Care tracker · tiny field guide · 216 care profiles
Learn what
they needwhile you care.
Tendlet suggests starter routines, adds meal plans where available, and turns everyday care into small lessons: why a task matters, what warning signs mean, and how each folk changes over time.
Your folk are stirring. 3 small kindnesses to offer.
NEEDS ATTENTION
Pierreguinea pig
Guinea pig needs a companion
Some profiles need a compatible companion. Plan the household before keeping them solo.
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FUN FACT · ABOUT GUINEA PIG03 / 08
“"Popcorning" — sudden vertical jumps with all four feet leaving the ground — is a guinea pig play behavior indicating happiness or excitement.”
Pierre
Guinea Pig · 03 of 08 fun facts
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Today1
Complete all
Top up hay & veg
08:00 · Pierre · daily
Today
Folk
Add
Meals
You
Learning while taking care
Care becomes a little field guide, one task at a time.
Tendlet does not ask you to study before you can help. It can draft species-backed starter routines and suggested meal plans where available, then teaches in the flow of the day: a warning beside a plant, a care tip after a meal, a seasonal note when watering changes, a source when you want to read deeper.
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Learn the why
Suggested routines carry context: hay is not just a checkbox, it keeps teeth and digestion working; dry soil is not always neglect, it can be winter rest.
02
Notice patterns
Meals, waterings, symptoms, repots, and photos live with the right folk, so you learn what changed instead of scrolling through a generic log.
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Read further
Species pages show essentials, common mistakes, welfare flags, and sources, so everyday care can turn into real knowledge when you have a minute.
i. Scene one · learn the individual
Each pet and plant teaches you how to care for them.
Tap any folk and get a real profile — age, weight trend, the welfare flags vets watch for, suggested routines, and the meal plan they're on when that species has one. Pierre's page tells you what Pierre needs today, not what guinea pigs need in general.
Species-backed starter routines you can edit
Emergency signs surfaced before the symptom shows up
Portioned meal plan with toxic-part warnings inline
FOLK · 01
9:41
PETEdit
Pierre
Guinea pig
American
AGE
Recent
just joined
WEIGHT
Not yet
log weekly
CARE
easy-ish
good start
Watch for
Not eating for >12 hours
Labored or open-mouth breathing
Crusty eyes with nasal discharge
Blood in urine
Sudden weakness or 'star-gazing'
If you see these, contact a veterinarian.
Meal planmorning
Yellow bell pepper
0.25 pcs
Green leaf lettuce
1 leaf
Kale
1 leaf
Max 1–2x/week — calcium & goitrogen.
ii. Scene two · a field guide in the flow
Researched, cited, and close to the task.
Every one of the 216 care profiles ships with what they actually need, the things even careful keepers get wrong, welfare notes written with jurisdiction in mind, and the sources we used so you can read further. The free app includes the full guide for species you've added; Premium opens Explore so you can browse all 216 before you commit.
"What they need" essentials list, per species
An inline "avoid" strip — the keeper traps most miss
Emergency signs and sources stay free for your folk
9:41
PETEdit
MEET YOUR
Rabbit
"Quiet grazers with strict hay-first diets."
DIFFICULTY
easy-ish
LIFESPAN
5–7 years
LIVES IN: ENCLOSURE
Needs space to hop · pairs recommended
Rabbits need room to stretch, graze, and socialize — solo setups need extra enrichment.
What they need
ESSENTIALS
Unlimited timothy hay (~80% of diet)
Fresh leafy greens daily, measured pellets
Spacious enclosure with hiding spots and room to hop
AVOIDmuesli mixes · iceberg · sudden diet changes
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Not eating for 12 hours is an emergency — rabbits can go into gut stasis quickly.
SOURCES
RSPCA · House Rabbit Society · RWAF · UC Davis
iii. Scene three · feedings & groceries
From plan to basket, automatically.
Suggested meal plans roll into a 7-day feeding cycle and a grocery list — preview the week first, start tracking when feeding begins, and keep shopping separate from daily feedings so the page stays calm even when the basket is full.
Feedings and groceries in one Meals tab — preview, then track
Daily portions, safety notes, and a categorized grocery list with bought progress
Mark feeding done per meal — not food by food
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Meals
FeedingsGroceries
WEEK OF 30 MAY — 5 JUNE
Edit plan
Shopping list
Cycle preview
Plan is ready (7-day week). Start tracking when feeding begins.
13/17Bought
FRESH PRODUCE12⌃
LEAFY GREENS
Green leaf lettuce3 leaves
Green bell pepper1 pcs
Groceries
9:41
Meals
FeedingsGroceries
Feedings
Today
30 May · 1 animal on plan
SUN30MON31TUE1WED2THU3FRI4SAT5
Tracking this cycle
Mark feeding done when you serve today's meals. 6 days left in this 7-day week.
PierreGuinea pig
Mark feeding doneToday
Morning
Yellow bell pepper
0.25 pcs
Green leaf lettuce
1 leaf
Feedings
iv. Scene four · plants too
The same care, for what grows.
Plants get their own care page, not just a watered/not-watered checklist. Free covers one plant with watering and essentials; Premium adds setup profiles, seasonal care, repot history, issue tracking, progress photos, and room for the growing shelf.
Watering rhythm and species essentials on the free tier
Premium: setup profile for light, pot, drainage, soil, humidity, and temperature
Premium: seasonal care, repot history, issues, and progress photos
9:41
PLANTEdit
Monstera
Monstera deliciosa
on the kitchen sill
Care setupEdit pot
LightBright indirect
Pot18 cm ceramic
DrainageLogged
SoilAiry mix
Humidity40-60%
Temp18-29°C
SEASONAL CARE
Growing season
Check soil a little more often. Feed lightly while new leaves are active.
Progress3 photos
New leaf
Monthly photo · 12 May
RepottedBigger pot · spring mix
Brown tips
Plant issue · appeared after two dry periods.
Toxic to small mammals
Calcium oxalates throughout — keep out of reach of Pierre.
Free for a small home. Premium for the bigger one.
Tendlet should be useful before you pay. Free covers up to 2 folk — enough for Pierre and a Monstera — with full daily care, suggested meal plans, and grocery lists. Premium is €3/month when you want more folk, Explore, edited meal plans, and the full plant toolkit.
Free
Start tending
€0
A complete starter household — not a demo.
Up to 2 folk (pets and plants combined)
Today view, suggested routines, and care records
Welfare warnings and emergency signs — never paywalled
Suggested meal plans, 7-day feeding cycles, and grocery lists
Full field guide for species you've added
One plant with watering and basic care essentials
Private by default — no ads or analytics
Premium
Grow the household
€3 / month
When the home outgrows two folk, or you want to tailor feeding and plant care.
Add more pets and plants beyond the 2-folk limit
Explore all 216 profiles before you add them
Edit meal plans and build custom grocery lists
Plant setup, seasonal care, repotting, issues, and progress photos
Same privacy — still no ads or analytics
Final App Store wording may change before launch. The intent is fixed: free means trustworthy daily care for a small home; Premium means scale, exploration, and control.
A short list of what it isn't
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Not a social network
No feed. No followers. No one outside your household sees a thing.
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Not a tracker
No analytics, no advertising identifier, no third-party SDKs. Tendlet has no servers.
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Not a vague paywall
Free covers 2 folk with full daily care. Premium is for more folk, Explore, meal-plan editing, and the full plant toolkit — clear tools, clear price.
Made by humans
Built in Brussels, for the creatures we live with.
Tendlet started with two guinea pigs named Pierre and Omer, two Monsteras that kept getting too dry, and a household where neither of us could remember who'd watered last. We wanted a calm place to keep what we'd learned about each one. Not an inbox. Not a streak.
We're a small studio in Belgium. We don't take outside money. Tendlet exists because we wanted to live with it.
— Quentin, Q10 Labs · Brussels
Questions you might be holding
FAQ
Does it work without iCloud?
Yes. Everything lives on your device by default. iCloud is opt-in — turn it on and your data syncs across your own devices and shares with family members you invite.
How much will it cost?
Free covers up to 2 folk with Today, routines, suggested meal plans, 7-day feeding cycles, grocery lists, and the full guide for species you've added. Premium is €3/month for more folk, Explore (all 216 profiles), meal-plan editing, and the full plant toolkit. No in-app ads, no analytics SDKs.
What is Premium for?
Premium is for households that outgrow two folk: adding a third pet or plant, browsing Explore before you commit, editing meal plans instead of only using the suggested ones, and plant pages with setup, seasonal care, repot history, issues, and progress photos.
Are the suggested routines and meal plans automatic?
They are species-backed starting points, not veterinary prescriptions. Tendlet can suggest starter routines for each pet or plant, and meal plans where the app has a supported plan. Preview the 7-day cycle and grocery list before you start tracking, then adjust portions to the animal, product label, and your vet's advice.
Is there an Android version?
No — Tendlet is iOS only. Household sharing rides on CloudKit, which only exists on Apple devices. If one person in your house is on Android they won't be able to join the shared household.
Does it work on iPad and Apple Watch?
iPad: yes at launch, same app, same data via iCloud. Apple Watch: on the roadmap — a glanceable Today complication first, full app later.
What languages does it speak?
English, French, and Dutch at launch — Tendlet was made in Brussels, where the three live next to each other on every street sign. The app follows your iPhone's language; switch in Settings → Tendlet → Language if you'd like to override it.
What if I have thirty plants?
That's Premium territory — more folk than the free 2-folk limit, plus the full plant toolkit. Plant pages keep setup, seasonal care, repot history, issue notes, and progress photos attached to the right plant, while Today groups same-species chores so a household of thirty pothos reads as one row, not thirty.
What happens if Q10 Labs disappears?
Your data lives in your own iCloud account, not on our servers. If we ever stop maintaining the app, you keep everything you've recorded and can export it through standard iOS data tools.
Why do animals and plants use different colors?
The terracotta paw is for animals. The green leaf is for plants. Same tending, different shapes of life.
v1.0 · summer 2026
A field guide, not a feed.
Drop us a line and we'll write back once — when it lands on the Store with the free starter plan and €3/month Premium. That's the only email you'll get from us.
