For when calling for help is not an option
Safety that stays hidden.
Disguised as a functional everyday app, a silent trigger instantly streams live audio, video, and location to someone you trust. Nothing on your screen changes.
iOS ยท Launching Autumn 2026
71%
of abusers monitor their partner's phone.
The problem
A visible safety app is a visible risk.
Most personal safety tools assume you can openly reach for your phone. Walking home alone, sitting in a cab, or living under coercive control, that assumption breaks. Sometimes the phone is being watched, reaching for it is what escalates things.
When the person you fear can see your screen, an app that announces itself as protection does the opposite. It becomes a trigger.
How it works
It looks like a weather app. It is a lifeline.
One phone, one browser, and nothing on the screen that gives it away.
What everyone sees
What your trusted contact sees
The disguise
A weather app or a podcast player, chosen during setup. Open it in front of anyone. Nothing about it says safety, and nothing on the phone suggests otherwise.
The trigger
Back Tap or the Action Button open the app without anyone noticing. Inside the disguise, a codeword or a held gesture starts the session. No banner, no light, no sound.
The stream
Live audio and location reach a trusted contact's browser in seconds, with video added as the situation escalates. Nothing for them to install. At the highest tier, one tap puts them through to police with the location already loaded.
The AI
On-device models recognise shouting, screaming and impacts, and can open a session with no input at all. The same models label the live feed, so your contact can read what is happening even when the audio is muffled. Nothing leaves the phone to do it.
The dashboard
One live session, seen three ways.
Never paywall the panic.
Every live safety feature is free, with no limits. The disguise, covert activation, silent triggers, on-device detection, live audio, video and location, and up to two trusted contacts. No one should discover mid-crisis that help sits behind a subscription.
Always free
- Disguise skins and covert activation
- Silent triggers and escalation
- Live audio, video and location
- On-device danger detection
- Up to two trusted contacts
Evidence Vault
- Sessions preserved after the incident
- Tamper-evident log, hashed and timestamped
- Export bundle built for legal submission
- Additional skins and further contacts
- Offline caching when the signal drops
What we charge for is what happens afterwards. Free sessions are never recorded. Paid sessions become evidence.
The team
Four students who believe this should exist.
Built first at a hackathon, now being rebuilt properly for the people who need it.
Kene Chukwu
Computer Science, UCD Dublin
Spencer Kesse
Computer Science, UCD Dublin
Ecem Guvener
Computer Science, University of Manchester
Florian Ochs
Economics and Finance, Oxford
Early access
Be there when it launches.
SafeHaven arrives on the App Store in Autumn 2026. Join the waitlist for early access, or reach out if you work with people who need this.
No spam, no sharing. One email when we launch.