# ZOLEO

> Seamless Global Messaging

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1490177472](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1490177472)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1490177472`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ZOLEO Inc.
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (106 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.8.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2019-12-13
- **Size:** 144 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoleo/id1490177472)
- **Website:** [http://www.zoleo.com](http://www.zoleo.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.zoleo.com/security-and-privacy-policy/](https://www.zoleo.com/security-and-privacy-policy/)

## Description

ZOLEO is the world's first seamless global messaging and personal safety solution. It connects with your phone or tablet to provide messaging that follows you across cellular, Wi‑Fi, and satellite networks, with two-way messaging, SOS alerting, check-in, and location sharing. The app unlocks features like weather forecasts and dedicated contacts for fast communication, ensuring you never miss a message, anywhere on Earth.

Key features include global messaging (SMS, email, app-to-app), automatic network selection for lowest cost transmission, progressive SOS, check-in with GPS coordinates, and location sharing with friends or family. This tool is ideal for travelers, remote workers, and adventurers who need reliable connectivity and safety in any environment.

## Rankings

- #143,671 — Overall

## Review summary

Users appreciate ZOLEO for staying connected off-grid, strong battery life, and useful location sharing at a reasonable price. However, repeated app instability, unreliable location features, and UX issues (including login and landscape mode gaps) dominate the feedback. Support and activation problems plus ongoing fees further dampen sentiment. Overall, the device's promise is clear, but the iOS app and account management need substantial improvements to meet expectations.

### Pros

- Keeps you connected off-grid with satellite messaging.
- Long device battery life.
- Easy to use for basic tasks like sending messages.
- Good value for money with monthly plans.
- Location sharing / check-in helps family safety.

### Cons

- Frequent app crashes and instability (startup crashes, hangs).
- Location sharing (Follow Me) unreliable with delays and occasional failures.
- Clunky/dated app UX; landscape support gaps on iPad; login/verification issues; hard contact management.
- Poor support and activation problems (limited responsiveness, activation delays).
- Recurring monthly charges and difficulty deactivating the service when not in use.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1490177472)