Comparison

Red Panic Button vs Ghost Car

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

Ghost Car

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Every driver has wondered: is my usual route actually faster, or does it just feel that way? Ghost Car ends the guessing game. Record your drives with GPS precision, then compare multiple routes using intelligent alignment that syncs them by starting point, ending point, or the exact moment your paths diverge and reconnect. INTELLIGENT COMPARISON Six sophisticated alignment modes: • Start Location — Compare from the same starting point • End Location — Compare approaches to your destination • First Divergence — Align where your paths split • Last Divergence — Find the final fork that matters • First Convergence — Sync where routes meet back up • Last Convergence — Analyze the final stretch side-by-side ANIMATED PLAYBACK Scrub through time with a video-style timeline. Speed up from 1× to 6×. Watch color-coded vehicles move in perfect sync. The truth plays out in front of you—no charts, no confusion, just pure visual proof. FEATURES • Live GPS tracking with speed, distance, altitude, and heading • Compare up to 6 routes simultaneously • Interactive timeline with variable playback speeds • Idle detection that trims stationary periods automatically • Color-coded routes and labeled vehicle markers • Auto-zooming maps that keep all vehicles in frame • Drive sharing with 24-hour expiring links • iCloud sync across all your devices • Dark Mode support PRIVACY FIRST Your location data stays on your device. Drives sync via your private iCloud account. No account required. No tracking. No ads. We don’t collect, sell, or analyze your data.

Screenshots

Red Panic Button4 screens
Ghost Car4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Red Panic Button at Free against Ghost Car's $0.99. Red Panic Button also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Ghost Car's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Red Panic Button is free to download; Ghost Car costs $0.99 up front. Red Panic Button sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Ghost Car asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, Ghost Car daily. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Red Panic Button versus Ghost Car: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Panic ButtonGhost Car
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperULTIMATE COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE LTDTodd Hertzelle

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Red Panic Button

Subscriptions1
  • Single User Full Version$0.991 Month
None

Ghost Car

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Panic Button free?
Red Panic Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Car free?
Ghost Car costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Red Panic Button or Ghost Car have ads?
Red Panic Button shows ads; Ghost Car does not.
Which is updated more often, Red Panic Button or Ghost Car?
Red Panic Button ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ghost Car daily. Most recently, Red Panic Button was updated on August 26, 2026 and Ghost Car on September 21, 2026.

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