Every feature earns its place. Nothing on this page exists to make you feel unsafe. Everything here exists to keep you moving — whether that’s a night out, a solo run, or a day on the water.
“Life360 for people who go alone”
Built forNights outSolo datesLate commutesTrail runsWater sportsSolo travelRemote drivesAnyone who goes alone
01 · The Check-InEveryone
Set a timer. Live your life.
Pick an end time. That’s it. No notes. No itinerary. No “where exactly are you going?” The only person who needs to know your plans is you.
Custom lengths — 15 minutes to 12 hours
Extend from the lock screen with one tap
Recurring check-ins for shifts, runs, commutes
Discreet mode — no badges, no banners
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Active check-in
Tonight
Ends at 11:30 PM
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min · sec remaining
Your person
Sister — Priya K.
Tap to check in
02 · Go in. We’ll watch the clock.Active & Adventure
Your phone doesn’t have to survive.
Most safety apps need your device to be on, connected, and in your hand. Vital Check-In doesn’t. The moment you set your check-in, our server holds the clock — not your phone.
Go in the water. Stow your phone. Take the trail. If you don’t check back in when you said you would, your person hears from us.
Server-held timer — works once set, no ongoing connection needed
Perfect for water sports, trail runs, climbs, remote drives
Your device doesn’t need to be on, connected, or intact
One tap at the trailhead or boat launch — done
How it works
You set itAt the trailhead, beach, or parking lot. Takes 10 seconds.
We hold the clockOur server watches the timer. Your phone can be off, stowed, or submerged.
You check inBack in signal? One tap. Your person never hears a thing.
Or you don’tTimer runs out. We send your person a calm, clear text.
03 · Your CircleEveryone
Pick one person. Or three.
Your circle is the small group of people who get notified if you don’t check in. They don’t see your location. They don’t see your plans. They just know to reach out.
Add up to 3 contacts on Essential, 8 on Plus
They don’t need the app — they just need a phone
Pick a different person for different activities
Remove someone without the drama
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Your circle · 3 people, on call.
Priya — sister
Primary
Primary
Alex — best friend
Secondary
Secondary
Mom
Travel only
Travel
+ Add someone
04 · The AlertEveryone
A nudge. Not a siren.
If you miss your check-in, we don’t dial 911. We don’t blare an alarm. We send your person a calm, clear text — written by a human, not a machine.
Grace period — 5 minutes to reset or extend
Optional escalation if no response in 30 minutes
Your last known location shared only if you opt in
Your person can confirm “all good” with one reply
Location note: By default your location is never shared or stored. If you choose to enable location sharing for a specific check-in, your last known coordinates are included in the alert. This is opt-in, per check-in, and not retained after the check-in closes.
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Outgoing to Priya
Text preview
Vital Check-In alert — Maya set a check-in for 11:30 PM that’s now overdue. She may be fine — but she’d want you to reach out.
Cancel alert
05 · Safety-first designEveryone
Before every check-in, a beat of pause.
We built Vital Check-In to be a safety net for ordinary days and nights. So before each check-in starts, the app asks one calm question — and makes real help one tap away.
One question, every time — never multiple-choice fatigue
“I need help” links straight to our crisis resources page
The same help button is visible from every screen
Confirmations stay on your device — not stored, not analyzed
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Before we start
Are you safe right now?
Why we ask — Vital Check-In is a safety net, not a crisis service.
Yes — set my check-in
I need help →
988 · 911 · always available
06 · PrivacyEveryone
What we don’t know about you.
We don’t track your location. We don’t sell your data. We don’t share anything with anyone, ever — unless you’re the one sharing it.
No location logging unless you opt in, per check-in
Data encrypted on your device, end-to-end in transit
Check-in history auto-deletes after 30 days (90 on Plus)
Delete your account in one tap, full wipe in 24 hours
When location is on: If you enable location sharing for a check-in, your device’s last known coordinates are transmitted to our server and included in any alert. This data is not stored after the check-in closes. Location sharing is always opt-in, always per check-in, and never on by default.
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Privacy settings
You’re invisible.
Location sharingOff
Location (if on)Alert only
Data retention30 days
AnalyticsOff
Third partiesNone
Audit my data
Small things that matter
The details we sweated.
Discreet mode
One-tap hide. No app icon on your home screen. No notifications from the lock screen. A safety app shouldn’t be loud.
Smart reminders
The app learns your patterns — the Thursday night shift, the morning run, the Saturday kite session — and offers a check-in before you ask.
Travel mode
Different timezone, different rules. Route reminders, local emergency numbers, a contact who only gets alerted abroad.
Apple Watch
Check in from your wrist, from the lock screen, from the ride home. One haptic tap. That’s all it takes.
Shortcut widget
A home-screen widget to set a check-in in 15 seconds. Because sometimes the difference is having to dig for the app.
Shareable kit
When someone asks “what is that?” you can share the app and nothing about where you were last Tuesday.
The things we left out.
No panic button. No live feed. No apology.
No panic button
No live location feed
No friends sidebar
No gamified streaks
No leaderboards
No ads
No nudge to share on Instagram
No fear copy
We respect your intelligence.
Pricing
A quiet app for a wide-open life.
SMS-powered alerts mean a dedicated number for you — and a real cost to run it. Honest pricing for something that actually works.
Why no free tier? Every subscriber gets a dedicated phone number — the same number every time, so STOP and START replies always route to the right person. That number costs real money to maintain. We’d rather charge a fair price than cut corners on the feature that makes the app actually work.