Your first meeting with Listenin.

Say what the meeting is about

Open the app and tell it, in your own words. "Mum's follow-up about her hip" is plenty. You can type it or say it out loud.

First time in the app? Signing in is one tap with Apple, or a short code sent to your email. That's the whole setup.

Check the meeting type

Listenin guesses what kind of meeting it is, like Doctor or Hospital. If it guessed right, tap to confirm. If not, pick the right one from the list.

Get your questions

Listenin can suggest a few questions worth asking, based on what you told it. Keep the ones you like, swipe away the rest, add your own. You can skip this step if you want.

Choose who to update after

On the ready screen you'll see your people, like a daughter or a carer. Toggle on the ones you'd like to update after this meeting. Nothing is sent to anyone during the meeting. You decide at the end.

In the meeting: put the phone down and press start

Let the other person know: "Do you mind if I make some notes?" Then set the phone on the table. The words appear on screen as people speak.

Two buttons help you during the meeting. Simplify explains what was just said in easy words. What to ask? suggests a good next question if you're stuck.

And if the meeting starts wrapping up while some of your questions are still unasked, Listenin quietly reminds you — before everyone stands up, not after.

After: read it, keep it, share it

When you press stop, Listenin writes you a short, clear note of what was said and what happens next. Tap Save to keep it on your phone. If "Email me a copy" is on, a copy arrives in your inbox too.

Then, if you want, send it to the people you picked in step 4. You'll see exactly who gets it before anything is sent.

Sometimes a few things come up in a meeting — a treatment name, a cost somebody mentioned. With Listenin Plus, the app offers to look them up properly afterwards: read the notes in the app, or have them emailed to you. Nothing is looked up unless you ask.