Beacon Safe is a daily check-in safety net for your Android phone. Miss a check-in and the people you choose are alerted — by email, SMS, and an automated voice call. On Google Play, free to start.
Beacon Safe is a check-in safety app for Android, free on Google Play. You tap "I'm safe" on a schedule you set; miss the deadline and, after a 2-hour grace period, your contacts are alerted by email, SMS, and voice. The countdown runs server-side, so alerts fire even if your Android phone is dead or off. No location tracking. Plus is $19.99/mo.
The Difference
Search "safety app" on Google Play and most results keep you safe by watching where you go — always-on GPS, a live map, a stored movement history. Beacon Safe takes the opposite approach: it notices when you go quiet, and needs no location at all.
| Check-in app (Beacon Safe) | Typical location-sharing app | |
|---|---|---|
| Requests location permission | Never | Usually always-on GPS |
| Stores a movement history | None | Often, by design |
| What contacts can see | Whether you checked in | Your live location / history |
| How it protects you | Alerts people if you go silent | Lets people watch where you are |
| Works if phone is off | Yes — server-side timer | No — needs live GPS |
| Feels like surveillance | No | Often, to the person tracked |
See it applied: Beacon Safe vs Life360 · vs Citizen
Why It Matters
Miss a check-in and Beacon Safe alerts your people by email, SMS, and an automated voice call. Most Android check-in apps stop at one channel — redundancy is the whole point when it matters.
The check-in countdown runs on our servers, not on your Android phone. So if your battery dies, you lose signal, or your phone is lost, the alert to your contacts still fires on schedule.
Beacon Safe never asks for location permission and stores no GPS data. There's no map and no movement history — it watches whether you check in, not where you are.
The free tier covers 3 contacts with email alerts and custom intervals. Upgrade to Plus for SMS, voice calls, and up to 10 contacts. No ads, and your data is never sold.
How It Works
Choose a daily, 48-hour, or 72-hour schedule that fits your routine. No location, no calendar of your movements — just a deadline.
3 contacts on the free tier, up to 10 on Plus. They opt in before any SMS or voice call reaches them.
Miss the deadline and, after a 2-hour grace period, your contacts are told you went quiet — and when. No coordinates attached.
Pricing
FAQ
Yes. Beacon Safe is a check-in safety app for Android, available free on the Google Play Store. You set a check-in schedule, and if you miss the deadline your chosen contacts are alerted by email, SMS, and an automated voice call. There's a free tier and a $19.99/month Plus tier. The same account also works on iPhone.
You pick a check-in interval (daily, 48-hour, or 72-hour) and add the people you trust as emergency contacts. Beacon Safe sends you a reminder notification on your Android phone; you tap "I'm safe" to confirm. If you miss the deadline, then after a 2-hour grace period your contacts are told you went quiet and when. The countdown runs on our servers, so the alert still fires even if your Android phone is dead, off, or out of signal. See the full walkthrough.
Yes. The free tier on Android covers 3 emergency contacts with email alerts and custom check-in intervals from 12 to 72 hours. The $19.99/month Plus tier (or $199.99/year) adds SMS and automated voice-call alerts, up to 10 contacts, and Safety Check. There are no ads and your data is never sold.
Beacon Safe runs on current Android phones from Google Play. Check-in reminders arrive as standard Android push notifications, and the safety alerts to your contacts (email, SMS, voice) are sent from our servers, not your phone — so contacts are reached even if your device is offline, dead, or lost.
No. Beacon Safe never requests location permission and stores no GPS data on any platform, including Android. It doesn't watch where you go — it watches whether you check in on time. Your contacts only learn that you missed a check-in and when, never your location. More on our security & privacy page.
In spirit, yes. A dead man's switch triggers an action when you stop responding. Beacon Safe applies that idea to personal safety: if you stop checking in, it automatically notifies your chosen contacts. It's a friendly, non-technical version for anyone living alone, working alone, or traveling solo — no scripts or setup beyond adding your contacts and a schedule.
Beacon Safe is a check-in safety net, not a live-tracking or emergency-dispatch app. Because it never tracks location, it can't show a contact your live position on a map. It is not an emergency service and does not contact 911; in a life-threatening emergency, call 911 directly. What it does do well: notice when you go silent and reach the people you trust by email, SMS, and voice.
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Free to start on Google Play. Also on iPhone.