Red Panic Button vs TheHawkSafety
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
TheHawkSafety
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Experience unmatched peace of mind with The Hawk – your vigilant guardian in the digital age. Empower yourself and your loved ones with a powerful safety tool that offers real-time protection and peace of mind. Share The Hawk for free to easily designate trusted individuals from the hundreds of contacts in your device’s address book as your Protectors, who will stand ready to assist in times of need to protect each other. How many times do we have security "blind spots" where we can't protect ourselves or loved ones? Do you ever wonder if your loved one made it to their destination safely? How many times do we wish we had someone with us to witness something that is happening around us or to us, helping to protect each other with our virtual presence?. Let The Hawk help minimize risky blind spots in everyday life. The Hawk is a new leader in safety-tech, giving the human connection formal benefits of safety. This free app is the first step to help you grow a protective “eye in the sky” for yourself, and to help give purpose and peace to loved ones and families globally, knowing we’re protecting each other. By joining The Hawk community, you’ll also be in-the-know of the latest safety tips so you’re one step ahead of the latest traps criminals use on their victims, and you’ll be notified when The Hawk introduces to your market optional wearable devices such as, alert buttons, smart wrist-bands, Whistler, Bracelets, watches, belt buckles, pet collars, etcetera, bringing your family’s safety to the next level. Would you like to know how The Hawk can transform your sense of safety and connection? Download now and join the community!"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TheHawkSafety at none against Red Panic Button's 1. TheHawkSafety also leads on ads (none vs shown). Red Panic Button's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Red Panic Button sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. TheHawkSafety asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, TheHawkSafety monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Panic Button | TheHawkSafety |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ULTIMATE COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE LTD | SAFE4R, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Red Panic Button
- Single User Full Version$0.991 Month
TheHawkSafety
No in-app purchases
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