Compare SoloWise
to other personal safety apps

Personal safety apps are often designed around a single scenario — living alone, working alone, or heading into the outdoors. While those tools can be effective within their narrow focus, real life rarely fits into just one category. SoloWise was built to support a wider range of everyday situations, using the same core system across home routines, work schedules, travel plans, and outdoor activities.

The comparisons below highlight how SoloWise differs from other check-in apps and from the built-in emergency features found on most smartphones. Rather than focusing on surface-level features alone, these charts emphasize how alerts are triggered, how monitoring works in the background, and what happens when a check-in is missed. This distinction is important, because many safety tools only work if you are able to manually activate them — whereas SoloWise is designed for the moments when you can't.

SoloWise vs.
Other Personal Check-in Apps

This comparison chart highlights how SoloWise differs from two of the most commonly used check-in apps.

SoloWise Snug Safety Cairn
Primary Intended Use Everyday solo activities across home, work, travel, and outdoor use Living alone Outdoor adventure
Scheduled check-ins
SOS Button
Location Sharing Option
(Premium plan only)
Free Plan Available
Premium Plans Available 3 options: $3, $6, $9/month 1 option: $20/month 1 option: $5/month
# of Check-ins Unlimited Up to 3 per day Unlimited
Check-in Reminder Options Text/SMS
Push
In-app
Email
Text/SMS
Push
In-app
Text/SMS
Push
In-app
Email
Emergency Contact Options Text/SMS
Automated-voice call
Email
Text/SMS
Human call (Dispatch plan only)
Text/SMS
Email
Re-usable Profiles
Contacts, Kids, Partners, Pets, Places, Routes, Vehicles

None

None

Snug and Cairn are registered trademarks of their respective owners. This comparison is for informational purposes only and does not imply endorsement or affiliation.

SoloWise vs.
Built-in Emergency Features

Most phones include tools like Emergency SOS and Safety Check — but they only work if you can trigger them. SoloWise is designed for the moments when you can't.

SoloWise is built around pre-scheduled check-ins: you set your plan, choose when you'll check in, and SoloWise monitors that time in the background. If you don't respond on time, SoloWise automatically alerts the people you trust — with the details you prepared in advance.

Because SoloWise runs on secure servers, your alerts can still be delivered even if your phone is out of battery, offline, damaged, or unreachable. It's an extra layer of connection designed for the moments when built-in phone features can't be relied upon.

SoloWise Apple SOS Android SOS
SOS Buttons
Location Sharing
Scheduled check-ins
Alerts can be sent when your phone battery is dead
Alerts can be sent when you don't have a connection

Apple SOS and Android SOS are registered trademarks of their respective owners. This comparison is for informational purposes only and does not imply endorsement or affiliation.

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