Comparison

Red Panic Button vs Buo

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

Head to head
About

Red Panic Button

This app provides a one-touch solution for emergencies. Upon activation, it sends your location and a customizable alert message via SMS or email to pre-set contacts. It also offers features like voice recording and emergency number dialing.

Highlights
  • Send Panic SMS
  • Send Panic Email
  • Record voice message
  • Customizable alert text
  • Emergency Number feature
  • Works with Apple Watch
Read full description

**Red Panic Button is now a universal app** When you are in trouble press the Red Panic Button! You just have to set a panic number or mail address and the phone will send a message which contains your address and location, determined using the fine GPS based or coarse GSM based coordinates. Features: - Send Panic SMS (works only on iPhone and iPad 3G) - Automatically send Panic email to designated email list - Retina display ready - Uses GPS/Network (where available on iPhone and iPad 3G) to determine your location or Wifi (on the iPod touch and iPad Wifi) - Emergency Number feature! You can now set the Emergency Number that is called at the press of the Red Panic Button. The number can be set from app settings. - Record voice feature! You can now send a recording to designated email list - Alert text customization Free features: -Send Panic SMS -Send Panic Email - Photo/video alert message - Audio alert message - One Secondary Alert - Works with Apple Watch - Works with BLE Alert Button Single User Subscription features: - No ADS - Unlimited panic contacts (We don't upload your contacts to server) - Unlimited Secondary Alerts Terms of use - https://www.redpanicbutton.com/legal/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy - https://www.redpanicbutton.com/legal/privacy-policy/ Tips: - To reach more friends, multiple email addresses and phone numbers can be added - Stay tuned for more features ___ Red Panic Button requires internet connection in order to display the current address and send the email message. The Panic SMS feature does not work on iPod touch and iPad Wifi! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Buo

Features
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BUO es una herramienta de seguridad autogestionada que permite a los usuarios generar grupos de interés llamados "comunidades seguras". Cada una de estas comunidades tiene la posibilidad de administrar su seguridad y darse cuenta de las situaciones de riesgo que sus miembros tienen para tomar las acciones pertinentes y poder ayudar a la persona en peligro. Buo te da la Posibilidad de agregar tus contactos de emergencia como vecinos, familiares y amigos para enviar alertas de los siguientes botones de pánico en tiempo real: - Seguridad - Incendio - Salud - Maltrato - Tránsito - Acoso - Mi ubicación

Screenshots

Red Panic Button4 screens
Buo1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buo at none against Red Panic Button's 1. Buo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price and device support 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. Red Panic Button sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Buo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, Buo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Red Panic Button versus Buo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Panic ButtonBuo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperULTIMATE COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE LTDOktal Desarrollos Tecnológicos S.A.S

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Red Panic Button

Subscriptions1
  • Single User Full Version$0.991 Month
None

Buo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Panic Button free?
Red Panic Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buo free?
Buo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Red Panic Button or Buo have ads?
Red Panic Button shows ads; Buo does not.
Which is updated more often, Red Panic Button or Buo?
Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, and Buo fortnightly. Most recently, Red Panic Button was updated on October 22, 2026 and Buo on October 11, 2026.

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