Everyday emergency tools, without five separate apps
Most emergencies are small. A power cut, a dropped key under a car seat, a cut that needs more than a plaster, a friend who has not arrived when they said they would.
The usual answer is a folder of single-purpose apps, most of them heavier and more ad-laden than the job requires. This is the same tools in one 4.8 MB app that works without a connection.
What actually comes up
The power goes out
Torch from the Quick Settings tile without unlocking. The battery monitor tells you how long you can keep using it.
Tools involved
Someone needs first aid now
Eight common procedures stored in the app — no searching, no loading, no connection.
Tools involved
Letting someone know you got home
The I’m Safe check-in texts your saved contacts in one tap. Far more useful day to day than the SOS it sits next to.
Tools involved
Working out which way you are facing
A compass that needs no fix and no signal — useful in an unfamiliar city as well as on a hillside.
Tools involved
Before you go
The preparation that has to happen in advance, because none of it can be done in the moment you need it.
- Add the flashlight tile to your Quick Settings for one-swipe access
- Save at least one emergency contact — it takes under a minute
- Fill in your medical information, especially any allergy
- Put the widget somewhere you will actually see it
Answers
Everyday: common questions
Is the app free?
Yes. Every feature described on this site is available at no cost. The app shows banner advertising on non-emergency screens to support development — never on the SOS or flashlight screens.
How big is the app?
The release build is about 4.8 MB, which is small for what it includes. Most single-purpose flashlight or compass apps are larger.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no account, no sign-in and no profile. Everything you enter stays on your device.
Related features
- FlashlightInstant torch with an adjustable strobe, an automatic SOS Morse pattern and a red/blue screen flash.
- First aid guideEight common emergency procedures, stored in the app and readable with no connection.
- Emergency contactsSave up to five contacts from your address book. They receive your SOS alerts and your all-clear.
- CompassA magnetic compass driven by your phone’s own sensors, with a calibration indicator so you know to trust it.
Related guides
- How to use your phone as an emergency toolkitYour phone already contains most of a decent emergency kit. Knowing what it can and cannot do is the difference between a tool and a false sense of security.
- Emergency preparedness: what should you actually keep on your phone?Most phone preparedness advice is a list of apps. The things that actually help are smaller, duller and take about ten minutes to set up.
Get the Emergency Toolkit
Free on Google Play. No account, no subscription, and the core tools keep working when the signal does not.
- 4.8 MB download
- Android 8.0+
- No account required