The safety of women has always been a critical issue in our country. We need to effectuate a change in the situation so that our own women do not feel unsafe. Many entrepreneurs have come up with apps that might help make a woman feel more at ease.

1. Prof. Puja Dhar
INDIA
Importance
of
Mobile Apps
In context to the safety of
Women

2. What is Mobile App ??
A mobile app is a software application developed
specifically for use on small, wireless computing devices,
such as smartphones and tablets, rather than desktop or
laptop computers.
Mobile apps are designed with consideration for the
demands and constraints of the devices and also to take
advantage of any specialized capabilities they have.

6. Entrepreneurial Skills
Motivation. ..Entrepreneurs are enthusiastic, and
future-oriented. ...
Creativity and Persuasiveness. ...
Versatility. ...
Risk Tolerance. ...
Vision. ...
Flexibility and Open-Mindedness
Finding the need of people

7. Safety of Women in the Country ??
The safety of women has always been a critical issue in
our country. And with the rise in the number of incidents
that took place last year, this has become an, even
more, serious issue which needs to be rectified as soon
as possible.
The situation has become so deplorable that India ranks
amongst the top ten countries in the world that are
considered unsafe or dangerous for women.
We need to effectuate a change in the situation so
that our own women do not feel unsafe.
The situation has become so alarming that women today
are always on the lookout, always on the defensive.

8. Safety of Women in the Country ??
These entrepreneurs feel the same way and have
come up with apps that might help make a woman
feel more at ease.
Go Suraksheit, Hughes Systique India Private Limited
This is an application that gets you help in case of an
emergency. It has 4 features that let your friends and
family know that you are in danger. As soon as you press
the help button, these four things will occur:
An SMS is sent to 10 contacts in your phone that you can
program beforehand itself. The message contains your exact
location on a map with a link to the same.
It updates your Facebook status with the same information.
It sends a call to a pre-provisioned emergency number.
A loud alarm starts playing on your phone to attract the
attention of anyone in the vicinity

9. Safetipin is one of the good options when it comes to
safety apps for women. The app is designed keeping in
mind the concept of personal safety.
It incorporates all the essential features such as GPS
tracking, emergency contact numbers, directions to safe
locations etc.
The app also pins the safe areas along with their safety
scores to go at the time of any problem.
It also enables the users to pin unsafe areas and help
others.
Safetipin is available in Hindi, Spanish, and English.

10. This application was developed by CanvasM
Technologies. It is a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra.
Apart from the function of sending messages to
contacts in a situation of imminent danger, it also
warns the user about places on the Google map that
might be unsafe, based on the past SOS alert data.

11. This one great app with a unique concept that can help
women feel safer when they are travelling alone.
It is very easy to use, just like the google maps. All you
need to do it put in your destination and it also gives you
the option of sharing your ride with any of your contacts
so that they can track your position.
Also, this app has a distinctive feature that detects route
deviation. This is caught by their system and they inform
your contacts and also contact the authorities and alert
them of the situation.
This is a must have app for all the women out there.

12. TellTail
A creation of DIMTS (Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal
Transit System Ltd.), the application allows the user to
be tracked through the GPS on their phone or the
vehicle. The user can send instant alerts to a chosen
group of contacts as well. The app lets your location be
known even if there is no GPS on your cell phone as
location can be monitored using the vehicle’s GPS.
PanicGuard
This is one app that does the full emergency workup. It
is active the entire duration of the emergency and
sends out audio-visual alerts to the provided contacts
and the police as well. You just need to turn on the app
and shake your phone and the alerts will start going.

13. SafeTrac
SafeTrac is a mobile app that sends a message and an
email with the precise location of the user in danger to
his/her pre-defined contacts. Moreover, it has another
feature which provides alert or admonition to users if
they are entering an unsafe area based on the reviews
from other users.
One Touch SOS
It’s function is similar to the other apps as it sends a
message to the user’s contacts if the user presses the
button on his/her phone indicating they are in danger
and need help. The difference here is that you can
select only three contacts to which messages can be
sent.

14. Nirbhaya: Be Fearless
This app works on the same basic principle as the other
apps with some additional features. It was developed by
Pune-based SmartCloud Infotech. It sends messages with
location updates to predefined SMS contact groups,
Facebook wall and secured web portal. The user can
either shake the phone or use a simple click to send alert
messages to their predefined contacts.
SafeBridge
This is another personal safety app. It sends a message
with the users’ GPS location to a list of trusted contacts
in case of an emergency. It also has an I am a safe
button, that the users can use to tell their contacts if the
danger has been averted. This app does not require the
presence of internet to function at all.

15. inE : FREE
SafeTrac : FREE
PanicGuard : PAID
Damini : FREE
Circle of 6 : FREE
Sentinel: FREE
Guardly : FREE and Premium Versions
StreetSafe : FREE
Scream Alarm : FREE
Life 360 Family locator : FREE :

16.  Be aware
 Always walk with friends or group of people
 Tell your parents and friends where you are
going and when you will be home
 Keep to crowded , well-lit areas
 Stick to the routes you know well