KinPing
"Slept well?" is the question you would ask across the breakfast table if you still lived in the same house. For families who live apart, KinPing sends it as a morning check-in question at a time you choose, and the answer comes back with a single tap.
Why families ask this question
How someone slept is the first thing you would hear about over breakfast. A parent who slept well is usually in good spirits. A rough night is worth a kind word.
It is also a warm question. It does not check up on anything. It simply says "I thought of you first thing this morning," which is often the whole point.
Who asks whom
- A daughter or son checking on a mother or father who lives alone.
- A husband or wife on a work trip, asking a partner who sleeps badly in an empty house.
- A parent asking a student away from home for the first time.
The person asking picks the question and the time. The person answering approves it once. Either side can pause or leave whenever they like.
How KinPing sends it
Set a morning time, for example daily at 8:00 AM, as in the ready-made list shown above. It arrives at 8:00 AM in the other person's time zone, which matters when you are on the other side of the world and your morning is their evening.
If they have the app, the question shows up there. If they do not, it arrives as a link in WhatsApp or SMS that opens in the browser. The answer screen has three big buttons, Yes, Not yet, and Later, with optional Add a note and Add a photo underneath.
On your Today screen the answer appears with a yellow tick and the time. There are reminders for questions waiting for you, and up to 14 days of history per person.
Setting it up in the app
- Add the person and choose a label such as Mom, Dad, Wife, Husband, Friend or Someone else.
- Tick Slept well? in the ready-made list.
- Tap the time next to it and set a morning hour in their local time.
- They see "wants to check on you" with the question and a switch, and tap Accept.
It then goes out every morning without any further setup from either of you.
Wording that feels like care
Sleep is personal, and a question about it can feel like an inspection if phrased badly. If you write your own version:
- Keep it to one night. "Slept well?" beats "Are you sleeping properly these days?"
- Let a "No" note pass without a follow-up quiz. "Hope tonight is better" is enough.
- Ask it at a time they are actually up. A question at 6:00 AM for someone who rises at 8:00 is a nuisance, not care.
- Share your own night back once in a while. Check-ins can go both ways in KinPing, so a parent can ask you "Slept well?" too.
What it is not
KinPing is not a sleep tracker. It does not measure hours or listen to anything. It records the answer they chose, plus a note or photo if they added one. There is no GPS tracking and no hidden mode.
It is also not an emergency service. A missing answer in the morning may just mean a phone is off. If you are worried, call.
Browse the other ready-made questions on daily check-in questions for family or see the full flow on how it works.
Updated 2026-11-05.