Lone Worker Safety App with One-Tap SOS
One tap tells your team exactly where you are and that you need help.
What it is
Share live GPS location with a team or trusted group on BuddySOS, free on iOS and Android, and trigger a one-tap SOS that sends your exact position and keeps broadcasting after the screen locks.
Home visits, open houses, remote sites, and late-night routes put people on their own where no one would notice a problem quickly. BuddySOS lets a lone worker share live location with their team and fire a one-tap SOS that sends exact coordinates when something goes wrong.
Working alone changes what a safety plan has to do. On a team, someone notices. On your own, the gap between something going wrong and anyone realizing it runs until your next scheduled contact, which can be hours.
The usual answer is a check-in habit: a text when you arrive, a text when you leave. It holds up until the moment it matters, because a missed text is ambiguous. Running late and in trouble look identical from the other end, and the person waiting has to guess which one it is.
A live position removes the guess. Your team is not waiting on a message. They can see where you are, and the alert you send is one tap rather than a call you may not be in a position to make.
Why standard apps fall short here
- No one notices fast when you are working alone and something goes wrong.
- A phone call needs both hands and enough calm to dial, neither of which you have in a tense moment.
- A missed check-in reads the same whether someone is running late or in trouble.
- A schedule says where you were supposed to be, not where you are.
- Employers and teams need to know exactly where you are right now, updated as you move.
- Dedicated lone-worker monitoring services charge a recurring fee.
What BuddySOS gives you
- Share live location with your team for the visit, route, or shift.
- A one-tap SOS sends exact coordinates and keeps broadcasting after the screen locks, so the phone can go back in a pocket.
- The team watches your position update in real time as you move.
- SOS text escalation reaches a contact over SMS, even if they never installed the app.
- You control when sharing is on, and BuddySOS keeps no history of where you have been once it is off.
- Core features stay free, with location shared only inside your group.
Where lone workers run it
Questions about BuddySOS for lone workers
Who gets my location when I am working alone?
Only the team or trusted group you share with. Your live location and any SOS go to that group, never to advertisers or the public, and you control when sharing is on.
Does the SOS work if I cannot reach my phone normally?
The SOS is one tap and keeps broadcasting your live location after the screen locks, which is built for moments when a normal call is not practical.
Can my employer see where I am when I am off shift?
Only while you are sharing with that group. Turn sharing off or leave the group and your position stops being visible the same second. BuddySOS also keeps no location history, so there is no past trail for anyone to read.
What if the person I want alerted does not use BuddySOS?
SOS text escalation sends your location to them by SMS. They do not need the app installed.
Does this replace a lone worker monitoring service?
No. BuddySOS alerts a group of people you choose. It is not a monitored service with an operator on the other end, and it does not contact emergency services on your behalf.
Free for groups. Forever.
BuddySOS is free on iOS and Android. Download it tonight, be ready for your next event by the weekend.