What if it reads the date wrong?

You’ll always see “captured ✓ · reminder set ✓” on every drop, and fixing anything is one tap — never a re-type.

I’d love an AI assistant, but I dread the long setup.

There’s nothing to set up. No account to configure, no folders to build, no prompts to learn — you forward one thing and it works on your very first try.

Is this just one more app to maintain?

No. You don’t file, sort, or tag anything. You forward; dEssence does the rest.

Will my partner actually use it?

They don’t set anything up — they just get the shared view and the same reminders.

This is my family’s private stuff.

Your data is private and yours — you can export or delete it anytime.

Stop being the only one
who remembers everything.

Forward the chaos — bills, school emails, tickets, permission slips. dEssence pulls out the dates and reminds you in time, before anything's due. So the running to-do list in your head can finally go quiet.

Forward your first thing

Send one email or photo to dEssence — watch it come back with the date, the amount, and a reminder already set. Free to start.

1 forward: captured, dated, and reminded
0: folders or tags to maintain
10s: to your first reminder

What your first forward does

Not a blank AI you have to learn to prompt. dEssence comes ready for the job — it already knows what a bill, a school form, and a due date are. No setup, nothing to train: forward one thing and it works.

What dEssence does for you

One place to drop anything you can't afford to forget.

You forward it; dEssence reads it, files it, reminds you before the deadline, and answers “when is that?” or “where’s the confirmation?” in one question. No folders. No tagging. No system to maintain.

This is you

You're the default parent.

You know the pediatrician's name, the field-trip form, the lunch-money signup, the birthday gift, who has practice when. It's invisible, unpaid, and it never shuts off — you're tired in a way sleep doesn't fix. And you're the one who has to keep telling your partner what's happening this week.

What you get

The load leaves your head.

Nothing slips.

Reminders fire with enough lead time to actually act — not a ping at the deadline when it’s already too late.

One question, one answer.

Ask “when’s the permission slip due?” and get it back in seconds, not after scrolling four apps and two inboxes.

Your partner sees it too.

Share the household view — they answer their own questions and catch their own reminders instead of asking you.

Private by default

Your family's business stays your family's.

This is your kids, your bills, your household. dEssence keeps it private and yours — nothing is sold, nothing is public, and you can export or delete all of it anytime. The only person you share it with is the one you choose.

Yours to keep or delete.

Export everything or wipe it whenever you want. No lock-in, no fine print.

Shared only with your partner.

One household view you both see — they get the same reminders and answer their own questions.

Nothing to sell, no one to please.

We don't monetize your data. The product's only job is to get the load out of your head.

How it works

Forward it. It does the rest.

Forward it from wherever it landed

Email, a photo of the paper notice, a screenshot, a voice note, or straight from your group chat.

dEssence reads it

Pulls out the due date, the amount, and who it’s for — no typing.

It reminds you in time

Proactively, before it’s due, with enough lead time to actually act.

Ask it anything later

“Where’s the soccer registration confirmation?” — and it just answers.

See it in your first forward

The whole product in ten seconds.

You forward a school email and watch it reply: “Got it — picture-day form due Fri Oct 18, $12, for Mia. I’ll remind you Wednesday.”

Why calendars and “family organizers” let you down

A calendar only knows what you remembered to type in.

So the thing you forgot to enter is exactly the thing you miss. And the “family organizers” keep letting parents down — Cozi gutted its free tier and put your own calendar behind a paywall, which users called a “bait and switch”. You shouldn’t have to do the data entry and carry the worry. dEssence reads what you forward and remembers for you.

Pricing

Start free. Go unlimited for $10.

Free forever for the essentials. Go unlimited with Pro when you want the whole thing.

Free

$0forever

For trying it out and most everyday use

Save up to 100 items
Forward by email
Telegram bot
Due-date reminders
Ask in plain language

Start for free, no card needed

Pro

$10/mo

For running the whole household through it

Everything in Free
Unlimited saves
Shared household view
Advanced search

Go unlimited with Pro

No credit card to start. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime.

FAQ

Things people ask before they try it.

What if it reads the date wrong?
You’ll always see “captured ✓ · reminder set ✓” on every drop, and fixing anything is one tap — never a re-type.
I’d love an AI assistant, but I dread the long setup.
There’s nothing to set up. No account to configure, no folders to build, no prompts to learn — you forward one thing and it works on your very first try.
Is this just one more app to maintain?
No. You don’t file, sort, or tag anything. You forward; dEssence does the rest.
Will my partner actually use it?
They don’t set anything up — they just get the shared view and the same reminders.
This is my family’s private stuff.
Your data is private and yours — you can export or delete it anytime.

What it feels like

Sunday night, and you're not lying awake running the list.

Everything's captured, nothing's coming due that you don't already know about, and your partner is finally holding their half. The mental load is off your plate.

Get the list out of your head.

Forward your first thing and watch it come back captured, dated, and reminded — free to start, no credit card.