TheKen

A simple, scam-safe video-calling device for staying close to the people who matter.

Order The Ken See how it works £249 plus £4.99 a month, cancel any time. 30-day money-back guarantee.
The Ken, a touchscreen device

Reconnecting families, simply and safely. A scam-safe video calling device for people modern phones and tablets have left behind, family-managed remotely in the UK.

The Ken has no public number, no browser, no app store, no menus to misconfigure. Cold callers can't reach it. Scammers can't text it. Family members can, and that's the only thing it does.

Family-managed remotely Add a contact, approve exactly who reaches the screen, raise the volume, check the last call - all from the online portal, anywhere. They never have to learn a settings menu.
One screen, one purpose We've stripped out the things that go wrong on a tablet - settings to misconfigure, apps to crash.
£4.99 per month £249 one-time purchase. Wifi required for calls and messages, 30-day returns policy.

The one screen a scammer can't reach.

No phone number to call. No inbox to phish. No browser, no app store. Only the people you approve appear on the screen, so cold callers, scam texts and phishing have nowhere to land.

Keep in touch with your loved one.

When a phone becomes too much, people slip quietly out of touch. We built The Ken on three promises, so that never has to happen in your family.

Simplicity

One button, no complexity - no moments of feeling foolish.

A single tap answers a call. There are no gestures to learn and no settings to lose.

Autonomy

It's their Ken - they call or message approved contacts whenever they like.

They remain independent. You remain reassured.

Dignity

A Ken that respects them, and never watches them.

No always-on microphone or camera. Nothing secretly listening in the corner of the room.

Three-step setup

/ 01

You order and configure.

Order online. Add family and friends from the online portal, pick who can call. We configure the Ken to your account while it's in the post on the way to you.

/ 02

One activation.

We'll email you an activation code; enter it on first boot. After that, no password or logins or biometric ID - nothing to break.

/ 03

You manage, from anywhere.

Add a contact, approve a doctor, check the last call. All from the online portal.

Someone is slipping out of reach. Because technology got in the way.

A simple, scam-safe video-calling device for staying close to the people who matter.

Order The Ken £249 & £4.99 a month · 30-day money back
An older couple at home, their grandson waving to them from The Ken's screen

Keep in touch with your loved one.

When a phone becomes too much, people slip quietly out of touch. We built The Ken on three promises, so that never has to happen in your family.

I.

Simplicity

One button, no complexity - no moments of feeling foolish.

A single tap answers a call. There are no gestures to learn and no settings to lose.

II.

Autonomy

It's their Ken - they call or message approved contacts whenever they like.

They remain independent. You remain reassured.

III.

Dignity

A Ken that respects them, and never watches them.

No always-on microphone or camera. Nothing secretly listening in the corner of the room.

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Made for real life

Three worries, quietly answered.

Vintage poster: The Ken keeps scammers out
No number to call, no inbox to phish. Scammers have no way in.
Vintage poster: family manage The Ken remotely
You manage it from your own phone, wherever you are.
Vintage poster: everyone together on one call
The whole family on one call, on a birthday or any day.

From doorstep to first call

As easy as one, two, three.

1

You set it up

Order online and add family and friends from the online portal. We configure it while it is in the post.

2

One activation

Enter the code we email you on first switch-on. After that, nothing to log into, nothing to break.

3

You stay in the loop

Add a contact, approve a doctor, check the last call. All quietly, from anywhere.

Made for the years ahead

The smartphone generation grows old too.

Knowing your way around a phone doesn't hold back failing eyesight, unsteady hands, a fading memory, or a scammer's script. The Ken is built for the years a smartphone stops being kind.

Eyesight

Large faces, large text, high contrast. Nothing to squint at or hunt for.

Dexterity

One big button. No precise taps, no swipes. Kind to arthritis and tremor.

Memory

No passwords, no logins, no menus to recall. It works the same way every time.

Scam-safe

No phone number, no email, no browser. A scammer has no way to reach them.

Device and subscription, together.

The Ken requires a subscription to send messages and make calls - starting at £4.99/month. All features are included, we don't believe in paywalls/lock-outs.

The Ken bundle
£249 + £4.99 / month
One-off device, free UK delivery, 30-day return. Subscription billed monthly, cancel any time. Wi-Fi required (no SIM card).
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Why we built The Ken.

We built The Ken because someone we love was slipping out of reach. We're a team who've felt the strain of keeping in touch with an ageing parent, watched a smartphone defeat them, and worried about the scam calls. So we made the Ken we wished they'd had: simple enough to use alone, and safe by design. Read our story.

Early voices.

"My patients and their families need this."
Nurse
"Stopping my grandad getting scammed (again!) is such a strong feature."
Family member of someone scammed
"This is excellent. People need to know this exists."
Early tester