Ickly

For parents

A heads up before the ick hits home.

Ickly turns thousands of anonymous parent reports into a real-time picture of what's actually circulating at your child's school, daycare, and neighborhood.

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Why parents pick Ickly

6 reasons

Report in seconds

Tap the symptom, tap your school, done. No essay required.

Alerts that matter

We ping you only when symptoms spike where your kid actually is.

Private by design

Zipcode-only, range-bucketed counts, no names, ever.

Built by parents

We're parents too. Every feature passes the 'is this useful at 6am?' test.

Weekly digest

A friendly Sunday rundown of what's circulating in your neighborhood.

Free forever

The core radar is free and always will be for families.

What to do with this

Knowing what's going around changes your next move

This isn't about telling you what to do. It's about giving you the information to decide what's right for your family. Every parent's situation is different, and better information means better decisions, on your terms.

Take them in sooner

Sore throat and strep is going around? Skip the wait-and-see and ask for a rapid test. Catching it early means fewer sick days and a faster return.

Keep them home when it counts

Big meeting or work trip coming up? If something's spreading, you can plan ahead, keep them home a day, and avoid the 6am scramble.

Send them, but stay sharp

Activity is low? Send them to school knowing what to watch for, so if symptoms show up you're ready instead of blindsided.

Restock before you need it

Nothing worse than a sick kid in your arms and expired Tylenol in the cabinet. If something's spreading, check the medicine shelf now, not at 2am with no partner home.

Know you're not the only one up

3am, nursing or holding a feverish kid, is a lonely hour. Seeing that other parents nearby are up with the same bug makes it feel less like just you against the night.

Learn what to look for, before it hits

First time your kid gets hand, foot, and mouth? Most parents have never heard of it until it's in their house. Knowing what's coming lets you read up on symptoms and remedies ahead of time, instead of mistaking a rash for a mosquito bite at midnight.

The payoff

Avoid unnecessary urgent care costsFewer sick days at workLess career-penalty stressMore healthy days in schoolMedicine cabinet ready before it hitsA village awake with you at 3amKnow the symptoms before they arrive

For your family, and for every family in your community. The more parents report, the clearer the picture gets for everyone.

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Ready when it rolls through

Get the radar before the next bug hits.

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