Comparison

911 Help SMS vs EmergencyCalls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

911 Help SMS

This app provides quick access to emergency services and safety features. It allows users to text 911, know their location, and access important hotlines. Premium versions offer features like location retracing and emergency contact alerts.

Highlights
  • Text 911 with one tap
  • Know your current location
  • Access international emergency numbers
  • Suicide and domestic abuse hotlines
  • Location retracing
  • Emergency contact alerts
  • Walk safely feature
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911 Help SMS FREE Version: - Text 911 in with one simple tap - Know where you are before calling 911 - Know the emergency numbers in other countries - Suicide hotline, domestic abuse hotline, poison control number Pro Version - retrace to your last saved location to avoid getting lost - let others follow you during a walk - add emergency contacts -------------------------- Subscription Features 911 Help SMS FREE Version: - Text 911 in with one simple tap - Know where you are before calling 911 - Informs one family contact your location when you initiate a 911 call - Know the emergency numbers in other countries - Retrace your original location when lost - Suicide hotline, domestic abuse hotline, poison control number 911 Help SMS Lite 365: Includes up to 5 family contacts to send alerts to. Includes walk safely feature. Yearly Plan $0.99/year 911 Help SMS PRO: Includes up to 5 family contacts to send alerts to. Includes walk safely feature. One Time Payment $4.99 (no annual fee) Your subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the confirmation of your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, at the same price as the current subscription. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. -------------------------- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. For Terms of Use, please refer to https://www.911helpsms.com/terms/

About

EmergencyCalls

This app uses iOS text-to-speech to relay your location and critical personal information to emergency responders. It aims to provide rescuers with essential details like medical history and address to facilitate a faster and more effective rescue.

Highlights
  • Location sharing
  • Text-to-speech for rescuers
  • Medical history input
  • Home address input
  • iOS TTS integration
Features
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Using iOS TTS service to synthesize your location to Emergency rescuers, and some key informations like your diseases history and home address, So they can arrive to you to save your life.

Screenshots

911 Help SMS1 screens
EmergencyCalls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 911 Help SMS at monthly against EmergencyCalls's every 7 months. EmergencyCalls's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 911 Help SMS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and EmergencyCalls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 911 Help SMS against 5.0 for EmergencyCalls. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

911 Help SMS ships an update monthly, EmergencyCalls every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
911 Help SMS versus EmergencyCalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter911 Help SMSEmergencyCalls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSafety Now Solutions LLC盼军 崔

Customer experience

911 Help SMS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EmergencyCalls

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

911 Help SMS

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
1 purchases

EmergencyCalls

One-time1
  • Buy a Coffee for Author$0.99

Questions

Is 911 Help SMS free?
911 Help SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EmergencyCalls free?
EmergencyCalls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 911 Help SMS or EmergencyCalls?
911 Help SMS and EmergencyCalls are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 911 Help SMS or EmergencyCalls have ads?
Neither 911 Help SMS nor EmergencyCalls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 911 Help SMS or EmergencyCalls?
911 Help SMS ships an update monthly, and EmergencyCalls every 7 months. Most recently, 911 Help SMS was updated on October 24, 2026 and EmergencyCalls on October 24, 2026.

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