Comparison

SEND HELP vs PanicButton SOS | Emergency

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

Head to head
About

SEND HELP

This app provides a quick and simple way to send emergency alerts to pre-selected contacts via SMS and email. It can also post your location to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter with a single tap, helping loved ones find you in dangerous situations.

Highlights
  • One-push alert sending
  • Pre-defined emergency messages
  • Separate contacts for SMS and email
  • Facebook wall posting
  • Twitter posting
  • Optional GPS location sharing
Features
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This app could get you out of trouble one day - maybe even save your life! Designed for simplicity, speed, and ease of use, this app will get your request for help out there FAST. Send SMS and emails to pre-selected emergency contacts and post your location to Facebook and Twitter, all with the click of a button. ******* Alert your loved ones can find you when you are in danger. Warn your friends and family of dangers or hazards near your area. Send Help is the ULTIMATE emergency SOS panic button for iPhone. ******* Features: -> Simple interface - one push starts sending alerts! -> Pre-define your emergency message and contacts -> Separate contacts for email and SMS -> Post to your Facebook wall -> Post to Twitter -> Today view extension to launch the app and send your alerts -> Settings page makes configuring contacts and social networking simple and easy -> Optionally include your GPS location as a Maps link -> Location link will even open the Maps app on supported Smart Phones! NOTE: Facebook posting functionality may be limited by FB’s new restrictions on pre-populating messages to be shared on your wall. This new update will HOPEFULLY be accepted by the Facebook review team and restore posting functions as soon as possible. DISCLAIMER: This app is intended to function as a panic button for legitimate emergencies. It is not to be used for pranks, jokes, or false alarms. Please read the Terms and Conditions before using this app. Stay safe, do not misuse this app, and do not break the law. * Email and SMS available on supported devices only. *

About

PanicButton SOS | Emergency

This app provides a silent neighborhood alarm for your community or family. In emergencies, a single button press discreetly alerts your trusted contacts and neighbors with your real-time location. It functions even when the app is closed or the phone is locked.

Highlights
  • Silent emergency alerts
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Group creation (neighborhood, family)
  • Works with app closed or phone locked
  • Trusted contact alerts
  • Emergency categories
  • Test mode for drills
Features
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Personal alert system with real-time location. PanicButton SOS transmits an alert to a user-defined response group in under two seconds, with the exact position and without the phone making a sound. It is built for the critical interval: the time between an incident and the arrival of assistance. Personal, family and professional use. No cost, no ads, no subscription. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set up the response group: family, work team, field staff, or neighbours in the same area. 2. Members join by code or QR code, subject to approval by the group administrator. 3. When the button is activated, every member receives a priority notification with the sender's live location. FEATURES Discreet activation. The device sending the alert neither rings nor vibrates. Hardware trigger. Side button or Action button, without unlocking the screen or opening the app. Real-time location. Transmitted when the alert is activated, never before, with map tracking during the event. Priority delivery. The notification arrives even when the recipient has muted everything else. Automatic escalation. Absent a status confirmation, the system widens the notification according to the configured policy. Wellness checks. Periodic verification with an automatic notice when there is no response. Medical card. Blood type, allergies, medication and contacts, available during the event. Drill mode. Tests the full circuit without generating a real alert. Group administration. Adding, removing and approving members under the administrator's control. Multilingual coverage. Each recipient receives the alert in their own language. Trusted contacts. People who receive the notice even without belonging to a group. APPLICATIONS Night-time journeys and commutes home. Field work and shifts without direct supervision. Passenger transport and delivery. Shops and premises serving the public. Technical staff working in third-party homes. Older adults and people who live alone. Meetings with people not previously known. Security coordination among neighbours in the same area. Medical emergencies where the clinical record is decisive. PRIVACY AND DATA CONTROL Location is transmitted only when an alert is activated. There is no continuous tracking and no historical record of journeys. No data is sold and no advertising is shown. The account and all associated information can be deleted from within the app. DEPLOYMENT IN ORGANISATIONS Companies, cooperatives, municipalities and security providers can deploy PanicButton SOS as an alert system for their personnel, with managed groups and their own escalation protocols. Institutional enquiries: contact@atseacode.dev SCOPE OF THE SERVICE PanicButton SOS complements public emergency services and does not replace them. Its purpose is to reduce the time it takes to notify the people in a position to assist immediately. Developed by atSeaCode. More information at panicbuttonsos.app

Screenshots

SEND HELP2 screens
PanicButton SOS | Emergency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PanicButton SOS | Emergency at 100% against SEND HELP's 29%. PanicButton SOS | Emergency also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). SEND HELP's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PanicButton SOS | Emergency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEND HELP has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SEND HELP's written reviews are positive against 100% of PanicButton SOS | Emergency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SEND HELP ships an update every 8 months, PanicButton SOS | Emergency every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SEND HELP versus PanicButton SOS | Emergency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSEND HELPPanicButton SOS | Emergency
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin HuntMaximiliano Filsinger

Customer experience

SEND HELP

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative64.5%

PanicButton SOS | Emergency

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SEND HELP

No in-app purchases

None

PanicButton SOS | Emergency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SEND HELP free?
SEND HELP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PanicButton SOS | Emergency free?
PanicButton SOS | Emergency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SEND HELP or PanicButton SOS | Emergency?
PanicButton SOS | Emergency is rated higher. SEND HELP averages 3.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PanicButton SOS | Emergency averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SEND HELP or PanicButton SOS | Emergency have ads?
Neither SEND HELP nor PanicButton SOS | Emergency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SEND HELP or PanicButton SOS | Emergency?
SEND HELP ships an update every 8 months, and PanicButton SOS | Emergency every 5 days. Most recently, SEND HELP was updated on September 27, 2026 and PanicButton SOS | Emergency on September 18, 2026.

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