Best Safety Apps in 2026: 9 Apps for Personal, Family and Work Safety

Life360 is the best-known family safety app. Its App Store listing says the free app includes advanced location sharing, location history, crash detection and place alerts, so you can see when a family member arrives at school or work. Paid memberships (Silver, Gold and Platinum) add things like longer location history, emergency dispatch with live agent support, roadside assistance, stolen phone protection and identity theft protection, with a 7-day free trial.

We could not load Life360's own pricing page for US customers, and the prices we saw in search results differed from one source to another. Check the price in the app before you subscribe. The listing also says Life360 works with Tile Bluetooth trackers and its own Pet GPS.

The catch is privacy. An app that shows everyone's location all day needs a family conversation, especially with teens. Read Life360's privacy policy and agree on when location is shared before you install it.

Noonlight is built around a simple idea. You hold a button when you feel unsafe and release it, entering a 4-digit PIN, when you reach safety. If you release it and do not enter the PIN, Noonlight notifies local police of your location and emergency. Its App Store listing says dispatchers are on call 24 hours a day.

The basic version is free and includes the Safety Button and Timeline, and the Safety Network and Advanced Profile on iPhone. Noonlight's app page lists Instant Access at $5 per month (Apple Watch app, widget, Uber and Lyft account sync) and Total Protection at $10 per month (crash response, Alexa and Google Home, IFTTT sync), each with a 30-day free trial, and says the paid tiers are iPhone only. Confirm current prices in the app, because Noonlight's terms say subscription prices may change.

It suits people who walk alone, meet strangers or rideshare often. The limit is that the best features are on iPhone, so Android users get less.

bSafe sets up a network of "guardians", friends and family who can follow you. Its App Store listing describes an SOS alarm that can be started by touch or voice, automatic audio and video recording that is sent to guardians, live streaming, a Fake Call to get out of an uncomfortable situation, and Follow Me, which lets guardians watch your route home on a map. Guardians get a message when you arrive.

The app is free to download and the company says it has a premium tier, but we could not find the premium price or exactly what it adds. The App Store listing was last updated in January 2025 and showed an average of about 3.4 from a little over 200 ratings when we checked, which is less proof of reliability than larger apps have. Read recent reviews for your phone before depending on it.

We list bSafe because its feature set is useful for students and people who commute at night. Unlike Noonlight, it relies on your own contacts rather than professional dispatchers, so make sure your guardians know what to do.

Citizen sends push alerts about nearby crimes, fires and other incidents, with a map and user-submitted live video. Its site describes it as free, with alerts for nearby incidents, live video from incidents and a search for why there is police activity or a road closure. Its listing also offers an optional Citizen Premium with scanner audio clips, incident archives and multiple alert zones, but we did not find a price.

The App Store listing says free alerts are best supported in large metro areas such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Houston. If you live in a small town, check whether your area is covered before you install it. The company also warns that Citizen may notify you of a crime in progress before police respond.

Our caution is about mood. A feed of every nearby emergency can make some people more anxious, not safer. Use alert zones for the places you care about and mute the rest.

Watch Duty is the app to have if you live where wildfires or floods are a risk. It describes itself as a disaster mapping and alert app run by a team of active and retired firefighters, dispatchers and reporters who monitor radio scanners, and not just automated government feeds. Features include push notifications, evacuation orders and shelter information, fire perimeters, flood warnings, wind and air quality.

It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and says the service will always be free of ads and free of charge. A $25 per year membership adds special features and supports the work. That is the cheapest paid tier on this list.

Watch Duty says it is not affiliated with any government agency and draws on public sources. Follow official evacuation orders from your local authorities, and use Watch Duty to get information sooner, not as your only source.

PulsePoint Respond is a 911-connected app with an unusual purpose. If you are trained in CPR and willing to help, it alerts you when someone nearby is having a cardiac emergency and may need CPR. You can also choose to be notified of other events such as wildland fires, flooding and utility emergencies, and listen to live dispatch radio in many connected communities.

It is free and run by the PulsePoint Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The listing says it covers thousands of communities in North America, but coverage depends on whether your local agency is connected, so look up your area on the PulsePoint website.

This is not an app that protects you directly. It is for people who want to be able to help others, and it is only useful if you have CPR training. Consider taking a certified CPR course before you enable alerts.

The Red Cross Emergency app is a good all-around pick for weather and disaster readiness. Its listing says you receive official National Weather Service (NOAA) alerts for tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and severe thunderstorms, customized by location and hazard type. It also shows live weather maps, including Doppler radar, and helps you find open Red Cross shelters.

Preparation tools include short guides, interactive games and personalized checklists. The app is free and available in English and Spanish, and it works with your phone's built-in accessibility features.

It does not track people or call help for you. Think of it as a weather and readiness tool, and pair it with something else if you also want personal or family safety features.

The official FEMA app gives you weather and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service and the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System for up to five locations, plus preparedness guidance, family communication plan tips and emergency kit advice. After a disaster it answers questions about assistance and helps you find FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers nearby.

The app's own listing says real-time tornado alerts based on your current location are not currently offered, because tornado alerts use moving polygon tracking. That is a real gap if you drive through tornado-prone areas, so another weather alert app is wise.

It is a free government app and a sensible one to have on any phone, especially before a hurricane or flood season. It does not cover everyday personal safety.

If your question is about safety software for a workplace, Mitti by SafetyCulture is worth a look. The old safetyculture.com pricing page now redirects to Mitti's site, and its App Store listing is named Mitti (by SafetyCulture). Its homepage describes an operations system for frontline teams, with inspections, issue reporting, training, investigations and lone worker monitoring.

Its pricing page lists a Free plan for up to 10 users with five active inspection templates and basic analytics. Premium is $24 per seat per month billed annually, or $29 per seat per month billed monthly, and adds unlimited templates, advanced analytics and integrations. Enterprise pricing is through sales.

Be careful about expectations. Its homepage does not describe a dedicated safety management module, so a business with strict regulatory reporting needs may want to compare it with specialist safety management software before committing.