Why we built StepOz
When my parents said "let's just go back home", I built StepOz.
I'm an only child, working in Australia. I brought my parents here because I wanted them close.
But when they arrived, Australia wasn't a reunion for them — it was a strange world. No English, afraid to go to the supermarket, afraid to take the bus, afraid to go to the hospital.
Back in China, they were people who managed life brilliantly. In Australia, they slowly went quiet — afraid to go out.
Eventually they said: "Let's just go back home." Not because they didn't want to be near me — but because life in Australia felt too hard, and they didn't want to be a burden for every little thing.
That's why StepOz exists. I wanted to build something that could accompany my parents outside — not a translator, but like having me there: what to do now, what's next, and when it's done, we keep going.
A message from StepOz
Mum's task today is complete.
🛒 Grocery shopping alone · All done
🛒 Grocery shopping alone · All done
Mum, you're amazing!
Darling, I completed another task today 😊
Task notification prepared for family
Bring your parents to Australia — and give them their independence back.
StepOz accompanies your family — in their language, step by step, through life in Australia.