Reviews of Call For Help - Emergency SOS

By: Deskshare Inc App

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3.90 (Rating count: 192)

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Review summary

Users find 'Call For Help - Emergency SOS' useful for personal safety with features like location-based alerts and welfare checks. However, common problems include limitation to one emergency contact without costly subscription, unreliable alert sending especially in critical moments, issues with purchasing and subscriptions, and occasional GPS inaccuracies. App updates improved confirmation feedback, but concerns remain about ease of quickly summoning help. Despite flaws, the app is appreciated for its intended safety benefits.

Pros

The app includes useful safety features like emergency SOS alerts and welfare checks, especially helpful for children and people living alone.
It provides notifications with current location only when going out of a defined safe zone, balancing safety and privacy.
The app supports multiple emergency contacts with subscription, and the subscription gave peace of mind to users.
The latest updates added useful features such as vibration notification to confirm alerts have been triggered.
The app supports latest Android versions and works well on newer phones.

Cons

The app only allows adding one emergency contact without upgrading to a paid subscription, which is frustrating for many users.
There are significant issues with reliability; alerts sometimes fail to send or require multiple steps to activate, diminishing emergency effectiveness.
Subscription and purchasing issues occur frequently, including uninitiated cancellations and difficulties upgrading or getting refunds.
The app's GPS location is sometimes inaccurate, sending contacts to wrong addresses with no easy way to manually correct location.
The emergency alert trigger via lock or power button is sometimes unreliable and lacks immediate confirmation, causing user uncertainty in emergencies.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.10

All time rating average: 3.90

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-09-29	Ch*****	Have left multiple messages for Deskshare to fix this app or give me a refund and they have not responded. This app does not work as promised. Set up for daily interaction, it works once and then never again.
Have left multiple messages for Deskshare to fix this app or give me a refund and they have not responded. This app does not work as promised. Set up for daily interaction, it works once and then never again.
2023-03-11	Am*****	This app has a lot of useful features that was released in the new update. I find it very helpful, especially for the children when they go to school and any other places. They don't like me tracking them which this app does not do. It simply alerts me, with their current location, only when they go out of their safe zone. This seems to be a nice balance between tracking and safety which my family is happy allowing, without being overprotective
This app has a lot of useful features that was released in the new update. I find it very helpful, especially for the children when they go to school and any other places. They don't like me tracking them which this app does not do. It simply alerts me, with their current location, only when they go out of their safe zone. This seems to be a nice balance between tracking and safety which my family is happy allowing, without being overprotective
2023-02-21	Ma*****	Won't let you add more than one emergency contact. Have not received help from developers regarding issue.
Won't let you add more than one emergency contact. Have not received help from developers regarding issue.
2022-07-10	He*****	This is one very good app to have on your phone .it my help someone that is disabled people and older pensioners and the mental health people .
This is one very good app to have on your phone .it my help someone that is disabled people and older pensioners and the mental health people .
2022-05-06	Th*****	I KNOW 5HAT MY ALERTS AND S.O.S(EMERGENCIES),AND EMERGENCY CALL BUTTON EMERGENCIES,ARE VERY IMPORTANT..(<********************EVEN>)CROWDED.. "BUT ITS ONLY SIM0LE LIGIC AND CORRECT INTELLIGENCE FOR THESE KIND OF THINGS TO WORK FOR ME,AND EVERYTHING...ONLY CORRECTLY...I KNOW I SHOULD BE COM0LETELY PERFECT,AND,"PEOPLE ARE NOT",I AM ONLY 2IN EMERGENCY WORKS EMERGENCY NOW,UNTIL...I TRIP...CORRECTLY...I KNOW THAT I SHOULD BE A ...CORRECT SECRET...WHATS SHOW BUSSINESS...WAS THE 1 9 6 0 S...ALL BAD.
I KNOW 5HAT MY ALERTS AND S.O.S(EMERGENCIES),AND EMERGENCY CALL BUTTON EMERGENCIES,ARE VERY IMPORTANT..(<********************EVEN>)CROWDED.. "BUT ITS ONLY SIM0LE LIGIC AND CORRECT INTELLIGENCE FOR THESE KIND OF THINGS TO WORK FOR ME,AND EVERYTHING...ONLY CORRECTLY...I KNOW I SHOULD BE COM0LETELY PERFECT,AND,"PEOPLE ARE NOT",I AM ONLY 2IN EMERGENCY WORKS EMERGENCY NOW,UNTIL...I TRIP...CORRECTLY...I KNOW THAT I SHOULD BE A ...CORRECT SECRET...WHATS SHOW BUSSINESS...WAS THE 1 9 6 0 S...ALL BAD.
2022-02-16	Th*****	I just installed the app and finished setting it up. It is exactly what is needed. Especially if you are alone and or not at same location as family it will notify 4 contacts with my position and an ability for them to also select the map that's sent with my physical location. And the welfare check ability is perfect. Don't need family to call me it will contact them if I don't answer in 15 minutes. If this is something you can use for a buck a month I encourage you to try it. For free. Even.
I just installed the app and finished setting it up. It is exactly what is needed. Especially if you are alone and or not at same location as family it will notify 4 contacts with my position and an ability for them to also select the map that's sent with my physical location. And the welfare check ability is perfect. Don't need family to call me it will contact them if I don't answer in 15 minutes. If this is something you can use for a buck a month I encourage you to try it. For free. Even.
2021-10-03	Pu*****	I used this app for a project to see as an example of how the safety apps work, and how efficient they are. I was expecting them to be very primitive, but this app turned out to have many features. However in times of emergency it can be hard if there are so many features on the face. The important buttons should be given more priority while the others should be removed. Take the map for example. Why do we need it? Why can't we just send our location from WhatsApp? Or the video recordings also?
I used this app for a project to see as an example of how the safety apps work, and how efficient they are. I was expecting them to be very primitive, but this app turned out to have many features. However in times of emergency it can be hard if there are so many features on the face. The important buttons should be given more priority while the others should be removed. Take the map for example. Why do we need it? Why can't we just send our location from WhatsApp? Or the video recordings also?
2021-06-19	Ke*****	Every time I make this a pop up window it shuts off. Disappears . Every time I try to make it a split screen view it stops running. Ridiculous. Glad I didn't need it then!
Every time I make this a pop up window it shuts off. Disappears . Every time I try to make it a split screen view it stops running. Ridiculous. Glad I didn't need it then!
2021-05-28	ja*****	Reply too a Developers Reply: I know exactly how to the use the app, that's not the problem. The problam is that this app doesn't provide a fast and easy and efficient way to summon Emergency Services if your having a life threatening episode which is the whole point of the app the begin with. This app should work exactly like a Life Alert button that calls for help at the press of ONE button, not 3, plus send, plus HOPEFULLY being able to relay information to a 911 operator.
Reply too a Developers Reply: I know exactly how to the use the app, that's not the problem. The problam is that this app doesn't provide a fast and easy and efficient way to summon Emergency Services if your having a life threatening episode which is the whole point of the app the begin with. This app should work exactly like a Life Alert button that calls for help at the press of ONE button, not 3, plus send, plus HOPEFULLY being able to relay information to a 911 operator.
2021-02-01	Ja*****	I got one question to ask regarding the record video and audio. For those who subscribe it can have the privellege fo use it. The problem is if i didnt subscribe i still can use my own camera to record video and audio .
I got one question to ask regarding the record video and audio. For those who subscribe it can have the privellege fo use it. The problem is if i didnt subscribe i still can use my own camera to record video and audio .