A parent and young child sitting together with a phone
Zanis Tech Inc. · Calgary, Canada

Everyday health,
connected.

Phone powered medical devices and one app that keeps your whole family's health in one place. Starting with TempBuddy.

Designed in CanadaISO 13485Clinically testediPhone and Android
0.5 s
Reading time
±0.1 °C
Accuracy, up to
1,024
Samples per scan
35+
Countries
0
Batteries, ever
The 3am problem

A sick night should not be guesswork.

You take a temperature. An hour later you take another. By morning you cannot remember which was which, what time it was, or whether it is actually getting better, and that is the first thing your doctor asks.

We build the tools that answer that question.

A father holding two old thermometers while his son looks on unimpressed
Flagship device

A medical thermometer the size of an AA battery.

TempBuddy plugs into your phone's USB-C port and reads a forehead from a few centimetres away. No contact, no batteries, no waking anyone up, and every reading saves itself.

0.5 s
Half second reading
±0.1 °C
Accuracy, up to
1,024
Samples per scan
20 g
Pocket weight
iPhone 15 series and newer
Android All USB-C phones
TempBuddy held between finger and thumb, showing how small it is
What makes it different

Four things an ordinary thermometer cannot do.

See all features
TempBuddy standing beside an AA battery for size comparison
Power

No batteries. Ever.

Draws what it needs from your phone. Nothing to die at 3am.

A baby moving while a parent scans their forehead with TempBuddy
Peak Mode

Built for kids who wriggle.

Keeps scanning while they move and locks in the highest reading.

Checking bottle, bath and food temperature using object mode
Object mode

Milk, bath, dinner.

Surface readings from 0 to 100 °C for everything that is not a forehead.

TempBuddy being slipped into its zip carry pouch
Portability

Lives in your bag.

Twenty grams and a zip pouch. The feature our backers rated highest.

The app

The device takes the reading. The app makes it mean something.

Every scan lands in a timeline you can actually read, so you see the shape of a fever instead of a number you will have forgotten by morning.

Timeline

Hours, days or weeks at a glance, colour coded as it climbs.

Profiles

A separate record for everyone under your roof.

Context

Symptoms and medication logged beside the temperature.

Doctor ready

Export a clean PDF report in one tap.

The TempBuddy app showing a fever timeline and family profiles
Built into the app

Meet Zani, our AI assistant.

The first thermometer that answers back. Ask Zani anything about TempBuddy or the app in plain language and it replies instantly, with short videos and guides right there in the chat. No support ticket, no waiting until Monday.

Zani answers questions about TempBuddy and the app. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations.

The Zani assistant answering a question inside the TempBuddy app
Engineering

No battery. No screen. No pairing.

Most home medical devices carry their own battery, their own screen and their own wireless stack. All three add cost and bulk, and all three are things that can fail when you need them. TempBuddy leaves them out and uses your phone instead. Plug it in and the app opens by itself. Nothing to charge, nothing to pair, nothing to set up while your child waits.

Patented thermal design
Sensor architecture
Multi point calibration
Every unit, individually
99.1 to 107.6 °F
Fever tuned range
Apple MFi certified
iOS accessory program
A row of TempBuddy sensor housings on the production line
Standards

Built to medical device standards.

Not a gadget that estimates. A registered medical thermometer, tested against the clinical standard.

ISO 13485
Manufacturing
ISO 80601-2-56
SGS tested
FDA listed
United States
Apple MFi
Certified accessory
Patented
Thermal design
Funded on
Kickstarter Indiegogo
1,300+
backers in 35+ countries
Supported by
Alberta Innovates Edmonton Unlimited Futurpreneur Canada growthX Canada's Trade Accelerator Program
How it started

1,300 families funded this before it existed.

TempBuddy began in Canada with one idea: use the phone every family already carries. Backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo funded it, then tested it and told us exactly what to fix. This version exists because of them.

1,300+
Crowdfunding backers
35+
Countries shipped
26
Countries in testing
2022
First campaign
A family holding up a TempBuddy device at home
From our backers

Tested in 26 countries before it went on sale.

Rated 5 out of 5
A beautiful, well finished, professionally made item. Works well with my iPhone 17 Pro. The wait was worth it, it is even better than I imagined.
Jérôme FresnayBacker
France · iPhone 17 Pro
Rated 5 out of 5
Getting temperatures was so quick and easy. The app was very intuitive. And since it is contactless, very hygienic too.
Pauline Nicole SaelBacker
Philippines · Family of 6
Rated 5 out of 5
TempBuddy has saved my future for checking temperature for kids at the times of fever. So easy, precise, plug and use right out of the box.
Arturs KenebuksBacker
Latvia · Two children, 8 and 10
Who we are

A Canadian health technology company.

We design and engineer connected medical devices in house in Calgary, manufacture under ISO 13485, and build the software that makes them useful.

Our mission is to make everyday health monitoring simple, connected and meaningful for every family.

Designed and engineered in CanadaCalgary, Alberta · Shipping to 35+ countries
A TempBuddy device on a table with a family together in the background
Work with Zanis

Ready to stock a product parents already asked for.

Retail ready packaging, proven sell through in 35+ countries, and a category with no direct shelf competitor.

Ready now

Baby and juvenile retail

Specialty baby stores, nursery chains and registry platforms, where a first thermometer is already on the list.

  • Retail ready carton and hang tab
  • Registry and bundle friendly price point
  • Full asset pack and A+ content
Ready now

Pharmacy and OTC

Drugstore chains, independent pharmacies and health aisles, alongside the infrared thermometers it replaces.

  • GTIN, barcode and compliance pack
  • Planogram and shelf ready formats
  • Seasonal cold and flu programs
Ready now

Distribution and e-tail

Regional distributors and online marketplaces covering territories we do not serve directly.

  • Territory terms and margin structure
  • Workable MOQ and lead times
  • Listing assets in multiple languages
Talk to our team

We reply to partnership enquiries within 2 business days

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