bSafe App keep track of friends and family

There are new apps that help parents keep track of their children 24/7 and provide an alarm in case of an emergency. One of them is bSafe, which creates a network of friends and family who can help keep you safe when traveling alone. bSafe is the brainchild of Silje Vallestads, a mom who was concerned about the safety of her daughter. She developed the app to keep track of her daughter and provide her an alarm to trigger in case of an emergency.

Getting Started

Creating an account is the first step to ensuring your safety, although you will be glad to hear that the registration process is quick and painless, requiring only your name, country, cellphone number, email address and password.

Once an account is created, you are ready to add guardians, or people who the app can contact in case of an emergency. Each person assigned as a guardian will receive an SMS text message notifying them of their role, and encouraging them to sign up for bSafe too.

Basic Features

The free version has limited functions, but it can potentially save your life as it includes an SOS button that will notify your guardians that you need help and provide them your exact location. You can also test the app to see if it is working.

I’m Here

Once you’ve reached your destination, tapping the I’m Here button will display your location on the map and notify your guardians of your safe arrival. You can also remove people from the list if you don’t want to notify all of them.

Follow Me

Guardians can track your every move via live GPS when the Follow Me option is activated. They will be sent a message containing a link to a map where they can follow your journey. Follow Me can also sound an alarm if you do not reach your specified destination within a certain timeframe, with a countdown displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Fake Call

Tapping the Fake Call button will enable you to initiate a fake call, ringing any time from now or ten minutes in the future. You can assign a name to the call to make it look realistic, and it will appear on your iPhone just like any normal phone call would. This feature can help you get out of tricky situations.

Video

When the SOS button is pressed, a ten-second video will be recorded to document any crime being committed.