Comparison

SOSSA 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

SOSSA

Features
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You already text "I'm home" every night. SOSSA sends it for you automatically. And when something goes wrong, one tap connects your whole circle. Instant alert, simultaneous group call, live GPS location. No airtime needed. That's SOSSA. Not a call centre. Not a stranger. Your own trusted circle. The people who already know you, and will actually show up. PANIC BUTTON Tap once. Every trusted contact is alerted instantly, a group call starts with everyone on the line, and your live location is shared for the duration of the call. The call is automatically recorded for your protection. SAFE LOCATIONS (NEW) The end of "text me when you get there." Save the places that matter, home, school, work, and SOSSA automatically lets your circle know the moment you arrive safely. 5 locations free, up to 100 on Premium. LIVE LOCATION SHARING (NEW) One tap in the app or from the widget, and your trusted contacts can follow your live location in real time. KEY FEATURES One tap SOS from the home screen, lock screen, or widget Emergency group call, everyone hears each other Live GPS tracking during the call, stops when the call ends In app calling on data, no airtime needed Automatic call recording for your protection Automatic safe arrival alerts at your saved locations Trusted contacts join for free, only the alert sender subscribes Works silently in the background, ready when you need it BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Car trouble at night. A walk home alone. A child travelling to school. A medical scare. A moment when you just need someone to know where you are. SOSSA doesn't replace emergency services. It gets the people who care about you there first. Terms of Service: https://sossa.co.za/terms Privacy Policy: https://sossa.co.za/privacy

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 sends 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 designed for the critical interval: the time between an incident and the arrival of help. 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 of the same area. 2. Members join by username, code or QR code, with approval from the group administrator. 3. When the button is pressed, every member receives a priority notification with the sender’s live location. THREE LEVELS SOS. Emergency: the group and the emergency contacts receive the alarm and the live location from the first second. Heads-up. Advance notice: the user says what they are about to do and until when; if they do not confirm their status in time, it becomes an emergency. I’m OK. A reassurance signal for the group, with no alarm. 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. Sent when the alert is triggered, never before, with map tracking during the event, even with the screen locked. Priority delivery. The notification arrives even if the recipient has every other notice muted. Wellness checks. Periodic verification with an automatic notice if there is no answer. Automatic escalation. Without a status confirmation, the system widens the notification according to the configured policy. Emergency contacts. Each one chooses when to be told: from the first second, after the first unanswered check, or as a last resort. They receive the notice without belonging to a group, also via Telegram if they do not have the app. Phone book. Each person with their number and how they receive alerts; they can stay in the book without being an emergency contact. Medical card. Blood type, allergies, medication and contacts, available during the event. Drill mode. Tests the full circuit without generating a real alert. Group management. Adding, removing and approving members under the administrator’s control; each group with its area and its members. Multilingual coverage. Interface in ten languages and notifications in eighteen, each in the recipient’s language. USE CASES Trips and journeys home at night. Field work and shifts without direct supervision. Passenger transport and deliveries. Shops and premises open to the public. Technicians working in other people’s homes. Older adults and people who live alone. Meetings with strangers. Coordinated safety among neighbours of the same area. Medical emergencies where the medical card is decisive. PRIVACY AND DATA CONTROL Location is sent only when an alert is triggered. There is no continuous tracking and no history of routes. No data is sold and no advertising is shown. The account and all the information linked to it 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 staff, with managed groups and their own protocols. Enquiries: contact@atseacode.dev SCOPE OF THE SERVICE PanicButton SOS complements public emergency services and does not replace them. Its role is to cut the time it takes to reach the people who are in a position to help immediately. Developed by atSeaCode. More at panicbuttonsos.app

Screenshots

SOSSA4 screens
PanicButton SOS | Emergency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PanicButton SOS | Emergency at none against SOSSA's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. SOSSA sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PanicButton SOS | Emergency asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOSSA ships an update every 3 days, PanicButton SOS | Emergency every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SOSSA versus PanicButton SOS | Emergency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOSSAPanicButton SOS | Emergency
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpoon DXB LLC FZMaximiliano Filsinger

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SOSSA

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription Sharing$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription Sharing$29.991 Year
None

PanicButton SOS | Emergency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOSSA free?
SOSSA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PanicButton SOS | Emergency free?
PanicButton SOS | Emergency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SOSSA or PanicButton SOS | Emergency have ads?
Neither SOSSA nor PanicButton SOS | Emergency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOSSA or PanicButton SOS | Emergency?
SOSSA ships an update every 3 days, and PanicButton SOS | Emergency every 5 days. Most recently, SOSSA was updated on September 29, 2026 and PanicButton SOS | Emergency on October 6, 2026.

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