Get Help SOS vs Tour Idyllwild
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Get Help SOS
This app provides a quick way to text your location to emergency services and alert family members via SMS and email. It aims to improve location accuracy indoors and offers international emergency contact information.
- One-tap SMS 911 with location
- Family alerts via email and text
- Improved indoor location detection
- International emergency number information
- Apple Watch and Flic Button support
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SMS Text 911 your location with one tap (you will need to confirm if your city or county supports Text 911) Know where you are before calling 911. This App helps improve location detection when indoors (where GPS can become less accurate). The App will inform you of alternative 911 numbers in other countries. Get Help SOS is a personal safety and emergency alert application that provides additional security by alerting family members via email and text messages when you call 9-1-1 or Text 9-1-1. -------------------------- Subscription Information Lite Version: You will receive up to 1 family contact to send alerts to. There is no time limit. Get Help SOS 365 Includes up to 5 family contacts to send alerts to. Yearly Plan $0.99/year Get Help SOS Wearable Includes up to 5 family contacts to send alerts to. Includes support for the Apple Watch and Flic Button. Yearly Plan $1.49/year Get Help SOS Pro Includes up to 5 family contacts to send alerts to. Includes support for the Apple Watch and Flic Button. Not an annual purchase. One Time Purchase $4.99 (for the life of the product) Your subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the confirmation of your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, at the same price as the current subscription. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. -------------------------- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. For Terms of Use, please refer to https://www.911helpsms.com/terms/
Tour Idyllwild
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Take a tour of locations all over Idyllwild and learn the history of them, plus see historic photos. You can tour the app from the comfort of your home, stop at each of the locations as you go, or find information right where you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tour Idyllwild at 5.0 against Get Help SOS's 4.3. Tour Idyllwild also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Get Help SOS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, 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. Get Help SOS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Tour Idyllwild asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tour Idyllwild holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Get Help SOS has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Get Help SOS ships an update every 3 weeks, Tour Idyllwild every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Get Help SOS | Tour Idyllwild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Safety Now Solutions LLC | Christine Perreault |
In-app purchases
Get Help SOS
- 911 Help SMS 365$0.991 Year
- 911 Help SMS Wearable$1.491 Year
- Enable Additional Contacts$4.99
Tour Idyllwild
No in-app purchases
