Help someone nearby.
AidPoint, where the will of society meets the needs of the citizen. Join us and help build the safety network in your area.
- Not just an app - a new layer of community safety infrastructure
- It’s collective presence — and individual action through a good deed
- Feeling unsafe is a global trend we aim to reverse
- Valuable even when it’s not used — feel safer because it exists
Download the app
Registration happens in the app and takes under a minute.
Why you should use AidPoint
AidPoint is built on a simple but powerful idea: in every community there are people who want to help, private homes, businesses and places that can be safe points, and citizens who sometimes need more than just an app, an emergency number, or a contact list. With AidPoint, we connect these needs in real time.
A crowdsourced network of people like you (Responders) and Safe Places like a home, workplace or public place (AidPoint’s) who can help each other in unsafe situations where someone who can’t call their family can feel safe for a while or ask local AidPoint Responders to digitally follow them on their way somewhere. The system is 100% free for everyone to use. AidPoint increases the likelihood that help is nearby if something happens to you or someone you know. Community-led preparedness and assistance for those who feel unsafe, scared or are otherwise in need.
A low individual effort with an extremely high total effect. A high number of registrations is a win for everyone in society. High usage would be a failure.
How it works
Download the app
Install the AidPoint app from the App Store or Google Play. Sign in (secure login) and manage your account.
Registered
As a registered user, you are a Responder who can help others. You can also register a Safe Place — quickly and easily. When needed, you can seek help if you feel threatened, unsafe, or injured.
Unsafe or in danger
Seek help when you feel threatened, unsafe, have been injured, or otherwise need help — either by going to a Safe Place or by requesting help from a nearby Responder — urgent or not.
Roles and flows
You as a Responder
Meets up when someone nearby needs help — you always control your involvement.
A Responder can accept or decline when a case alerts in the app. Clear instructions about the person in need, what happened, and GPS (route and distance) are shown upon acceptance.
A Safer Way
When you want digital companions with you on your route.
Whether walking, running, or getting from point A to point B, let digital companions follow your journey. They can be your own AidPoint contacts (local/global), friends/family (local/global), or local registered AidPoint Responders in the community.
Register a Safe Place
Safe Places are private households — homes, friendly people who temporarily welcome someone who feels unsafe or afraid and needs help for the moment.
It’s about creating more safe points in everyday life. Places where someone can be seen, welcomed, and given the chance to pause, make a call, or wait for help to arrive. Will be extended to businesses and public places.
Person seeking help
Can go to the nearest Safe Place in the list to pause, make a call or get the help you need. Or request help where you are right now. In both cases, describe what you need help with, and a Safe Place will welcome you or a Responder is on the way to you. You will see a map and a chat after acceptance.
A faster flow is also available when urgency is higher and every minute counts. With Prioritized Help, the system searches for two Responders to make their way to the helpseeker.
AidPoint does not replace the need to call emergency services (SOS) in acute emergencies.
Safe to join - helping is a given
- If someone else needs help, if something happens nearby — because you want to be a good person
- Voluntary — you can pause or stop at any time
- It’s about safety for everyone — the likelihood that help is nearby
Upcoming releases
Safe Place expands to shops, retail chains, gyms, offices, public and civic venues. Request Responders to a loved one’s location. Authority alerts during crises or incidents. Rally-up features and much more. Safety for those who need it and help for people in need is our goal.
FAQ
How do I register?
All registration happens in the app. In the app you also add a Safe Places to your profile if you want to offer it temporarily to someone who is insecure or afraid.
Does AidPoint cost anything?
We don’t sell help — we “sell” the likelihood that help is nearby if you need support, and it costs nothing.
Do I need to be active all the time as a Responder or Safe Place?
No. You always control your own involvement. The idea is a passive network with an active effect. When an alert comes and you are one of the nearby Responders or Safe Places, you can accept, decline, or let it time out.
What is a Safe Place?
In AidPoint’s first release, Safe Places are private households such as houses, townhouses, and apartments. In upcoming releases, this expands to e.g. shops, retail chains, gyms, offices, public and civic venues.
Does AidPoint replace 112?
No. In acute emergencies you should always call 112. For an Prioritized Help case in AidPoint, the system will always look for two (2) Responders — both will be prompted to also call emergency services once the case is accepted.
What information does a Responder see about the person in need?
When a person in need sends a case, nearby Responders see what the person wrote in the free-text field (what happened), gender, agegap and how far away they are. When a Responder accepts the case, the information shown includes, username, home city, profile picture if user has chosen to upload sutch.
What information does the person in need see about the Responder?
When a person in need sends a case and a Responder accepts, the person in need sees the public information from the Responder’s secure sign-in plus any additional information the Responder has provided in their account profile.
What information does a Safe Place see about the person in need?
When a person in need sends a case, the responsible Safe Place that the person chose sees what was written in the free-text field and how far away the person is. When the Safe Place accepts the request, the information shown includes the person’s public information from secure sign-in plus any additional information the person has provided in their account profile.
What information does the person in need see about a Safe Place?
When the person in need searches for a Safe Place, a list of multiple nearby Safe Places is shown. Information the Safe Place owner has chosen to provide in their profile is shown together with distance.
What is a matching code?
For each incident between parties, a “matching code” is generated in the app. Each party shows the code so you know you’re meeting the right person. Safe Place <=> Person in need, Responder <=> Person in need.
How does the chat work?
A simple chat starts between the Safe Place and the person in need or between a Responder and the person in need, only when a case is accepted. The chat is automatically closed and won’t be shown again after the case is ended by the person in need.
Can I as a woman ask to only be digitally followed by other woman?
Yes, when you ask to be digitally followed by local AidPoint Responders you can ask for woman only.