SOSSA vs PanicButton SOS | Emergency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SOSSA
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
SOSSA ships an update every 3 days, PanicButton SOS | Emergency every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SOSSA | PanicButton SOS | Emergency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spoon DXB LLC FZ | Maximiliano Filsinger |
In-app purchases
SOSSA
- 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
PanicButton SOS | Emergency
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