RUOK Safety
Personal safety check-ins
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Set a safety timer before heading into a risky situation. Check in when you're safe. If you don't, RUOK alerts your emergency contacts by SMS — automatically.
RUOK is a personal-safety check-in app that watches your back when you're heading into a situation where something could go wrong — a first date, a solo hike, a late-night run, a business trip, a long drive home. Set a safety timer before you go. Check in when you're safe. If you don't, RUOK alerts the people who care about you, automatically, by SMS.
FEATURES
· One-tap safety timers from a few minutes to several hours
· Daily check-ins for recurring routines (commutes, evening walks, solo work)
· Emergency contacts notified via SMS the moment a timer expires without check-in
· Web-based contact consent — your contacts confirm before you can add them
· Panic button for instant alerts (Premium)
· Pause, extend, and check-in from the lock screen
· Multi-language: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese
· Built privacy-first: no ads, no trackers, no selling your data
HOW IT WORKS
1. Add an emergency contact and ask them to consent on the link they receive.
2. When you head into a situation that feels risky, start a safety timer in the app.
3. Check in before the timer ends to clear it. If you can't — or won't — RUOK sends an SMS to your contacts with the message you pre-wrote so they know to come find you.
SUBSCRIPTION TIERS
· FREE — 1 emergency contact, 2 alerts per month. Perfect for trying it out.
· PRO — 3 emergency contacts, 20 alerts per month. For regular users.
· PREMIUM — 5 emergency contacts, unlimited alerts, and panic button. For people whose routines genuinely need it.
PRIVACY
We don't track you, we don't show ads, and we don't sell anything. Contact information is used for one purpose only: to send safety alerts when you ask us to. SMS delivery is via a verified toll-free number so messages don't get filtered. Read our full privacy policy at https://www.ruok-app.com/privacy/.
Made with care by ThinkWriteBuild.
TERMS & PRIVACY
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.ruok-app.com/privacy/
Ratings & Reviews
Polish update — RUOK feels a lot better in your hand.
What's new in 1.1.0:
• Redesigned onboarding — meet the app, set your first contact, and try a practice check-in before you ever count on it
• Active timer now breathes so a glance tells you it's running
• Tactile haptics on panic alert, check-in, timer start, and adding a contact
• New vector icons throughout the tab bar and quick actions
• Warmer, clearer copy across login, settings, and the timer disclaimer
Same trust, same privacy: no ads, no trackers, no data sale.
The developer, ThinkWriteBuild LLC, 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:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- ThinkWriteBuild LLC
- Size
- 26.1 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- RUOK Premium (Yearly) $69.99
- RUOK Premium (Monthly) $8.99
- RUOK Pro (Monthly) $5.99
- RUOK Pro (Yearly) $44.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 ThinkWriteBuild LLC