5 must-have emergency apps if you are in India (police app, cyber cell app, and others)

Internet is a open source platform for developers and other professionals to showcase their work and talents. However internet also has been a victim of cyber crimes carried out by hackers and other unwanted elements.

To cope up with the situation various companies have developed apps which can be used at a time of emergency and help the consumers who are stranded or in need of some kind of help. We are compiling one such list for you wherein you can use the apps in emergency situation.

We will discuss the feature of each app one by one and let you know how this app can help you in the time of emergency.

Eye-on-me-app:

This app is built for family members and friends who are staying alone. This app makes sure that if a user is not responding the app will automatically notifies others.

The company says that instead of relying on products that require you to press a button when you need help isn't it better if someone is notified when you DON'T press a button. This app allows you to do that.

Moreover a user can set his own schedule for the app to "check-in". Also a user can set the days of the week, time of day etc. For example: the app can ask if you are ok every hour, only in the mornings/evening or every other day.

bsafe alarm:

With bSafe a user can automatically send information about who he is, where he is (GPS) and what's happening (video + audio) with time stamps.

A video that is recorded when the alarm is activated, is automatically sent to the guardians mobile. All information is stored securely on bsafe's servers, and is thus recoverable even if the phone breaks.

Follow me

A user can ask his/her guardians to follow them home with Follow Me live GPS tracking. The Guardians will be able to see the user live via the map on mobile. Once the user arrives home safely, the guardians will receive a message about it.

Follow me feature:
A user can ask his/her guardians to follow them home with Follow Me live GPS tracking. The Guardians will be able to see the user live via the map on mobile. Once the user arrives home safely, the guardians will receive a message about it.

Timer Alarm:
Users can use a Timer Alarm to program an auto alarm that will be triggered to the users guardians if the user have not checked in within a certain time. This is helpful if the user is jogging or going home late in the evening.

ICE(In case of Emergency app)

ICE card is a easy way to store information needed by rescuers and doctors, if you are a victim of an emergency. In addition to a list of contacts of the closest persons, it also allows a user to save information about medications, past diseases, allergies and other health information.

A special alarm button allows a user to send an emergency sms message to all the people from a users contact list, containing information among others data collected from mobile phone's GPS.

This allows the closest person to get informed about serious life-threatening situations and receive information about the current position of the user.

Local Police App:

The local police app Places law enforcement and public safety services at your fingertips! The Local Police app is built to connect the public to their local police and allow the community to become more involved right from their smartphone.

Book a cab via Google Maps - GIZBOT

All cabs app:

This app combines all the taxi servicing apps under one umbrella. A user can book his ride of the desired cab service using this app. This helps a user to compare and check the price range of other cabs service as well.

Red Panic Button App

A user simply needs to set a panic number and the smartphone will send a distress signal along with the location of the user to the number provided.

Watch over me app:

This app notifies the members of your personal safety network when in trouble and can also track the location on a map. Depending upon the situation this app can allow a user to talk or contact the emergency services