a one-time in-app purchase called Lifetime ($29.99 in the US App Store; the price in your country is shown in the app). There is no subscription.
- Q: Can I see exactly what my family will receive?
  A: Yes. Tap Send a test. About two minutes later every message arrives in your own inbox, labelled TEST, exactly as each person would see it, including the link to the video. Tests are free and nobody else is emailed.
- Q: How many people can I leave messages for, and how long can a video be?
  A: Up to 10 people. Each gets their own note (up to 5,000 characters, roughly two typed pages) and, if you like, a video of up to 5 minutes, recorded in the app or picked from your photo library.
- Q: Can I change my messages later?
  A: Yes. You can edit notes, re-record videos, add or remove people and change trusted contacts at any time. Once a year we email you to ask whether your recipients' email addresses are still right.
- Q: Is it private? Who can see my videos?
  A: You sign in with Apple, so there's no password to leak. The app has no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Videos are stored privately and are shown only through the link sent to the person each one is for. Your trusted contacts never see your messages.
- Q: What happens if I delete my account?
  A: Settings › Delete account removes your account, notes, videos, recipients and trusted contacts immediately, cancels any pending report and tells your trusted contacts their role has ended.
- Q: Is Fond Farewell a will or a legal document?
  A: No. It delivers personal messages. It doesn't replace a will, an advance directive or a funeral plan, and it doesn't store passwords or documents. Use it alongside those, for the things only you can say.
- Q: Is Fond Farewell on Android, Mac or Windows?
  A: Today it's on iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS 17 or later). Mac, Android and Windows versions are in development. Recipients can open their messages on any device with email and a web browser.
- Q: What does a trusted contact have to do?
  A: Accept the invitation, and, when the time comes, let Fond Farewell know by emailing their private address or opening their private link. They can't read your messages. After delivery they get a short report of who was reached, so they can help if an email address has changed.
- Q: Who makes Fond Farewell?
  A: Fond Farewell was started by Heather after her father's death, when she wished he could have reached his longtime friends in his own words. You can read her story . The app is built and run by Atelier (elier.ai). Questions go to support@elier.ai .