🌿 Welcome to Alaga! This guide walks you through everything the app can do — from logging your first vital sign to generating a health report for a doctor's visit. Alaga is designed to be simple, so you don't need to be tech-savvy to use it.
1. Getting Started
Creating your account
Go to alaga.app and click Create account. Enter your email and a password (minimum 6 characters). You will receive a verification email — click the link inside to activate your account.
Setting up your names
When you first log in, Alaga will ask for two names:
- Your name — the caregiver's name (e.g., Michelle)
- Patient's name — the person you are caring for (e.g., Erlinda)
These names appear in the app header and on your printed health reports. You can edit them anytime by clicking the ✏️ pencil icon next to the patient name in the header.
Signing in
After verifying your email, sign in with your email and password. Alaga keeps you signed in across browser sessions. Click 🔒 Lock in the top right to sign out at any time.
💡 Forgot your password? Click "Forgot password?" on the sign-in screen and we'll send a reset link to your email.
2. Overview Dashboard
The Overview is your home screen — a quick snapshot of everything important at a glance.
Summary tiles (top row)
Four clickable tiles show your key numbers. Click any tile to jump directly to that section:
- 💊 Active Medications → opens Medicines tab
- 📅 Upcoming Events → opens Appointments tab
- ❤️ Last BP Reading → opens Vitals tab
- 📋 Symptoms Logged → opens Symptoms tab
Upcoming Events
Shows your next 5 upcoming appointments and scheduled lab tests. Events happening today are highlighted in red with a ⚠️ warning.
Today's Medications — color-coded status
Shows all medications and their scheduled times for today. Each time pill is color-coded:
- 7:00 AM Green — scheduled, not yet due
- 5:00 PM Red — past the scheduled time, not yet given
- ✓ 7:00 AM Blue — marked as given ✓
🌿 Tap any time pill to mark it as given. It turns blue with a ✓ checkmark. Tap again to undo. This syncs instantly — family members checking the app from another device will see the same status in real time.
3. Vital Signs
Track your loved one's vital signs over time. Click + Log Vitals to add a new entry. You can record:
- 🩺 Blood Pressure (mmHg)
- 💓 Heart Rate (bpm)
- 🌡️ Temperature (°C)
- ⚖️ Weight (kg)
- 🩸 Blood Sugar (mg/dL)
- 💨 O₂ Saturation (%)
- 😣 Pain Level (1–10)
- 📝 Observation notes
The latest reading for each vital is shown as a tile at the top of the Vitals tab. All past readings are listed below in chronological order.
4. Medicines
Keep a complete list of all medications. Click + Add Medicine to log a new one. Fields include:
- Medicine name and dose (e.g., Biogesic 500mg)
- Schedule — times of day separated by commas (e.g., 7:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 7:00 PM)
- Prescribing doctor
- Food instructions (e.g., Take after meals)
- Start and end dates
- Refill date — Alaga will warn you ⚠️ when a refill is due
- Notes
💡 Enter schedule times in 12-hour format with AM/PM (e.g., 7:00 AM, 5:00 PM). Separate multiple times with commas. These times appear as color-coded pills on the Overview dashboard.
5. Appointments
Never miss a doctor's visit. Click + Add Appointment to log one. You can record:
- Doctor's name and specialty
- Clinic or hospital
- Date and time
- Reason for visit
- Preparation notes (e.g., fasting required)
- Questions to ask the doctor
- Post-visit notes and doctor's findings
Past appointments are automatically labelled Past. Upcoming ones are labelled Upcoming.
6. Lab Work & Test Results
Track all laboratory tests and their results. Click + Add Lab Test. Fields include:
- Test name, laboratory, date
- Ordering doctor
- Status: Scheduled, Completed, Results Received, Follow-up Needed
- Preparation notes
- Results
7. Symptoms
Log symptoms as they happen to build a health timeline. Click + Log Symptom. You can record:
- Symptom name (e.g., Headache, Fever)
- Severity (1–10)
- Duration
- Description
- Action taken (e.g., Gave Biogesic, Called doctor)
Severity 7 and above is highlighted in red as a high-severity entry.
Store all important contacts in one place. Click + Add Contact. Contact roles include:
- 👨⚕️ Primary Doctor
- 🩺 Specialist
- 🚨 Emergency Contact
- 💊 Pharmacy
- 🤝 Caregiver
- 📄 Insurance
Phone numbers are tap-to-call on mobile.
9. Notes
A free-form journal for anything that doesn't fit the other sections — doctor's verbal instructions, observations, family updates, reminders. Click + Add Note and choose a category:
- General, Doctor's Instruction, Observation, Reminder, Family Update
10. Health Report (PDF)
Generate a professional health summary to bring to any doctor's visit. Click the 🖨️ Report tab.
- Set a date range (e.g., last 30 days, last 3 months)
- Choose which sections to include (Vitals, Medicines, Appointments, etc.)
- Click Generate Report to preview
- Use your browser's Print or Save as PDF to download
🌿 The report includes the patient's name, date range, and an Alaga footer on every page. It is designed to be shared with doctors, specialists, and family members.
11. Free Trial & Subscription
Every new account starts with a 30-day free trial. During the trial you have full access to all features.
As your trial approaches its end, a banner at the top of the app will show how many days (or hours) remain. After the trial ends:
- ✅ You can still view all your existing data
- 🔒 Adding or editing new entries requires an active subscription
Subscribing is ₱/$ 4 per month via PayPal. Click the Subscribe — $4/mo button in the banner and you will be guided through a secure PayPal checkout. Your subscription renews automatically each month.
💡 Payment failed? PayPal will retry automatically. You will see a warning in the app. If the subscription is suspended after failed retries, you get a 3-day grace period before access is restricted.
12. Data Sync & Security
Alaga syncs your data to the cloud automatically every time you save an entry. This means:
- Your data is accessible from any device — phone, tablet, or computer
- Multiple family members can use the same account and see updates in real time
- Your data is safe even if you lose your device
Click the ↻ refresh button in the header to manually pull the latest data from the cloud (useful when switching between devices).
🔒 All data is stored securely on
Supabase (built on AWS). Your health information is encrypted and never shared with third parties. See our
Privacy Policy for full details.