Two of the closest apps in the space. Both alert your emergency contacts by email, SMS, and automated voice call when you miss a check-in, and neither tracks your location. Here's where they genuinely differ.
Beacon Safe and CheckIn More are near-twins: multi-channel check-in apps (email + SMS + voice) with no location tracking. Beacon leads on a real free tier (3 contacts vs 1) and a defined 4-phase escalation with a 2-hour grace period. CheckIn More adds mood and request-assistance check-in types, one-off safety timers, Apple-ecosystem apps, and a cheaper $6.99/mo email-plus-SMS tier. For voice alerts, both cost the same $19.99/mo. See Beacon pricing.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Beacon Safe | CheckIn More |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes — 3 contacts, email | Yes — 1 contact, 1 check-in time, email |
| Email + SMS tier | Included in Plus | $6.99/mo |
| Voice-call tier price | $19.99/mo | $19.99/mo (Premium) |
| Annual pricing | $199.99/yr | Not published |
| SMS + Voice alerts to contacts | Yes — Plus | Yes — Premium |
| Escalation on a miss | Fixed 4-phase | Per-contact alerts |
| Grace period | 2 hours | ~5 minutes |
| Check-in types | One-tap "I'm safe" | One-tap, mood, request-assistance |
| One-off safety timers | No | Yes |
| Safety Check (tries you first) | Yes — Plus | Not specified |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Vision |
| Server-side triggering | Yes — works phone-off | Yes |
| Location / GPS tracking | None | None |
| Languages | English + Spanish | English |
Beacon Safe's free plan covers three emergency contacts with email alerts. CheckIn More's free plan is limited to one contact and one check-in time. If you want more than one person notified without paying, Beacon starts further ahead.
Beacon waits a 2-hour grace period after a missed deadline before anyone is alerted, so a slow morning won't set off your contacts. CheckIn More's window is around five minutes — faster, but easier to trip accidentally.
At the voice-call tier both are $19.99/mo, and Beacon adds a fixed 4-phase escalation — email and SMS, then an automated voice call, then a follow-up, then a 24-hour re-alert — plus Safety Check, which tries you first.
Beacon Safe ships fully in English and Spanish across iPhone, iPad, and Android. If Spanish support or Android parity matters to the person you're protecting, that's worth weighing.
CheckIn More is a genuinely good app and, for some people, the better pick. It offers richer check-in types — mood status and request-assistance, not just "I'm safe" — plus one-off safety timers you start before a run, drive, or date, and apps across the Apple ecosystem including Mac and Apple Vision. And its $6.99/mo tier is cheaper than Beacon if you only need email and SMS and can skip voice calls. If those features fit how you'd use a check-in app, CheckIn More is well worth a look. See how Beacon approaches the same job on how it works.
Questions
Both alert your emergency contacts by email, SMS, and automated voice call if you miss a check-in, and neither tracks your location. Beacon Safe leads with a genuinely usable free tier (3 contacts with email alerts) and a fixed 4-phase escalation with a 2-hour grace period. CheckIn More adds mood and request-assistance check-in types, one-off safety timers, Apple-ecosystem apps, and a cheaper $6.99/mo tier that covers email and SMS but not voice.
For voice-call alerts, they cost the same: Beacon Safe Plus is $19.99/mo and CheckIn More's Premium (which adds calls) is also $19.99/mo. CheckIn More offers a lower $6.99/mo tier, but that covers email and SMS only, without voice. Beacon Safe also has a permanent free tier with 3 contacts, where CheckIn More's free plan is one contact. See full Beacon Safe pricing.
No. Neither app tracks your location, requests always-on GPS, or stores a movement history. Both work on a missed-check-in trigger — more on our no-location-tracking approach. Your contacts learn that you went quiet, not where you are.
CheckIn More offers richer check-in types (mood status, request-assistance, and combinations), one-off safety timers you start before an activity, a cheaper $6.99/mo email-plus-SMS tier, and apps across the Apple ecosystem including Mac and Apple Vision.
Beacon Safe's free tier covers three contacts (versus one), and it uses a defined 4-phase escalation with a 2-hour grace period, so a slightly late check-in is far less likely to trigger a false alarm. It also offers Safety Check on Plus, which tries to reach you first before alerting your contacts, and full English and Spanish support.
Beacon Safe's check-in deadline and escalation run on its servers, not on your device, so alerts fire even if your phone is dead, off, or lost. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest — more on our security & privacy page. CheckIn More similarly sends alerts to your contacts server-side when a check-in is missed.
Beacon Safe is live on iOS and Android.
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