# Beacon: Panic Button & SOS — Emergency Alert, Live Location

> Emergency Alert, Live Location (iPhone/iPad app by Marija Gvozdenovic.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-panic-button-and-sos/id1301300836 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marija Gvozdenovic](https://appshunter.io/developer/1244055478)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany) and 25 more
- Released: 2018-02-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-panic-button-and-sos/id1301300836/reviews.md

## What is Beacon?

When a moment turns scary, one tap sends an SOS. Beacon alerts your trusted circle with your live location, gets you to a call fast, and can even fake an incoming call to help you slip away — plus a check-in timer so someone always knows you got there.

Beacon is your quiet safety net — simple enough to reach for in a rush, private enough to trust completely.

PANIC ALERT
Hold to arm, then one tap prepares an SOS with your live tracking link for your trusted circle. One more tap sends. One more tap calls. A built-in Fake Call helps you step away from an uncomfortable situation without alerting anyone around you.

LIVE LOCATION SHARE
Send a private tracking link and let your trusted contact watch your dot move in real time. They open a link — no app needed on their end, no account, nothing to install. Sharing stops the moment you say you're safe. Nothing is ever stored.

WATCH ME CHECK-IN
Set a timer before you head out — a night walk, a first date, a rideshare home, a solo hike. Check in with one tap when you arrive. If you don't, Beacon gets your last known location ready to send to the people you chose.

YOUR TRUSTED CIRCLE
Add up to 5 contacts. They need no account and no app — they just get a text. You choose who hears about a Panic, a Watch Me, or both.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account. No sign-up, ever.
• No analytics, no ads, no tracking.
• Your circle and settings live only on your device — visible to you, erasable any time.
• Live location passes through an ephemeral relay and is never written to disk, never logged, gone the moment you stop.

HONEST ABOUT HOW IT WORKS
Beacon is a safety net, not a replacement for emergency services. In a real emergency, call your local emergency number first. iOS always asks you to tap Send — Beacon cannot text silently, by design.

Personal safety since 2017 — years before iPhone added Check In. Still free. Still no account.
ROIDS software — indie-built, privacy-first.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2026-08-03

• One-tap Panic sends an SOS with your live location to your trusted circle, then calls.
• Watch Me check-in timer, so someone knows you got there safely.
• Fake Call to help you slip out of an uncomfortable moment.
• Faster, calmer, and fully private — everything stays on your device.

New name, same quiet safety net you've trusted since 2017.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-07-07

Panic, faster.

• Trigger a Fake Call from the Home Screen widget, Lock Screen, or Action Button — step away from a situation in one tap.
• Quicker one-tap access to Panic, Call, and Watch Me right from the widget.
• Polish and reliability improvements.

### 2.0 — 2026-07-02

Resculy is back — rebuilt from the ground up for modern iOS.

• Share your live location via a private link (watcher needs no app)
• Panic sends a live tracking link, not just a static pin
• Live Activity on Lock Screen: “I’m safe” and quick-message your watcher without unlocking
• Watch Me timer check-ins with one-tap safe confirmation
• Fake Call decoy for uncomfortable situations
• Trusted circle of up to 5 — no account needed for anyone
• 35 languages
• Fully private — no account, no tracking, Data Not Collected

### 1.0 — 2018-02-08

No release notes.

## More apps by Marija Gvozdenovic

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All apps by Marija Gvozdenovic: https://appshunter.io/developer/1244055478

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