Easierphone Reviews

Looks like a great idea for my mom so I downloaded it to try out. Can’t get past the main screen - I enter a phone number and it tells me no internet. I clearly have wifi as I downloaded it but okay, where’s the support? Can’t contact anyone 😖

Not working, keeps saying internet is not available

Want to use, but keeps saying no internet connection, when I try to set it up. Too bad

App Crashes after entering name at registration. Reinstall and restart did not fix if.

Need to add text message capability

I tried out Easierphone for my Dad who is elderly and finds the iphone confusing. It has some helpful features but also some shortfalls

Pros
- simple interface
- ability for a family member to add and update items in contacts, notes, reminders etc remotely
- easy access to emergency family contacts.

Cons

- phone app has keypad on a separate hidden screen. An elderly person who can’t remember where it is can only call the stored numbers.
- No access to a private one button 911 call although 911 could be set up in the emergency contacts
- no way to keep this on the screen and prevent user from accidentally backing out unless you set up Guided Access on the iPhone but then you are limited to the small suite of apps within Easierphone
- No access to camera app which is even more important if you have the phone on guided access since the ussr is locked into eaiserphone
- Browser functions are too limited. You can set up nice big buttons for a few favorites but navigating anywhere else is difficult. It has to be done from a search engine and once you go somewhere there is no back button
- to use this you have to pay. The free version is essentially useless since you can only put two entries into each function. The paid version is $10 but if I was going to pay that much the developer would have to fix the shortcomings.

Ultimately it’s probably best to buy a jitterbug since it has none of these issues. I was hopinh to get away with using my Dads iphone 8 which he already has but Easierphone doesn’t really fill his needs

The United States does things a bit backwards from some of the world and this shows in the User Interface which is more geared to an EU country. Some settings needed to be added:
Let weeks go Sunday-Saturday instead of the current Mon-Sun.
Date numerics on the day need to be Month.Day.Year instead of D.MY

I found Easierphone while trying to find something just like it!

Super glad I found it!

Easy to set up, easy to use, and allows the phone to be simpler than ever.

Installed it for my grandpa who is not great with technical devices. He likes this easier access to his iphone - and I can help him remotely when he has a question about it.