Each feature, built for real-life group safety
The core features of BuddySOS. Pick one to see exactly how it works, what it costs, and where its limits are.
One-Tap SOS
BuddySOS's one-tap SOS button alerts your group with live location, works while your phone is locked, and includes a fallback if push notifications fail.
How it works →Live Buddy Tracking
See how BuddySOS updates your group's live map: background GPS every 30m/45s, synced to the server every 20s/25m, iOS and Android, no location history stored.
How it works →Private by Default
BuddySOS never sells location data and keeps no location history. See exactly what is shared, with whom, and how it compares to apps that log your trail.
How it works →Battery Saver Mode
BuddySOS adapts location polling to movement and never holds a wake lock. See the exact update intervals and how battery saver mode is tuned for long days.
How it works →Safe Zones
Draw a safe zone on the map and get alerted the moment someone enters or leaves. A group-based alternative to Life360 Places, with a 100m minimum radius.
How it works →SOS Text Escalation
BuddySOS sends an SMS with your live location to your emergency contacts the instant you hit SOS, free on every tier, even if they don't have the app.
How it works →See it in action. Download free.
Free on iOS and Android. Create your first group in under two minutes.