Comparison

Get Help SOS vs SOS Safe Ride

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

SOS Safe Ride

Features
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A nonprofit designated driving program created by The Safe Ride Foundation of Frederick County Maryland, our area's only 501(c)3 anti-drunk driving organization. Two friendly volunteer drivers arrive, one drives you home in your vehicle while the other follows. That's it! Founded in 2016, SOS Safe Ride has now prevented over 19,000 DUI offenses in Frederick County as it celebrates over a decade of volunteer service to our area.

Screenshots

Get Help SOS1 screens
SOS Safe Ride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SOS Safe Ride at none against Get Help SOS's 3. SOS Safe Ride also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Get Help SOS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Get Help SOS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. SOS Safe Ride asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Get Help SOS ships an update every 3 weeks, SOS Safe Ride every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Get Help SOS versus SOS Safe Ride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGet Help SOSSOS Safe Ride
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB93 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSafety Now Solutions LLCSafe Ride Foundation Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Get Help SOS

Subscriptions2
  • 911 Help SMS 365$0.991 Year
  • 911 Help SMS Wearable$1.491 Year
One-time1
  • Enable Additional Contacts$4.99
None

SOS Safe Ride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Get Help SOS free?
Get Help SOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SOS Safe Ride free?
SOS Safe Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Get Help SOS or SOS Safe Ride have ads?
Neither Get Help SOS nor SOS Safe Ride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Get Help SOS or SOS Safe Ride?
Get Help SOS ships an update every 3 weeks, and SOS Safe Ride every 4 days. Most recently, Get Help SOS was updated on October 23, 2026 and SOS Safe Ride on October 12, 2026.

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