For families with parents 65+
FamilyDefender checks unknown calls while they happen, warns your mom or dad, and alerts you so you can end a scam call in time.
Checked automatically. No person listens. Nothing is recorded.
Home
Mom
Protected
Calls are checked automatically.
12
calls checked this week
Recent risky calls
Possible scam on Mom’s call
Asked for gift cards
The problem
FamilyDefender is there during the call and alerts you while there’s still time to act.
$7.7 billion
reported lost to fraud by Americans 60 and older in 2025
201,266
complaints filed by people 60 and older in 2025
$3,000
median loss for older adults when the scam started with a phone call (FTC, 2025)
Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report. The FTC reports that scams starting with a phone call cost older adults a median $3,000, five times more than scams starting on social media. Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Older Consumers report, October 2026. More scam statistics
How it works
Calls from your parent’s contacts and trusted numbers ring straight through. Calls your parent makes are never touched.
Step 1
They hear a short notice first. You can also have an assistant ask who is calling and why.
Step 2
Your family member answers in FamilyDefender and sees who is calling and what they said it is about.
Step 3
During the call they hear a short tone, or a whisper if it may be a scam.
Step 4
You get a push with «End call» and «It’s fine». Clear scam signs end the call automatically.
Step 5
Checked automatically. No person listens. Nothing is recorded.
«This call is checked automatically by FamilyDefender to help prevent fraud. Connecting you now.»
«Be careful. This may be a scam. You can hang up.»
Features
Only in these cases. Each rule can be turned off. Your parent always hears why the call ended, and the caller can call back and be checked again.
Also in the app: a practice call to see the check work, call history with risk levels, and live setup progress. Works with major US carriers.
We keep no audio and no transcript of any call.
Risky calls leave a short summary: who called and why. It is deleted after 90 days.
Guardians get alerts and summaries, never the conversation.
For your parent
Your parent installs the app, enters your 6-digit code and gives consent themselves. This is help from family, not monitoring.
Large text and buttons, and clear words on every call: Looks normal, Be careful, or Possible scam.
10 lessons on the most common scam calls, from «a grandchild in trouble» to «read me the code». Read them here.
The app shows a call forwarding code. Your parent copies it and dials it in the Phone app. You see each step as it happens.
Why FamilyDefender
Spam blockers look at the number. FamilyDefender checks what is said, so a scammer calling from a clean number can still be spotted.
You get an alert while the call is still happening and can end it with one tap.
A short, published list of scam signs. Each rule can be turned off.
Every unknown caller first hears that the call is checked automatically.
They give consent in their own app and can see everything it does.
Scam cases
Documented cases and how each one could have been stopped.
Pricing
Basic protects you and one family member. No free trial.
$199.99 / year
$16.66/mo
$59.99 / 3 months
$19.99/mo
Up to 6 people in one plan.
Billed through the App Store or Google Play. Renews automatically until you cancel. Cancel anytime at least 24 hours before the period ends: on iPhone in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, on Android in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions. No free trial.
No. Checked automatically. No person listens. Nothing is recorded. We keep no audio and no transcript of any call. For risky calls we keep a short summary, such as who the caller said they were and why they called, and delete it after 90 days.
Alerts and short summaries of risky calls: the risk level, who the caller said they were, and what the assistant did. You never hear the call and never see a transcript.
Yes. Your parent installs FamilyDefender on their own phone and gives consent there, in their own app. They can see how it works and can remove a guardian.
No. Calls come through as usual. A call is ended automatically only in a few clearly listed cases, and the caller can call back and be checked again. It may sometimes warn about a real call.
Calls from your parent’s contacts and from trusted numbers your family adds ring straight through, without any check. Calls your parent makes are never touched.
FamilyDefender is coming to iPhone and Android and works with major US carriers.
Basic protects 2 people: you and one family member. It costs $59.99 for 3 months or $199.99 for a year, billed through the App Store or Google Play. Renews automatically until you cancel. Cancel anytime at least 24 hours before the period ends: on iPhone in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, on Android in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions. No free trial.
Turn protection off in the app, then remove call forwarding on your parent’s phone so calls keep arriving. Our turn-off page lists the codes for each carrier. Turn-off codes
No. Calls to 911 are never screened or ended. Keep another way to reach 911.
FamilyDefender helps spot scams but cannot catch every one.
For iPhone and Android. Works with AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and other major US carriers. Not an emergency service. Calls to 911 are never screened or ended. Keep another way to reach 911.