Some interesting safety Apps to look out for!
‘Yes, they’re still apps, I know, and they won’t stop tragedies—violent attacks, car crashes—from happening. But they might just give you the tools you need to alert your loved ones or the authorities and get you help faster when they happen—which is sort of priceless, isn’t it?’
Download Cost: Free
Additional Costs: None—earlier this year, they made the premium features free
How It Works: Set up a network of your loved ones (or “Guardians”) and they can “follow” you home via GPS trace. Then, if you press the app’s alarm in an emergency, they’ll get an alert with your exact location, while bSafe will record audio and video from your phone in case you want to present it to the police later.
The Verdict: It’s pretty awesome, now that they’ve made the more advanced features free. (On most other apps, you have to pay for those more sophisticated services.)
Read more on other such Apps in Elle.