Your Tech Plan
The right technology for your situation, and your budget
Most caregiving tech lists ignore what you can afford and whether the person you care for will actually use it. This one starts there, for an aging parent, a child or adult with a disability, or someone living with a chronic condition.
Explore Tug’s Tech Deck to see the whole boat first, or start right here.
Free to start. You get a summary and where to begin at no cost. The full plan, what is worth it next, what to skip and the bottom line, comes with Tugboat membership at $9.99 a month.
About 90 seconds.
Ten short questions, one at a time, then a plan built around your budget, with real products and real prices. Most questions are a single tap.
Anonymous and free to start. Nothing you enter is saved unless you choose to save it. Tugboat is a guide, not a doctor or financial advisor. Prices change, so always confirm current pricing before you buy.
Want the raw numbers first? The Caregiving Tech Price Index lays out what every option here actually costs, the affordable device stack and hired human care, side by side. Weighing one product? Verdicts gives the honest read on each, with the first-year cost and the questions to ask.
Not sure where to start at all? The Caregiver Navigator gives you your first three moves, and the stage-by-stage guides map out what’s coming.