Aupair Mate
For host families and their au pairs
One home base for your family and your au pair.
Today's plan, the children's routines, house rules, hours, pocket money and every change, in one calm place you both trust. In Dutch and English.
- Free during the pilot
- Dutch and English
- No ads, no tracking
Sound familiar?
Nobody means to miss a message. It just happens.
A host parent
“I've explained the bedtime routine three times now.”
“Did you see my message about swimming?”
An au pair
“Which bag does Noor need on Tuesdays?”
“Nobody told me pick-up moved to 16:30.”
Aupair Mate gives you one place for the plan, so nobody has to remember, repeat or scroll back through chats.
How it works
Set up in an evening. Useful the next morning.
Add your family
Your children's first names, their routines and what to bring, house rules and who to call. No birth dates or medical details needed.
Invite your au pair
They join with their own account and choose Dutch or English. Your partner can join too.
See today at a glance
Events, pick-ups, things to bring and tasks for today. When something changes, it's clearly marked until it's been seen.
Inside the app
Built around a normal family week
The whole week, per child
School, swimming, parties. Each with who drops off, who picks up and what to bring. Weekly events stay at the same time, even when the clocks change.
Changes you can't miss
Moved a time? It's marked as changed for the others, with exactly what's different. Parents can see when an update has been seen, so nobody has to ask “did you see my text?”.
Routines you only explain once
School mornings, bedtime, swimming bags: written down once, ticked off each day, and visible to everyone at home.
Hours and pocket money, agreed and clear
Your au pair logs their hours and you confirm them, or the other way round. The week is shown against the hours you agreed. Record pocket money and pay back expenses, and your au pair marks it received. Records only: no money moves through the app.
Made for both of you
Calmer for the family. Easier for the au pair.
For host parents
- Stop repeating instructions
- Change a plan once, and know it's been seen
- Hand over smoothly when a new au pair arrives
- Hours and pocket money clear, without a spreadsheet
For au pairs
- Everything in your own language: Dutch or English
- Know today's plan before the day starts
- Ask or note something right on the event
- Log your hours and ask to be paid back for expenses
Privacy
A family app that respects your family
No ads, no tracking
We don't sell data, show adverts or use analytics, and we don't train AI on your family's information.
Only what's needed
A first name for each child is enough. We never ask for birth dates, photos or medical details.
Yours to keep or delete
Download all your family's data or delete it whenever you want. Agencies can't see inside your family.
Pilot
Try Aupair Mate with your family
We're starting with a small group of host families. The pilot is free, and your feedback shapes what we build next. Au-pair agencies are welcome to get in touch too.
Questions
What does it cost?
Nothing during the pilot. We'll ask pilot families what a fair price would be before charging anything.
Does our au pair need to speak Dutch?
No. Everyone chooses their own language: Dutch or English. What you write yourselves is shown as you wrote it.
Will I get notifications?
Yes, if you want them. Turn them on per phone in Me & family › Notifications and choose which changes to hear about. On iPhone, add the app to your home screen first. You're never notified about your own changes, and every change is also shown in the app. We don't send email about changes.
Is there an app to download?
No app store needed. It works in your phone's browser, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Can our agency see our information?
No. Only the people in your family can see your family's information.
Does the app check working hours against the rules?
No. The app compares hours with what you agreed together, and keeps a record both sides confirm. It doesn't give legal or financial advice, and no money is paid through the app. Check the au pair rules with your agency or the IND.