Comparison

Rave Panic Button vs HALO

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

Head to head
About

Rave Panic Button

This app helps you get help faster in emergencies by instantly contacting 9-1-1 and notifying on-site personnel. It can also alert staff for non-911 situations. When calling 9-1-1, it transmits critical incident data to the dispatcher.

Highlights
  • Instant 9-1-1 dialing
  • On-site personnel notification
  • Staff Assist for non-911 alerts
  • Real-time incident data transmission
  • Location services integration
Features
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Rave Panic Button reduces the time before help reaches you in an emergency. For critical emergencies, activate one of the five Rave Panic Buttons to start dialing 9-1-1. When activated at a location configured for your organization, Rave Panic Button also notifies on-site individuals, getting you immediate assistance. For lower-severity issues not requiring a 9-1-1 call, you can use the Staff Assist feature to notify on-site individuals only. Using Staff Assist will not dial 9-1-1. When a Rave Panic Button 9-1-1 call is routed to a participating 9-1-1 center, the 9-1-1 call taker automatically receives real-time, critical incident information such as the emergency type, building floor plans, emergency response plans, and other critical details via Rave's patented Smart911 technology. Rave Panic Button is a product of Rave Mobile Safety, whose industry-leading public safety applications protect millions of people nationwide. Rave Panic Button is free, but works best when your school, business, or other organization subscribes to the service. Notes: • Some Rave Panic Button features require a data connection and access to your phone's location services. • Rave Panic Button works best when you enable Notifications and keep your phone connected to a Wi-Fi network. • You must be authorized by a participating organization to fully access Rave Panic Button’s features. The app automatically checks your authorization status during setup. • Always contact 9-1-1 in an emergency. Rave Panic Button makes it easy by dialing 9-1-1 for you, but you must click the "Call" button after activating Rave Panic Button in order to place the call.

About

HALO

Receive real-time alerts and monitor environmental and security events from smart sensors. Administrators can manage notifications and user groups, while individual users can filter events on the go.

Highlights
  • Real-time event notifications
  • Monitor vape and air quality
  • Security event monitoring
  • Create and manage notifications
  • Configure user groups
  • App-based event filtering
Features
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Halo Cloud enables members of your organization to receive real-time notifications and monitor recent vape, air quality and security events from your installed base of Halo IOT Smart Sensors. System administrators can use the HALO Cloud web interface to: - Create and manage multiple notifications triggered by selected events on specific groups of devices - Send them to configurable groups of users such as facilities managers, security staff and administration. - App-based filtering options enable individual users to focus on the events that matter most to them on the go.

Screenshots

Rave Panic Button4 screens
HALO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rave Panic Button at 57% against HALO's 0%. Rave Panic Button also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (807 vs 8). HALO's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Rave Panic Button holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rave Panic Button has 807 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Rave Panic Button's written reviews are positive against 0% of HALO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rave Panic Button versus HALO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRave Panic ButtonHALO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (807 ratings) — better3.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings807 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRave Mobile SafetyIPVideo Corporation

Customer experience

Rave Panic Button

All ratings796 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.5%

HALO

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rave Panic Button

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • No "alarm" sound when activated
  • No audible alarms even with critical alerts enabled
  • Cannot sign up with phone number
  • Cannot verify number
  • App not working
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  • No confirmation text for registration

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch app/extension
  • Cellular Apple Watch integration
  • Louder audible alarms
  • Ability to use worldwide
  • Clarification on institutional use

HALO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rave Panic Button

No in-app purchases

None

HALO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rave Panic Button free?
Rave Panic Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HALO free?
HALO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rave Panic Button or HALO?
Rave Panic Button is rated higher. Rave Panic Button averages 4.8 out of 5 from 807 ratings, while HALO averages 3.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Rave Panic Button or HALO have ads?
Neither Rave Panic Button nor HALO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rave Panic Button or HALO?
Rave Panic Button ships an update every 2 months, and HALO every 2 months. Most recently, Rave Panic Button was updated on November 1, 2026 and HALO on October 24, 2026.

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