Becon - Smart Safety Alerts 4+

Protect walks, runs, cycles ‪+‬

Becon Tech Ltd

    • 4.5 • 8 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Becon is the smart safety app that uses technology to privately protect your everyday journeys & activities, including walks, runs, cycles and more.

Quick, simple, and totally private to use, Becon detects when you need assistance automatically. The app will check in on you with a timed notification and only alerts your emergency contacts if no response is received from you by the end of the timer.

Becon doesn’t require you to physically interact with your device to send alerts when needed, so is effective in the case of accidents, assault/attacks, medical emergencies & unexpected events which leave you incapacitated, unconscious or separated from your device.

Tap to activate the app and Becon’s smart safety technology monitors your device until you get where you’re going safely, at which point it turns off automatically.
Becon monitors your journey or activity for unusual changes in the speed, motion, or location of your device, which could signal a potential safety issue:

STOPPED MOVING - If your device stops moving for an unusually long time.

HIGH SPEED - If your device starts moving much faster than expected.

OFF ROUTE - If your device deviates significantly from your intended route.

DISCONNECTED - If Becon loses connection to your device for an extended period.

If an unusual change is detected, then a timed notification will appear on your device checking you are ok. If you do not respond to the check in notification by the end of the timer, then your pre-selected emergency contacts are automatically alerted via SMS, with a message containing your location and the reason for the alert.

Featured by Forbes, Evening Standard, Marie Claire & more, and labelled "the must-download app for late night travel by foot" by the Metro.

Becon is different to any other safety or emergency alert app because it is:

AUTOMATED - you do not have to manually interact with your device to send alerts when in an unsafe moment or in need of assistance.
PRIVATE - there is no need to share your live location with others or notify anyone when using Becon. Emergency contacts are only alerted if a Safety Trigger is
activated, and you do not respond to the timed notification checking in on you.
HASSLE-FREE - Your emergency contacts do not need to download or sign-up to the app to receive alerts.

Walking journeys are protected with Becon’s free plan or you can upgrade to Becon+ to use the app to protect your runs, cycles and a range of other journey types and activities. Becon+ has fully personalisable safety settings and provides you with the option to share journeys with your emergency contacts, as well as live location tracking following an alert.

Visit the Becon website for more information: becontheapp.com

Terms of Use: becontheapp.com/legal

What’s New

Version 3.2.2

Improvements & some bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

lala1234mm ,

Walk around and feel assured at the same time

Follo is a great app if you like to walk around your city or when you are traveling.
With it a fell safer to do my day to day path but also explore new areas. It is also helpful for those who care for me.
It really helps me feel secure and free.

erinwolfe13 ,

Best App of 2022

Follo is the best app I never knew I needed. As an avid walker I have never felt safer and it is SO easy to use. Highly recommend to everyone and anyone

Leigh's World ,

Wouldn’t shut off end of hike

Disappointed

Developer Response ,

We are sorry to have caused you this disappointment Leigh. Your reporting of the bug you experienced meant our development team were able to quickly release a fix so that it couldn't happen again. We can only thank you for that and hope you will continue to be a use Becon to protect your journeys despite the app issue you had.

App Privacy

The developer, Becon Tech Ltd, 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
  • Contacts
  • Identifiers
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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