Next to Kin
The newest old idea in safety

Help shouldn’t need an app.

A KinTag is a small, no-battery tag anyone can tap to instantly see who you are and who to call. Just a way back to the people who matter.

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Designed by a family. Made and shipped in the USA.

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Watch the story behind Next to Kin.

A tracker tells you where a thing is. A KinTag helps a person get home.

No app

Any phone can tap it. Nothing to download.

No battery

It never dies, never charges, never expires.

No tracking

It can’t follow anyone. It only helps when tapped.

Who it's for

Three situations, one tag.

The tag is the same in every case. What changes is what you put on it, and who you are hoping will read it.

A boy with a backpack outside a school building, his mother watching from a few steps behind.

Autism

For kids and adults who wander, or who cannot explain who they are to a stranger — especially when they are frightened.

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An older woman walking arm in arm with her daughter on a tree-lined sidewalk.

Alzheimer’s & dementia

For adults who go out and can’t find their way back — and for the family who cannot be watching every door, all night, forever.

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A boy at a school lunch table looking up while an adult reads the label on a food package.

Severe allergies

For the times your child is with someone who doesn’t know the details — a sitter, a birthday party, a coach, a substitute teacher.

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How it works

Three steps. That’s the whole plan.

1

Pick pre-programmed or blank

Pre-programmed ships ready to tap — enter the contact info at checkout, takes two minutes. Or choose non-programmed and set it up yourself later, for less.

2

We mail it

Pre-programmed tags ship ready to go. Non-programmed tags ship blank — a quick tap once it arrives is all it takes to activate.

3

Clip it on. Done.

No battery to charge, nothing else to set up. The moment someone taps it, they reach the number you chose — today or five years from now.

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Choose your safety net

More tags. More people looking out.

Every KinTag is protected for $1/month. Choose how wide you want to build your family’s safety net.

The monthly subscription keeps each KinTag active, editable and ready to connect someone back to you. Cancel anytime.

Choose the 5-tag Family Pack →

Why bigger packs cost less upfront

The upfront charge covers making a tag and getting it to you. The $1/month is what keeps it working — live, editable, and ready to connect a stranger back to you. So the more tags you keep active, the less we need to charge to put them in your hands. At twenty-five, the tags pay for themselves and we send them free.

Shipping is included on every order, and your first month is charged together with your order. Lost or stolen tags are replaced free, up to 3 per calendar year.

See it work

One tap. That’s the whole thing.

No app to install, nothing to pair, nothing to charge. Someone holds their phone to the tag and your contact page opens.

Filmed on a phone, not in a studio.

What it actually looks like

Set it up in a minute. Change it whenever life changes.

No app to download and nothing to charge. A tag is a web page only you can edit — and a tap is all it takes for someone to reach you.

Activate before use

Make this tag ready to help.

Attach it to a loved one, their bag, or their jacket. If someone finds them, a tap can help them reach you.

Name

Piper Hamilton

Who is this tag for?

Phone number

(306) 555-0142

Who should a stranger call?

Email address

thom@example.ca

We'll email your tag link.

Activate my tag →

Step one

Activate it yourself

Tap the new tag with any phone and fill in three fields. That's the whole setup — no app, no account to create first.

KinTag · Personal Safety

Piper Hamilton

Emergency contact — please call or text below.

Call my person
Text my person

Contact number

(306) 555-0142

Important details

Away until Aug 30 — staying at the Cedar Lodge in Waskesiu. Please call Mum first.

Allergies

Peanuts

Step two

What a stranger sees

One tap opens this. They can call or text you immediately, and see only what you chose to share.

Your account

Your tags

thom@example.ca

Piper — backpack

Active

For Piper Hamilton

/t/quiet-river-84 ↗

Edit

Piper — winter coat

Active

For Piper Hamilton

/t/bright-cedar-21 ↗

Edit

Dad — keys

Active

For William Hamilton

/t/still-harbour-57 ↗

Edit

Any time after

Yours to change

Sign in, edit, done. The tag never changes — the information behind it does, the moment you save it.

The tag stays the same. What it says is up to you.

Everything behind the tag can be changed from your dashboard whenever you need it, and it’s live the moment you save. Heading away for a week? Add where you’re staying and which number to try first. Back home? Take it off again. New medication, a new caregiver, a phone number that changed — same two minutes.

And none of it is required. A name and one phone number is a complete, working tag. Add only what matters for your situation — the person who finds them sees exactly that, and nothing else.

Yours to fill in, or not

Who to callA second contactAllergiesMedicationsBlood typeImportant detailsA note

Only a name and a phone number are needed. Everything else is optional, and can be added or removed at any time.

The family behind Next to Kin — two parents and their two young children, outdoors in tall grass at golden hour.
The family behind every KinTag.

Made in the USA

There’s no company behind this. There’s a family.

Next to Kin isn’t a corporation with a warehouse and a call center. It’s a family business — the same people who designed this tag are the people who answer your email.

Every KinTag is printed and shipped right here in the United States. And when something goes wrong, you’re not opening a ticket and waiting. You’re talking to us.

Questions

Frequently asked

Technical product information

Tech specs for the agents.

A plain summary for search engines, AI assistants, and anyone who prefers the facts first.

Product name
KinTag
Product type
Tap-enabled emergency contact tag for people who may need help reconnecting with a trusted contact.
Technology
Passive NFC tap technology. The tag itself contains no battery and no power source of any kind.
Internet required
The tag needs no signal of its own. The phone tapping it needs an internet connection to open the contact page.
Available formats
Keychain tags across the Standard and Signature collections (14 designs total), plus wallet, watch-strap, and clip accessories.
Battery required
No battery required. No charging required.
App required
No app required for the person tapping the tag.
GPS / live tracking
None. KinTags do not track or broadcast location.
Compatible devices
Most modern smartphones with NFC tap capability enabled.
What happens when tapped
The phone opens a simple page showing the contact info chosen at checkout.
Intended users
Children who wander, and adults with dementia or a cognitive disability.
Primary use case
Helping a stranger quickly reach the right caregiver or family member when someone can’t explain who to call.
Cost
Upfront: 1 tag $4.95, 5 tags $9.95, 10 tags $14.95, 25 tags $0. Recurring: $1/month per active tag. Optional pre-programming: $2 once per order. Shipping included. Lost or stolen tags replaced free, up to 3 per year. Cancel anytime; the 25-tag Community Pack has a six-month minimum ($150) because its tags ship free.
How to get one
Order online at this site — the tag ships pre-programmed and ready to tap.
Made by
Next to Kin, Inc. Designed by the family who started it; printed and shipped in the United States.

Human translation: see the tag, tap it with a phone, and reach the person who knows them.

Piper, smiling

Why we built this

This is Piper.

My niece — and part of the reason the KinTag exists. Watching my sister carry the fear that comes with loving someone who depends on others to help her get found is what turned this from an idea into something we had to build.

Let’s get your safety net started.

Choose the KinTag that feels right. We’ll keep the rest simple.

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