Komp is designed for elderly parents or grandparents who struggle to use the tech that we take for granted. It enables families to overcome tech barriers and help lonely or isolated older people feel part of family life. To do this Komp has to meet one major requirement – it has to be as simple as possible to use.
We think they have achieved this, as Roey confirms in her review below. All your elderly parent has to do is plug in the device to the wall using the nice, long power cord, and then pass the technological responsibility to you, to finish the set up using the companion Komp App. Once you’re all set up you, and members of your family you set up on the app, can initiate a video call with your relative without them needing to do anything. Once you press “Call”, Komp automatically answers the call after a 10 second countdown. No fiddling around trying to find the answer button, or setting up a webcam – just sit down with a cuppa and enjoy each other’s company.
Komp goes further than just making video calling easy. Yourself and your family can all send photos and messages to the Komp’s screen. While we are all so used to knowing what is going on in our friends’ and family’s lives through social media like Facebook, older people who don’t use tech are so often left out. Komp enables them to once again feel involved in the lives of those they might not be able to see as regularly as they used to.
We have a panel of older people who review products featured on Age Space. We asked Roey, 89, from London, to set up the Komp in her home use it for a week with her two daughters.
After using it it for the week, we gave her a call (through Komp itself!) and asked her for her thoughts. Click on each question to read her answer.
We also asked Ben, who helped set up the Komp on the app, what it was like from his perspective.
It's so simple to set up and use - I honestly believe anyone can make use of video calls with this device
When you buy Komp you will get the device itself, a long power cable and plug, access to the free companion app, local support, and free shipping (within 3-5 days).
Don’t worry if your elderly relative does not have Wi-Fi in their home as Komp has a 4G SIM – no Wi-Fi set-up required.
There is a 30-day free returns policy.
"This has to be the product of the year. You have solved a huge problem in the market with the simplicity of the total solution for people who don’t know tech at all. My mother has never used a mobile phone of any kind, iPad or computer. Now the problem is solved and we can chat every day. This really is a life saver."
"We have been so much happier since getting a Komp for my mum in the care home, all her family and friends can connect to her at a touch, see her, talk to her, so easy to use as she does not have to do a thing."
Go back to Komp’s Hub page.
