Sometimes it is not a lack of will.
It is not knowing what comes next.

Arropi is a daily-support app for people living with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration, multiple system atrophy or Parkinson's disease, and for the people who support or care for them.

It makes the day easier to follow: one task at a time, with large text, clear instructions and as few distractions as possible.

In one app, Arropi brings together medication reminders, guided physiotherapy and speech-therapy exercises, communication tools and a button to ask for help. When a caregiver is involved, they can prepare the day and keep track of it from another device.

One app. Three ways to use it.

Works offline

How will you use Arropi?

When you first open Arropi, you choose the mode that best fits your situation. You can change it later without losing the information you have saved.

🙋 I look after myselfMy day, my way

For people who organise and follow their own day independently, on a single device. Arropi shows what needs to be done at each moment and lets them manage everything from the same phone or tablet:

  • Medication. Schedule each dose for its time. When the time comes, Arropi displays a clear reminder and keeps reminding you while the dose is still pending, for up to 30 minutes.
  • Exercises. Follow physiotherapy and speech-therapy routines step by step. The app can show an instruction, an animation, the time or number of repetitions and the next step, with adjustable speed so each movement is comfortable to follow.
  • Help. An always-visible button lets you ask for help quickly whenever you need it.

🔗 Someone looks after me

For people who use Arropi with the support of someone else. Both use the same app on their own devices, with a screen suited to their role.

The person's device shows only what matters at that moment: what to do, when to do it, how to follow the activity and how to confirm it.

From their own device, the caregiver sets up medication and times, plans exercises and organises the rest of the tasks. They can also see what has been completed and what is still pending.

This way, the person can focus on one task at a time while the caregiver plans the day and keeps track of it.

🧑‍⚕️ I care for someone

For family members, caregivers and professionals who organise and support another person's day.

From their device, they can prepare the daily plan and keep track of it all in one place:

  • schedule tasks and routines
  • organise medication and its times
  • plan physiotherapy and speech-therapy exercises
  • see what has been confirmed, what is still pending and what comes next

Everything stays centralised without cluttering the screen used by the person completing the activities.

Two devices. Two different roles.

When Arropi is used with a caregiver, each device has a different purpose.

The device used by the person completing the activity

The screen shows one task at a time. The text is large and clear. The main action is always visible.

Important actions are confirmed by pressing and holding, rather than tapping quickly. This helps prevent accidental activation.

A red button at the top allows the person to ask for help.

The caregiver's device

It shows the entire day.

It allows the caregiver to prepare activities, organise medication and exercises, and see what has been completed and what is still pending.

And on a tablet, “My day”: the whole day's list, though it's still done one task at a time.

Medication

Clear reminders to reduce missed doses

Medication is one of Arropi's core functions. Each dose can be scheduled for a specific time and shown as part of the day's plan.

When the time comes, Arropi displays a clear alert. If the dose is still pending, it reminds the person again so it does not depend on a single notification.

Reminders can repeat every few minutes for up to 30 minutes. If the dose is still unconfirmed after that time and a caregiver is linked, the caregiver receives an alert on their own device.

This means Arropi supports the whole process: it reminds the person, lets them confirm the dose and alerts someone else when support may be needed.

Guided exercises, step by step

Physiotherapy exercises: the app does more than remind you, it helps you do them

Arropi includes physiotherapy routines to do at home: leg, arm and back strength, mobility and balance, stretching, exercises standing, seated or on a mat, and exercises for the eyes, neck and posture. The person follows them directly in the app, without having to remember the whole sequence.

Each routine is presented step by step and shows only one action at a time. This lets the person focus on the movement they are doing and move on when it is finished.

Depending on the exercise, each step can include:

  1. A short, clear instruction.
  2. An animation showing how to perform the movement.
  3. The time or number of repetitions.
  4. An indication of when to move to the next step.

Animation speed can be adjusted so the movements can be followed comfortably, at the pace that works best.

In this way, a routine that may seem complex becomes a simple, easy-to-follow sequence:

see → do → confirm → continue.

🦵 Leg strength1 / 6
Squats10–12 times

Hold the bar with both hands. Lower yourself slowly and come back up.

Voice, face and swallowing

Speech-therapy exercises: voice, face and swallowing

The speech-therapy routines are about speaking and eating:

  • The voice: loudness, intonation, articulation and rhythm.
  • The face: lips, cheeks, tongue and jaw.
  • Breathing and blowing.
  • Swallowing safely.

They work just like the physiotherapy ones: one step at a time, with an animation, the repetitions and the speed that suits best.

In the voice and face routines, the front camera can act as a mirror, so the person can see themselves while doing the exercise. The image is processed on the device itself: it is neither stored nor sent.

The routines have been reviewed by physiotherapy and speech-therapy professionals. They are for practising at home and do not replace sessions with a professional.

😗 Lips and cheeks1 / 4
Smile and kiss8–10 times

Smile very wide and then purse your lips for a kiss. Alternate.

Communication

It also helps when speaking becomes difficult

Arropi includes a voice-based communication system.

The person can select a word or phrase from a board organised into categories, and the device says it aloud.

They can also type what they want to communicate and have the device speak it.

Why it's built this way

Every design decision has a reason

Arropi has been designed around some of the difficulties that may occur with these conditions.

Press and hold instead of tap
When tremor or reduced precision is present, a quick tap can trigger an action unintentionally. That is why important actions are confirmed by pressing and holding for one second.
Large buttons
Main controls are deliberately large to make them easier to locate and press.
One decision at a time
Arropi avoids presenting too many options at once. Instead of showing a long list of tasks, it presents the action that matters at that moment.

The idea is simple: fewer things to look at, fewer things to decide, and fewer opportunities to make a mistake.

Contrast is not a preference. It is accessibility.

Arropi includes a high-contrast mode designed to make reading and locating important elements easier.

Users can choose from several display settings, including:

  • high contrast
  • dark mode
  • enlarged text, including a giant text mode

These settings can be configured from the caregiver's device and applied to the device used by the person completing the activities.

Arropi organises the day so the person can focus on one thing at a time.

See what comes next.
Follow the instruction.
Do it.
Confirm it.

Then move on to the next step.

One app to organise the day, remember medication, follow guided exercises, communicate and ask for help — independently or with a caregiver.

Arropi.
Less to remember.
More clarity about what to do now.

Medication reminders for up to 30 minutes, then an alert to the caregiver
SOS button calls whoever you choose
Communication board for when speaking gets hard
Guided exercises, step by step Physiotherapy and speech-therapy routines with instructions, animations and a simple sequence for doing each exercise in the app.
Weekly report to bring to the doctor
Fall alert using the device's own sensor
Two devices linked, if the family wants
One device works too — no one else needed, and it works offline
On my own use it yourself, with no one else
iPhone and Android opens in the browser, no download needed — coming soon to Google Play and the App Store
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Just like an app

It stays on your phone, with its own icon

Arropi opens in the browser and stays on your Home Screen like any other app. The first time, Arropi itself shows you how, step by step.

iPhone and iPad

  1. In Safari, tap Share: a square with an arrow pointing up.
  2. Tap “Add to Home Screen”.
  3. Tap “Add” and open Arropi from the new icon.

Do it before you start: on iPhone, the installed app does not share what you did in Safari, and alerts only arrive when you open it from the icon.

Android

  1. In Chrome, tap the ⋮ menu, at the top right.
  2. Tap “Install app”.
  3. Confirm with “Install” and open Arropi from the new icon.

Or, easier: the app itself offers you a “📲 Install Arropi” button.

On paper, too

Active Mind workbooks

Short sessions of attention, language, arithmetic and memory. You answer by circling, with hardly any writing, and you do them together. All three have 48 sessions, extra-large print and the answers at the back.

Active Mind · Workbook 1

Easy

10 to 15 minutes a session · the place to start

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Active Mind · Workbook 2

Medium

15 to 20 minutes a session · sums in two or three steps

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Active Mind · Workbook 3

Hard

15 to 25 minutes a session · word searches that run diagonally too

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Contact

Do you care for someone, work with these conditions, or belong to a patient association? Email us at [email protected] and we'll reply.

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