Local Panic Button App Featured On The BBC

The BBC cast the spotlight on panic button apps and pointed out a locally made one in a recent article on their Website.

The app is known as Usalama and it helps you inform your friends and family that you need their help quick. Not only that, but it lets them know exactly where you are at the point off distress. This it does by sending SMS alerts to them.

Below is a snippet of what the BBC says about Usalama.

“UsalamaME App for Android, introduces a digital “panic button” widget to your phone’s home screen that sends a distress message with your exact location to pre-selected contacts. It also initiates a discreet one-way call to these contacts, so that they can listen in without risking your safety.”

“Emergency apps like UsalamaMe and Ping are a welcome trend, says Phil Talbot, director of communications at the British Red Cross. “Any means that can increase communication and information sharing is useful.””

Read the full article here.

Usalama app is compatible with all versions of Android. And the best part is, it’s FREE for now. So, hurry and download it HERE before the free offering ends.