A panic button that
works through people
Not 911. Not a subscription service. Your people — with full context, your location, and a reason to act.
Build your circle
Add up to 5 trusted contacts — family, friends, colleagues.
Your circle members don't need the app. They receive alerts by SMS and optionally in-app. Add people who will actually pick up — not everyone you know. One person who responds is worth a hundred who might.
Choose your triggers
Enable one or several trigger methods. Mix and match.
Each trigger is designed for a different type of situation. The power button triple-press works invisibly from your pocket. The BLE keychain clips to your bag. Fall detection runs silently in the background. The dead man timer fires if you don't check in by a deadline.
Trigger fires
One action — alarm starts. A short countdown to cancel false alarms.
When a trigger activates, a short countdown begins (configurable: 3–15 seconds). You can cancel it immediately if it was accidental. If you don't cancel — or can't — the alarm fires automatically. No "are you sure?" dialogs. No extra steps.
Your circle gets the signal
Every contact in your circle receives an alert instantly.
The moment the alarm fires, EchoCircle sends each circle member an SMS with your name, a real-time GPS link, and a timestamp. If they have the app, they also get a push notification with live location tracking. No delay. No filtering. Everyone hears it at the same time.
They track you live
Circle members see your location updating in real time.
After the alert fires, circle members with the app can open a live map and watch your position update every few seconds. They can see if you're moving, stationary, or have stopped updating. This continues until you dismiss the alarm.
You mark yourself safe
One tap dismisses the alarm. Your circle sees the all-clear.
When you're safe, dismiss the alarm from the app. Your circle immediately sees that the alert has been resolved. If you don't dismiss and stop moving, the circle keeps watching — and can call emergency services on their own if needed.
What EchoCircle is not
Understanding the design tradeoffs helps you use it correctly.