Stay Safe, Informed and Prepared—Wherever You Travel
Make the most of your International SOS subscription with the enhanced Assistance App. Whether you're planning a trip or navigating an emergency abroad, the app provides everything you need to travel confidently and stay protected.
Before You Go
Personalized Pre-Trip Checklists: Tailored to your destination and travel profile.
Trusted Medical & Security Advice: From our global network of experts.
Vaccination & Health Info: Understand what’s required before departure and what to expect on arrival.
Visa & Travel Requirements: Find entry rules, visa needs, and travel documentation based on your passport and trip details.
While You Travel
24/7 Expert Support: Instantly connect with our team of 12,000 health, security, and logistics professionals—anytime, anywhere.
Crisis Guidance: Know what to do in emergencies, from natural disasters to political unrest.
Find a Doctor: Locate trusted medical professionals near you, wherever you are in the world.
Mental Health Support: Access confidential mental health resources and speak with trained professionals to support your wellbeing while traveling.
Even When You're Not Traveling
Destination Research: Explore travel conditions and insights for future trips.
Local Alerts: Stay informed about developing situations in your home location.
New & Improved Features
New map view: easily search for a country, city or destination guide.
One click: to check in, add a trip or call for assistance.
Trip Management: Organize your itineraries and reservations in one place.
Push Notifications: Receive location-based alerts during emergencies.
Multilingual Support: Available in English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Spanish.
I can now see upcoming travel and I like the new colours
AveryT_1983
I've been using this app for travel for almost 3 years and it has been quite good for viewing country risks. But this new version is much better because it also shows me my upcoming travel and relevant alerts which is super useful. And I like the new colours.
Developer Response
Hey! Thank you so much for the review! Stay safe!
Location use concerns
xbhawk
The app has begun constantly pulling my exact location which is causing an unremovable blue GPS arrow to take over my iPhone’s Dynamic Island every time it does. Any time I leave the house or am moving around away from home, the blue arrow triggered by this app shows up in the Dynamic Island and renders it useless for anything else even if I force close the app. I cannot figure out how to shut this “feature” off. I am running the most recent version of the app as of this writing. I’m ready to delete the app if this isn’t fixed - it is incredibly annoying.Additionally, I echo the issue others have mentioned with the app constantly logging out. This has been an issue for years and nothing has been done to fix it. It’s supposed to be usable in an emergency. It should stay logged in, or at the least, should work with Face ID so logins can occur quickly in times of crisis.
This is a paid service?
pkigbed
This is not a review of the services provided should you call, this is a review of the App itself. The App is cumbersome and has the feel of a first time developer. It is very rudimentary. The US State Department has more relevant information. The “Physical Safety” travel warnings information presented is out of date. I would expect information to be color coded and presented in 4 categories: Current (what is happening); Recent History (what has happened within the past month); and Historical (what’s happened from 1 month to 5 years ago-in a condensed overview); then linked with US State Dept (and others) Travel Warnings. For “Health Safety” here is no information provided via App for prophylactic advice to mitigate local health concerns. Appropriate links to US CDC, WHO, and others should be made easily accessible. There is no mention of the quality of locale health service capability, or location/contact information. The only information provided via App for those “on the road” is a phone number to call, which in most cases is not a local country call, let alone a toll free number. This App, if any indication of services provided, screams go elsewhere!
Does not work with personal travel policies
Dc Yukon
The app does not recognize membership numbers for personal travel insurance purchased directly from the International SOS website. Customer service contact to try to get it working is useless, providing clueless responses such as :”We don’t know who the account manager for this membership number is. Please reach out to the account manager or the person who provided you with this membership number “. This, after forwarding the automatic email confirmation of the purchase, complete with membership number, instructions to download the app and instructions for contacting the the tech support folks that then sent me the clueless reply above. Makes it a worthless app.
Trip questionnaire support and Assistance Chat improvements
Version 18.14.0
The developer, International SOS Assistance, Inc., 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
International SOS Assistance, Inc.
Size
124.9 MB
Category
Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
