App-Elles
Personal safety app for women
Free
ALERTING, TALKING ABOUT IT, ACTING!
App-Elles is the first French mobile app designed for victims and witnesses of gender-based and sexual violence. Simple, fast, and secure, it helps you respond effectively to a dangerous situation or find support and assistance at any time.
WHY USE APP-ELLES?
- Send an SOS alert to your trusted contacts, share your real-time location and audio recordings with a single tap.
- Call directly the help, emergency, or support services in your area.
- Access local resources in over 15 countries: associations, listening centers, emergency numbers, shelters, etc.
- Your data is protected: no contact with strangers, encrypted communications, and full compliance with the GDPR.
AN APP FOR ALL ROLES
- You are a victim: App-Elles helps you ask for help quickly and discreetly.
- You're close: be prepared to act effectively to help someone you trust.
- You're a witness: find useful resources and advice for responding responsibly.
TECH FOR A BETTER WORLD
Developed since 2015 by the French NGO Resonantes, App-Elles is the result of a collaboration between professionals and experts in security, new technologies, and the prevention of gender-based and sexual violence. A benchmark tool, it has won more than 30 international awards (including two CES Innovation Award Honorees in 2019 and 2023) and is used by thousands of individuals and hundreds of associations, businesses, communities, and cities around the world.
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Ratings & Reviews
Navigation and resources
• A new interface, simpler and more pleasant to use
• Favorites: quickly find the resources you use most
• A new recommendation system for your favorite resources
SOS
• Every alert now has a log recording each participant's actions during the event
• New alerts are now set to "Emergency" by default. You can switch them to "Watch" at any time.
• An alert's icon now changes color depending on its level (emergency or watch)
Contacts and notifications
• Confirmation and error messages are now easier to tell apart visually
• Clearer messages when an item cannot be found (tip, service, point of interest, etc.)
Account and sign-in
• Your geographic sector is now selected automatically based on your location when you sign up
Map
• Improved search, display and loading of points of interest on the map
Security
• Biometric authentication (Face ID / Touch ID) is no longer mandatory: you can now turn it on or off
• It is now always required to open an alert received through a notification, to better protect your information
• Fixed a bug that could leave the SOS button disabled without re-enabling it automatically
The developer, Resonantes, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- RESONANTES
- Size
- 61.1 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.6 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © RESONANTES