Both are personal-safety check-in apps that alert your contacts if you miss a check-in — and neither tracks your location. The difference: Beacon Safe escalates to your contacts across three channels — email, SMS, and an automated voice call — while AssureOkay alerts contacts by email and SMS, reserving voice for AI calls to you. Beacon Safe Plus is $19.99/mo.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Beacon Safe | AssureOkay |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes — 3 contacts, email, unlimited check-ins | On request — 3-day trial, then paid |
| Paid plans | $19.99/mo (Plus) | $4.99 – $8.99/mo |
| Annual pricing | $199.99/yr | $49.99 – $89.99/yr |
| Emergency contacts | 3 (Free) / 10 (Plus) | Unlimited |
| Email alerts to contacts | Yes — Free + Plus | Yes |
| SMS alerts to contacts | Yes — Plus | Yes |
| Voice call to your contacts | Yes — automated, Plus | No — email + SMS only |
| AI phone check-in call to you | No | Yes — Plus |
| Multi-phase escalation | Email+SMS → voice +5 min → +4 hr → 24 hr | Email + SMS on miss |
| Contact response tracking | Yes — tap-link, SMS reply, voice keypress | Not specified |
| Check-in intervals | Daily, 48h, or 72h | Daily, weekly, or multiple per day |
| Server-side triggering (works phone off) | Yes | Yes |
| No location / GPS tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Digital will / document storage | No | Yes |
| Mood / wellness tracking | No | Yes |
| Platforms | iOS, iPad, Android | iOS, Android, web (PWA) |
| Languages | English + Spanish | Not specified |
If email and SMS don't get a response, Beacon Safe places an automated voice call to your emergency contacts — a third independent channel. AssureOkay alerts contacts by email and SMS; its voice calls go to you, not your contacts.
Beacon Safe's Free plan gives you 3 contacts, email alerts, unlimited check-ins, and contact response tracking — no trial clock. AssureOkay's free option is available only on request after a 3-day trial.
Miss a check-in and Beacon Safe runs a set sequence: email and SMS first, an automated voice call about 5 minutes later, a follow-up around 4 hours later, and a re-alert at 24 hours until someone confirms you're safe.
Beacon Safe never uses GPS or location tracking, and its check-in deadline runs server-side — so alerts still fire if your phone is off, dead, or out of signal. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
AssureOkay offers things Beacon Safe doesn't: AI conversational phone check-in calls that ring you and confirm you're okay, digital-will and document storage, mood and wellness tracking, unlimited emergency contacts, and a web (PWA) version. Its Base plan also starts lower at $4.99/month. If a low entry price, an AI check-in companion, or document storage matter most to you, AssureOkay is worth a look. Beacon Safe focuses on getting a human to respond fast through multi-channel escalation — including a voice call to your contacts — with a genuinely free tier.
FAQ
Both are personal-safety check-in apps that alert your contacts if you miss a check-in, and neither tracks your location. AssureOkay reaches your contacts by email and SMS and adds AI phone check-in calls to you, digital-will storage, and wellness tracking. Beacon Safe adds an automated voice call to your contacts as a third escalation channel, plus a free tier and contact response tracking.
Not at the entry level. AssureOkay's Base plan is $4.99/month, lower than Beacon Safe Plus at $19.99/month, and AssureOkay's Plus plan is $8.99/month. Beacon Safe offers a genuinely free, self-serve tier — 3 contacts, email alerts, and unlimited check-ins — while AssureOkay's free option is available only on request after a 3-day trial.
Yes. If you miss a check-in, Beacon Safe sends email and SMS first, then places an automated voice call to your contacts about five minutes later, followed by a check around four hours later and a re-alert at 24 hours. Per AssureOkay's public information, it notifies contacts by email and SMS, and its voice calls go to you, not to your contacts.
No. Neither Beacon Safe nor AssureOkay uses GPS or location tracking. Beacon Safe works entirely from a check-in timer — if you don't check in by your deadline, your contacts are alerted, with no location data involved.
Yes. Beacon Safe's check-in deadline and escalation run on its servers, so alerts still fire if your phone is off, dead, or out of signal. AssureOkay also runs server-side, so both keep working independently of your device.
AssureOkay bundles AI conversational phone check-in calls to you, digital-will and document storage, mood and wellness tracking, unlimited emergency contacts, and a web (PWA) version. Beacon Safe focuses on multi-channel escalation to your contacts — email, SMS, and voice — with a free tier and response tracking, for $19.99/month on Plus.
Beacon Safe is live on iOS and Android.