# Linker: Family Safety — Check-ins, SOS & Safety Timer

> Check-ins, SOS & Safety Timer (iPhone/iPad app by hok lun cham.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/linker-family-safety/id6791403301 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [hok lun cham](https://appshunter.io/developer/6791403303)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-08-03
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Linker?

Feel safer when you are apart.

Linker gives families, partners, and close friends a simple way to say "I'm
OK", look out for one another, and respond when somebody may need support.

EVERYDAY REASSURANCE

- Send a daily check-in with one tap.
- Share how you feel with the people you choose.
- Use reminders to make checking in part of your routine.

SAFER JOURNEYS

- Start a Safety Timer before travelling, meeting someone, exercising alone,
  or heading home late.
- Confirm you are safe, extend the timer, or cancel it at any time.
- Choose whether to include temporary precise location during supported safety
  flows.

HELP WHEN IT MATTERS

- Press and hold SOS to alert selected emergency contacts.
- Let trusted contacts respond through a protected web page, even if they do
  not have Linker installed.
- Keep control of who receives your safety information.

CARE CIRCLE

- Create a private circle for family, a partner, or close friends.
- Share selected mood, battery, Safe Zone, and location status.
- Change sharing choices whenever you need.

Linker supports English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, and Thai.

Account deletion is available from Settings.

Important safety note:

Linker is not an emergency service. Network coverage, GPS accuracy, battery,
operating-system permissions, notification providers, spam filtering, and
recipient availability can affect delivery. In urgent or life-threatening
situations, call local emergency services first.

Privacy Policy:
https://us-central1-linker-app-a2580.cloudfunctions.net/api/v1/public/legal/privacy

Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Linker Plus Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Linker Plus Quarterly | $9.99 | per 3 months |
| Linker Plus Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


## Is Linker safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Linker.

## Is Linker legit?

Linker: Family Safety has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Linker is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1.3 — 2026-10-24

Improved layout compatibility for iPhone Duo, including smoother resizing when the device opens or closes. This update also includes reliability improvements. Linker is not an emergency service.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-27

This update fixes Care Circle access for free users and improves reliability across check-ins, safety notifications, and trusted-contact response pages. Linker now supports English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, and Thai. Linker is not an emergency service.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-09

Linker 1.1 adds Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, and Thai across the app, safety notifications, and trusted-contact response pages. This update also improves language selection and notification reliability. Linker is not an emergency service.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-03

No release notes.

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