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The locked phone
A family waits months in court just to reach the photos and messages on their father's iPhone. Nobody knew the passcode.
If something happens to you, your family will know what to do.
Passwords, your will, accounts, wishes, contacts — in one secure place. Every piece of information is released to exactly the person who needs it, and only when you have decided it should be.
- Nobody sees anything before you release it
- You stay in control: revoke any release, any time
- Set up in 10 minutes, free, no credit card
GDPR-compliant · Servers in the EU · Stored encrypted — what that means
Avoid the chaos
A lot is often lost.
When someone can suddenly no longer act, the family begins an agonizing scavenger hunt. Three short stories — all real, all preventable.
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The silent business
A business quietly dies — nobody knows where the bank logins are, who to notify, or which invoices are open.
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The lost seed phrase
Crypto wealth gone forever because the recovery words vanished with their owner. No court can bring it back.
It happened at the crypto exchange QuadrigaCX: in 2018 the CEO died and took the keys to roughly 250 million dollars with him.
- 2 in 3
- Germans have no will
- 58%
- actively avoid the topic
- ~20%
- of all Bitcoin is considered permanently lost
Three things almost nobody knows
Three things almost nobody knows — and that decide everything when it matters.
- A German will must be handwritten.
A will typed on a computer and printed out is invalid in Germany — it has to be written and signed by hand, or recorded by a notary.
Section 2247 German Civil Code
Read next →- Legacy contacts have to be set up in advance.
Apple and Google only give relatives access if you nominated a legacy contact or inactive-account manager while you were alive. After that, only a long legal process remains.
Apple Digital Legacy · Google Inactive Account Manager
Read next →- Without the seed phrase, crypto is gone for good.
Self-custodied wallets have no recovery flow and no support line. If the recovery words are missing, nobody — not even a court — can retrieve the funds.
Self-custody
Read next →
Five things
The five things your family will be hunting for.
Erbnis organizes everything important into five clear categories — and makes it instantly findable when it matters.
Passwords & devices
Device codes, logins, email access, seed phrases.
Without them the search usually ends at the lock screen.
The will
Where the original lives — plus a copy on hand.
A will nobody can find is not a will.
Money & accounts
Banks, insurance, subscriptions, ongoing contracts.
Life insurance only pays out if somebody knows it exists.
Notes & wishes
Personal messages, burial and funeral wishes.
Of everything here, this is the part your family keeps.
Key contacts
Lawyer, accountant, doctor, closest friends.
So nobody has to guess who to call.
Erbnis stores a copy and helps you prepare — it is not a legally valid will. Under §2247 BGB, a German will must be handwritten and signed, or notarized.
How it works
Three steps. About ten minutes.
- 01
Answer
We walk you through twelve questions: phone code, will, accounts, crypto, final wishes. One question per screen — skip whatever you don't know.
- 02
Name a trusted person
You add the people who should act if something happens. They need no account, no app and no expertise — only an email address.
- 03
Set the release
For each person you decide when they may see what: immediately, with a notification to you, or only after a waiting period in which you can object.
After that, nothing happens. That is exactly the point. Erbnis waits until it is needed.
The guided interview
We ask the questions you'd never think of.
One question per screen. Skip anything for now. At the end you see exactly where the gaps are.
Twelve questions. About ten minutes. At the end you see a number: how well your family would cope if it mattered.
Start the interview →Question 1 / 3
Who has the passcode to your phone?
Controlled release
You decide who sees what, and when.
Three simple release modes. For each trusted person, for each piece of information.
Time-delayed release
They request access. You have 14 days to object — we remind you several times. If you don't respond, access is granted automatically.
The safest mode. Recommended by default.
Technically: a dead-man's switch — but for your whole estate instead of a single account.
Why not just a password manager or a note in a safe?
Every one of these beats doing nothing — but each solves only part of the problem.
Erbnis
Does this wellBrings passwords, will, accounts, wishes and contacts into one place and releases them under your rules.
Stops hereDoes not replace a legally valid will — that has to be handwritten or notarised.
Password manager
Does this wellKeeps logins safe and convenient day to day.
Stops hereRelatives need an account and know-how; will, wishes and contacts are missing.
Apple/Google legacy contact
Does this wellGives relatives access to photos and data at one provider.
Stops hereOnly covers Apple or Google — and has to be set up in advance.
Lawyer & notary
Does this wellDrafts a legally valid will and gives binding advice.
Stops hereKnows none of your passwords, seed phrases or device codes, and isn't reachable at night.
As of 1 September 2026. All details to the best of our knowledge — corrections to hallo@erbnis.com.
Before you ask
The fair doubts.
Trust & security
Built like a digital safety deposit box.
GDPR-compliant
Fully compliant with European data protection law.
EU hosting
Your data never leaves the EU.
Row-Level Security
Only you can see your data — enforced at the database level.
Encryption
Encryption at rest and in transit. No client-side zero-knowledge encryption.
What we can do today — and what we can't yet.
Your data is stored encrypted on servers in the EU, and at database level only your own account can read it. Honestly: we could technically access it. We don't — and we won't pretend it's impossible.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
Annual
Free
€0 / forever
Vault, interview, one trusted person. Everything to begin.
- Guided interview
- Vault with up to 20 items
- 1 trusted person
- Copy of your will
- Checklist
Personal
Recommended€49 / per year
Unlimited items, multiple trusted people, time-delayed release.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited items
- Unlimited trusted people
- All three release modes incl. time-delayed release
- File attachments & templates
- Liveness check
Family
€89 / per year
Up to 5 vaults, shared management, preferred support.
- Up to 5 linked profiles
- Shared manager view
- Preferred support
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Spare your family the search.
Ten minutes today. An enormous difference on a day when they need it.