Panic button app for kids

SimpleSentinel is the panic button app for kids: one tap on your child's iPhone sends an emergency to you, and your emergency to them sounds an alarm through silent mode.

Your child picks what is happening: I need you to call me, Come get me, I don't feel safe, I'm hurt, I'm lost, or says it in their own words. It goes to every parent and guardian you choose. You decide whether your child's panic button is on at all.

One price, unlimited children and devices. 7-day free trial, billed by Apple.

How the panic button works, and what still works

✓ Reach them in an emergency

An emergency from you sounds an alarm on your child's phone and ignores downtime, pauses, quiet hours, and silent mode. They can send one to you too, if you choose to enable theirs.

✓ Send a message they can't ignore

Mark a message "No Ignore" and it covers your child's screen with your words until they press Acknowledge, pulsing every ten seconds for up to two hours. You get a receipt the moment they press it. It reaches them during downtime and pauses, when Apple's Messages is closed.

Questions parents ask about this: Is there a life alert button for kids. See also SimpleSentinel reviews.

How this differs from Emergency SOS

Emergency SOS calls emergency services. SimpleSentinel's emergency reaches the parents and guardians you choose, sounds on their phones through silent mode when critical alerts are allowed, and tells them what is happening in your child's own words. Keep both: SOS for 911, this one for you.

What still works during a lock

Phone calls keep working during any pause or downtime. Apple keeps the Phone app reachable no matter what. An emergency from you ignores downtime, pauses, quiet hours and silent mode. On a phone that allows critical alerts, your child's emergency sounds through your silent switch and every Focus.

Pricing

Founding Family (First 1,000 Families)

7-day free trial. Unlimited children and devices.

$9.99/mo

or $99.99/yr

  • About 28 cents/day for every device & child.

  • Your price never goes up as long as you stay subscribed.

Regular Price

7-day free trial. Unlimited children and devices.

$16.99/mo

or $149.99/yr

  • About 41 cents/day for every device & child.

  • Compare to A locked-down phone @ $1,000/yr per child.

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