Comparison

911 Help SMS vs Gratitude Guide

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

Gratitude Guide

This app guides you through nightly reflections by prompting you to identify three things you are grateful for and explain why. It includes features like a breathing animation, reminders, and the ability to log your progress and sync across devices. Your reflections can be exported in various formats.

Highlights
  • Guided 'what' and 'why' prompts
  • Moon phase breathing animation
  • Optional nightly reminders
  • Photo attachment to entries
  • Calendar of reflections
  • Searchable journal
  • Streak counter
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Most gratitude apps want a list of three things and that's it. Gratitude Guide asks why and forces you to answer to move on. It takes longer so you take longer. What's in the app: - Three guided entries each night, with a "what" and a "why" prompt - A moon phase breathing animation between entries to slow you down - Optional nightly reminder - Optional photo on any entry - A calendar of every night you showed up - Search across all your reflections - A streak counter that forgives missed days - Logs to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes - iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad - Export everything as CSV, JSON, or Markdown — your reflections are yours Free. No ads. No forced upgrades. One $1.99 upgrade if you want customizable breathing times. Gratitude Guide is the night app in a small ritual stack. There are two others: - Waking Words — for the start of the day - Mantra Mirror — for the middle of the day You don't have to use all three. They aren't a system. They're three small things for three different kinds of moments. Some nights it will be hard to find three things. Find three anyway.

Screenshots

911 Help SMS1 screens
Gratitude Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 911 Help SMS at 18.6 against Gratitude Guide's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Gratitude Guide 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 Gratitude Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

911 Help SMS ships an update monthly, Gratitude Guide every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
911 Help SMS versus Gratitude Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter911 Help SMSGratitude Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSafety Now Solutions LLCBrutechild LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

911 Help SMS

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

Gratitude Guide

One-time1
  • Breathing Customization$1.99

Questions

Is 911 Help SMS free?
911 Help SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gratitude Guide free?
Gratitude Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 911 Help SMS or Gratitude Guide?
911 Help SMS and Gratitude Guide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 911 Help SMS or Gratitude Guide have ads?
Neither 911 Help SMS nor Gratitude Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 911 Help SMS or Gratitude Guide?
911 Help SMS ships an update monthly, and Gratitude Guide every 4 weeks. Most recently, 911 Help SMS was updated on September 24, 2026 and Gratitude Guide on October 5, 2026.

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