They call you with The Ken, and only the faces you approve reach them

Eight devices a family chooses between, side by side on what each one can and cannot do.

The Ken

  1. Calling outBy tapping a face
  2. Who is let inYour approved list
  3. To set upNothing to install
  4. You run it fromYour own phone

Some of the devices below do some of it, and the table shows which. The last two rows are the money, VAT included.

The Ken is a 10-inch touchscreen the person uses themselves, and there is nothing on it for them to keep up to date.

Every other device here is a real product doing a real job, and several of them are good. Three of them cannot call anybody at all. Each one lands in the table below, with what it costs.

If you are weighing GrandPad or MyHomeHelper, they sit against The Ken feature by feature further down.

The Ken GrandPad MyHomeHelper Komp CallGenie Konnekt iPad Echo Show 8
The person can call out Receives only Receives only Receives only
What sits in the room 10-inch screen Tablet 10.1in tablet One button TV box Videophone 11in tablet 8.7in display
Designed in the UK Not stated Not stated
You can buy one today With an invite code Through a UK partner
The device, once £249UK delivery £10 at checkout Priced in euros £239.99With a month’s subscription £599 £549.99 Unpublished £429 £199.99
Plan, per year £59.88Paid monthly; £49.50 paid yearly Priced in euros £119.99On its yearly plan £228 Nothing Unpublished Nothing £239.88
Where these figures come from

GrandPad and MyHomeHelper, feature by feature

The routes a scammer tries first, then whether the person can call out.

The Ken GrandPad MyHomeHelper
Who can reach the screen Only the people you approve Its private family network Anyone you give access to
A web browser a scam link opens in None Full internet, which the family can switch off None listed
A phone number a stranger can dial None On its two dearer plans None listed
An inbox a stranger can write to None Yes, for its family network None listed
Games None 25+ games and puzzles None listed
The person can call out By tapping a face None listed, answers by itself
Where these facts come from
  • Read on 25 September 2026 from each company’s own site.
  • GrandPad, on its calling page: “Only trusted contacts invited to your private family network can connect”, and some plans add “a dedicated phone number”. Its shop lists “Music, games, internet, and Grandie Chat virtual companion” on every plan, “Voice calling + dedicated phone number” on Premium and Ultimate, and “25+ Games & Puzzles”. Its internet page says “Full internet access can be turned on/off at any time”, and its email page that only contacts in the family network can send messages.
  • MyHomeHelper, on its features page: video calls reach the display “without the user having to do anything to answer it”, and “Give access to as many people as you want and control what they can do.” Its questions page says the tablet has no battery, and that video calling and messaging stop if the subscription is not renewed. Neither page lists a web browser, an email inbox, a phone number, games or a way for the person to start a call.

Over three years

  1. The Ken£438.64
  2. MyHomeHelper£587.97
  3. Komp£1,226.00

A Ken is £249, plus £10 UK delivery at checkout, then £4.99 per month, and you own it.

GrandPad has no UK price in pounds, so it has no three-year figure.

MyHomeHelper is £347.99 for the tablet and its first year, then £119.99 per year.

Komp is £599, then £19 per month, with the first three months free.

CallGenie is £549.99 for a box that only receives calls on your TV.

An iPad or an Echo Show costs less to buy than either, and lets anybody at all reach the screen.

Weigh what it lets them do first. Cost comes second.

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