# BackcountrySOS

> Be prepared.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1435916178](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1435916178)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1435916178`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation Inc
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (19 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.35
- **Last updated:** 2022-10-21
- **First published:** 2018-10-04
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/backcountrysos/id1435916178)
- **Website:** [https://www.backcountrysos.com](https://www.backcountrysos.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.backcountrysos.com/privacy-terms/](https://www.backcountrysos.com/privacy-terms/)

## Description

Even with the best preparation, skills and behavior, sometimes accidents happen. If they do, BackcountrySOS is a simple-to-use smartphone app that allows you to quickly get your status and location information to emergency personnel.

• Low power. It will only use your phone's GPS for the brief period where it fetches your location.

• High contrast. The app is easy to read in bright sunlight, and won't kill your vision at night.

• No setup. You don't need to setup an account or login. If it's on your phone, the app is ready to use when you need it.

• Data efficient. The app works as long as you have enough signal to squeeze out a text message. It will work in places where you can't get data access or make a voice call. 

• Private. Information about you is stored only on your device, not on a central server. You control what information is sent when sending an SOS message.

The app works wherever text-to-911 service is available. Almost 1,500 counties support text-to-911 with more added each month. Additionally, a growing list of first-responders specifically monitor for BackcountrySOS communication. If you'd like your search-and-rescue region added to the app, please contact us.

Free access to the BackcountrySOS app is made possible by the generous support of the Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation as part of their BackcountyZero project. If you find the app helpful and wish to support its continued development, please consider making a donation.

## Rankings

- #253,985 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1435916178)