Ask where someone is, without tracking them

Never silent

Nobody can look you up without you knowing. Every location check sends you a notification saying who asked.

A countdown you control

The countdown is on by default, and you set how long it runs in Settings. Answer I'm Safe at any point before it ends and no location is sent.

If you'd rather skip the wait, you can turn the delay off so a check shares your location straight away.

Why your location is shared if you don't answer

The person who can't answer is often the one who most needs to be found. So when the countdown runs out, your location is shared, even if the app is closed. That's the safety net that makes it reasonable not to track anyone the rest of the time.

The same for everyone

Every member of a group has the same tools. No member can see more than any other, and a location is only ever visible to members of your own groups.

ImSafe keeps only the last location you shared with each group, not a history of where you've been.

When it helps

Your teenager said they'd be home by eleven and it's half past. A friend left the party alone and hasn't replied. An older parent isn't picking up the phone. These are the moments a location check is for: you're worried, and you need an answer.

Most of the time the answer is simply I'm Safe, and that's enough. When it isn't, and the person can't respond, their location reaches the group so someone can help.

How long the countdown lasts

Each person sets their own countdown in Settings, anywhere from 1 minute to 4 hours. It starts at 5 minutes. A short countdown suits someone who wants to be found quickly if anything goes wrong. A longer one gives more time to answer before a location is shared.

Consent instead of surveillance

Location trackers usually give one person a constant view of another. That can feel caring to the person watching, and controlling to the person being watched. A location check works differently. Every request is visible, every person can answer before anything is shared, and nobody gets more access than anyone else in the group.

That makes it easier to agree to. Teenagers, partners and grown-up children who would never accept round-the-clock tracking are often happy to answer a check when someone is genuinely worried.