# GetHomeSafe - Personal

> Free personal safety app. Share your journey, set timers, and get home safe.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gethomesafe](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gethomesafe)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.gethomesafe`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Get Home Safe Limited
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 24,725
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (92 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.29.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2013-10-14
- **Publisher country:** NZ
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gethomesafe)
- **Website:** [http://www.gethomesafe.com](http://www.gethomesafe.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://app.gethomesafe.com/terms#privacy-policy](https://app.gethomesafe.com/terms#privacy-policy)

## Description

GetHomeSafe is a free personal safety app designed to give you and your loved ones peace of mind. Open the app to share what you’re doing, your live GPS location, and a safety timer so someone knows when you’ll check in. It’s perfect for walking home, commuting, hiking, dating, remote work, and other activities where a safety net is helpful.

If you don’t check in on time, a fail-safe alert is sent to your trusted contacts from our servers—so notifications arrive even if your phone dies or loses signal. Core features are free: unlimited personal use, live location invites, instant panic alerts, and duress PIN protection, with an ad-free, privacy-first design. Optional prepaid SMS alerts are available for added reliability. No ads, no trackers—just safety.

## Rankings

- #400,154 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.gethomesafe.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.gethomesafe.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE`
- `com.gethomesafe.permission.RECEIVE_BROADCASTS`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the concept and potential life-saving value of GetHomeSafe, particularly for personal safety during travel and at night. However, many complain about critical issues such as app crashes, login problems, confusing setup processes, and stringent password rules. The necessity to pay for key emergency alert features disappoints users expecting free access. These repeated problems affect usability and reliability, causing frustration despite the app's good intentions and benefits.

### Pros

- Helpful for personal safety and tracking, especially during journeys or late night travel.
- Recommended by self-defense instructors and users who find it life-saving.
- User interface is generally acceptable or OK.
- Useful concept and idea for safety monitoring.
- Positive experiences when the app functions properly.

### Cons

- Frequent crashing and instability, especially when signing up, saving activities, or using features.
- Login and account creation issues, including errors about email already taken preventing access.
- Complex and unintuitive user interface requiring unnecessary steps and not informing about required inputs.
- Rigid and confusing password or PIN requirements that prevent setup.
- Core emergency features require payment, limiting free use and making it less helpful when emergency contacts need to be alerted.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gethomesafe)