Comparison

Red Panic Button vs Action Button Pro

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
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**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

Action Button Pro

Customize your iPhone 15 Pro's Action Button with custom conditions and actions. Automate app launches based on your current activity, location, or even sports game schedules. Explore unique combinations and suggest new features.

Highlights
  • Create custom conditions
  • Assign actions to conditions
  • Automate app launches
  • Location-based triggers
  • Activity-based triggers
  • Sports game integration
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Action Button Pro lets you supercharge the Action Button on your iPhone. Create conditions and assign actions to them. Some examples: - If I'm playing music, open Spotify - If I'm on the train, open the Podcasts app - If I'm at work, open Slack - If a meeting just started, start a new note - If it's after 10pm, turn on the flashlight - If the Warriors or the Bulls are playing, open ESPN Sequences. Group your triggers into sets like Work, Travel, or Gym and switch between them from the top of the screen. Give a sequence its own condition and it switches itself when you get there. Not sure where to start? Six templates get you running in a tap. And when you press the button, you can see exactly which conditions passed, which didn't, and why — plus a history of everything your button has done. So many unique combinations and we are listening to feedback for any other suggestions you may have! Send feedback to me@shabz.co Works on any iPhone with an Action Button — iPhone 15 Pro and later. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Red Panic Button4 screens
Action Button Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Action Button Pro at 3.7 against Red Panic Button's 2.5. Action Button Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Red Panic Button's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Action Button Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Action Button Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Red Panic Button's written reviews are positive against 36% of Action Button Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, Action Button Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Red Panic Button versus Action Button Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Panic ButtonAction Button Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (17 ratings)3.7 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1725 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperULTIMATE COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE LTDShabzCo, LLC

Customer experience

Red Panic Button

All ratings17 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative66.7%

Action Button Pro

All ratings25 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Red Panic Button

Subscriptions1
  • Single User Full Version$0.991 Month
3 purchases

Action Button Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Action Button Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Action Button Pro Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Action Button Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Red Panic Button free?
Red Panic Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Action Button Pro free?
Action Button Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Red Panic Button or Action Button Pro?
Action Button Pro is rated higher. Red Panic Button averages 2.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Action Button Pro averages 3.7 from 25 ratings.
Do Red Panic Button or Action Button Pro have ads?
Red Panic Button shows ads; Action Button Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Red Panic Button or Action Button Pro?
Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, and Action Button Pro every 2 days. Most recently, Red Panic Button was updated on August 26, 2026 and Action Button Pro on September 18, 2026.

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