BuddySOS: Group Safety & SOS
Kingbird Solutions Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
BuddySOS: Group Safety & SOS is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Kingbird Solutions. Rated 5.0/5 from 12 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 12 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 72 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 15
- 2026 · v3.0
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About BuddySOS: Group Safety & SOS
BuddySOS puts your whole group on one live map, so you always know where your people are. Built for festivals, group trips, hikes, nights out, and families with a mix of iPhones, BuddySOS is a cross-platform alternative to Find My Friends and Life360 that keeps everyone connected and safe. WHAT YOU GET - One live group map with distance and direction to each person - One-tap SOS that alerts your whole group with your live location - SMS escalation that texts your emergency contacts your location (they do not need the app installed) - Safe zones that send a push when someone enters or leaves an area you draw on the map - Works across iPhone on the same map - Sign in with just a phone number, no email or social login EVERY SAFETY FEATURE IS FREE SOS, SMS escalation, live location, and safe-zone alerts are free on every tier. Many location apps put emergency features behind a monthly subscription. BuddySOS does not. PRIVACY BY DESIGN BuddySOS keeps no location history. There is no stored trail of where anyone has been, and we never sell location data. FREE AND PREMIUM BuddySOS is free to use with ads. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks more groups and safe zones. Every safety-critical feature stays free. Get your group on one map today. Privacy Policy: https://buddysos.app/app-privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://buddysos.app/terms-and-conditions
Ratings & reviews
5.0
12 ratings
What’s new
Version 3.0 · Updated October 15, 2026
No more ads. BuddySOS is now completely ad-free, for everyone. BuddySOS Plus. Choose a monthly or yearly plan (save 16% with yearly) to get up to 10 groups and 5 safe zones per group. SOS, the live map and emergency contacts stay free. Safer SOS Press and hold the SOS button for 2 seconds to trigger it. You then have 5 seconds to cancel before anyone is alerted, so accidental alerts don't go out. The active SOS screen shows who was alerted, has a clear "I'm safe" button, and lets you call emergency services in one tap. Easier to use New Home layout with a status card and the main actions within thumb reach. You can switch it for left- or right-hand use. See how far away each friend is from the new People list on the map, and recenter with one tap. Clearer group cards: tap to open, see who owns the group, and see accurate status. A simpler Group details screen, with member options in one menu. A redesigned Settings screen. Better accessibility for buttons and switches. Fixes The age check no longer shows "NaN" or starts filled in with 0. General performance and stability improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Kingbird Solutions, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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