RUOK Safety
Solo travel safety check-ins
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Heading out alone? Start a safety timer. Check in when you're safe, and if you miss it your emergency contacts get an alert. Try free for 30 days, no card needed.
RUOK Safety is a personal safety check-in app for anyone heading somewhere alone. Solo travel, a first date, a night run, an evening commute, a long drive home: set a safety timer before you go, check in when you are safe, and if you do not check in, RUOK alerts your emergency contacts for you.
It is a simple, honest safety net for solo travelers, women, runners, hikers, and late-night commuters who just want someone to know they made it home.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Add an emergency contact. They confirm through a web link before they are added, so no one is signed up without their consent.
2. Before a situation where you want a backup, start a one-tap safety timer.
3. Check in before the timer ends to clear it. If you do not, RUOK sends your contacts the message you wrote in advance, so they know to check on you.
FEATURES
- One-tap safety timers, from a few minutes to several hours
- Daily check-ins for routines like commutes, evening walks, and solo work
- Emergency contacts alerted by SMS the moment a timer expires without a check-in
- Web-based contact consent: your contacts confirm before you can add them
- Panic button on every plan, including Free, for an instant alert
- Pause, extend, and check in right from the lock screen
- Available in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese
- Privacy-first: no ads, no trackers, and we never sell your data
PLANS
- FREE: 1 emergency contact, 2 check-in alerts and 1 panic alert per month. A real safety net at no cost.
- PRO ($4.99/month): 3 emergency contacts, 15 check-in alerts and 4 panic alerts per month.
- PREMIUM ($7.99/month): 5 emergency contacts, 30 check-in alerts and 10 panic alerts per month.
Annual plans are available and save around $10 a year versus paying monthly. Every new account gets a 30-day free trial with 1 contact, 2 check-in alerts, and 1 panic alert per month, so you can try the core experience before subscribing. No card required.
ABOUT SMS ALERTS
Safety alerts are sent by text message to your emergency contacts from a verified toll-free number. SMS delivery currently reaches United States and Canada phone numbers only, so the contact who receives your alert needs a US or Canada (+1) number. You can add contacts and use the app anywhere, but choose your alert contacts accordingly.
PRIVACY
We do not track you, we do not show ads, and we do not sell anything. Your contact information is used for one purpose only: to send the safety alerts you ask us to send. Read our full privacy policy at https://www.ruok-app.com/privacy/.
TERMS
RUOK Pro and RUOK Premium are auto-renewing subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. RUOK Terms of Service: https://www.ruok-app.com/terms/.
Questions or feedback? Email support@ruok-app.com. Made with care by ThinkWriteBuild.
v1.2.1: Make sure someone can be alerted.
What's new:
- If you haven't added an emergency contact yet, Home now shows a card that explains RUOK has no one to alert and takes you straight to Add Contact
- If your contact hasn't confirmed yet, Home reminds you to have them tap the link in the text they received
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:
- Health & Fitness
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- ThinkWriteBuild LLC
- Size
- 27 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