CASE STUDY

URSAFE

  1. Background 

Client was seeking to develop and launch a unique voice-activated personal safety app targeting consumers across North America. 

2. Solution 

MobileFolk scoped, developed, and built a custom personal safety application (iOS & Android) providing VoIP calling, messaging, and video, location-based services, e911, and much more.  User interface enabled consumers to designate family and friends to be contacted in the event of an emergency, and offered in-app purchasing for premium services.  Cloud-based backend and API scaled flawlessly to support large scale launch on US national TV.  Custom web-based portal provided to select partners to enable in-person security services.

3. Unique Feature

Voice-activated “safe word” triggered SOS - even when the app is in background! 

4. Team Required 

MobileFolk provided a team of six (6) software developers with frontend and backend web portal and mobile app experience plus one (1) project manager to ensure timely execution and delivery. 

5. What We Delivered 

UrSafe is the first and only voice-activated, personal safety app.

Friends and family that you designate as your personal safety team can be notified instantly with live audio and video to monitor unsafe situations.

WHAT WE BUILT

State of the art voice recognition

UrSafe allows users to train a safeword of their choosing in the app, and uses a high-accuracy, low-power voice recognition model to recognize the user’s safeword and trigger SOS – even when the app is in background.

Live Video Stream

During an emergency, UrSafe can share a live video stream with the user’s emergency contacts. The stream can be viewed directly in the app if the contact also has it installed, or in a web browser otherwise.

RapidSOS 911 integration

In the US, UrSafe integrates with RapidSOS to provide the user’s location to the closest of over 4500 PSAPs, in the event that the user calls 911 for an emergency.

Geolocation

Using the phone’s native location features and the Google Maps API, UrSafe can share the user’s location with their emergency contacts when SOS is triggered, or in real-time at regular intervals when using the “Follow Me” feature. UrSafe also shows hospitals and police stations near the user’s location.

In-App Subscriptions and Purchases

Premium features can be accessed with a monthly in-app subscription through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or through a one-time 24 hour purchase for short term use.

Localization

The UrSafe app is localized in 6+ languages including left-to-right and right-to-left text, and is available in over 140 countries.

Scalability

The UrSafe backend is built on Google Cloud and Firebase, and is architected for stability, security and scalability up to millions of users from day one.