Tap, hold, and your family knows.

EMARU is a family safety app for Android. Hold one gesture for three seconds and the people you chose get an alert with your live location. It alerts your family. It does not call emergency services.

Get early access Android first. Testing now.

This is the real gesture, as a demo. Tap once, then press and hold the ring.

How it works

  1. Add your people

    Add the people you trust by their mobile number, like phone contacts, as Family (up to 6) or as a Friend. They get a request that says which, and must say yes before anything is shared.

  2. Send what fits

    An emergency, a Pick me up, a Ping or a Meet up. Send an emergency to all your Family, or pick one person for the rest, a Friend included.

  3. They answer back

    Their phones buzz with a notification and a map. They can tap "I am coming" or a one-tap answer, and you see who answered.

Four ways to reach your people

What EMARU is not

EMARU does not contact the police, an ambulance or any emergency service. It tells the family members you chose. If you are in danger, call your local emergency number first.

Alerts need an internet connection and working notifications on both phones. If an alert could not be sent, the app says so on screen.

Your family, your data

  • Only your Family sees you live. Your live location goes to the Family you chose, who all said yes first, not to a public map. Friends only get what you send them one by one, and see you live only for the time you choose. No SOS.
  • Live location is shared while you are Visible. Turn Visible on and your Family sees you, even if you switch to another app, for as long as you choose. Turn it off, or let the time run out, and it stops. During an active Pick me up or Meet up, the people in it see you too.
  • You can leave. Sign out on your phone, or delete your account in the app (Me page). You can also email us.

Read the privacy notice

Get early access

EMARU is being tested with a small group of families. It runs on Android phones. An iPhone version is not available yet.

To join the test, email us with your name and phone model, and we will send you the app and an invite code.

Email for early access