📖 Family safety guides
Calm, practical setup —
no scare tactics.
Written for parents, carers and households who want a sensible safety setup rather than a list of worst-case scenarios. Each guide explains the why, the steps, and how Zone Tick fits — without requiring you to switch everything on.
Start here
If you only read one, make it the SOS plan — it is the foundation everything else builds on.
🏞️ Build a family SOS plan in 20 minutes
Who gets the alert, what to say when it arrives, and how to practise once so everybody stays calm when it is real.
🔐 Phone permissions for safety apps
Location, microphone, motion and notifications — what each one actually unlocks, and how to give away as little as possible.
🚗 Crash detection explained simply
How on-device sensors catch a hard impact, why false alarms happen, and how to tune sensitivity for your driving.
✅ Daily check-ins kids will actually use
Light routines that keep teens connected without constant nagging, oversharing, or turning it into a fight.
Pick a starting point
Different households need different things. Here is roughly where people begin.
- Parents of teenagersStart with an SOS plan and daily check-ins. Add live location once everyone agrees on the rules — consent first works far better than surveillance.
- Caring for an older relativeInactivity monitoring and crash detection do the work quietly. Safe zones help you know they got home without ringing every evening.
- Long commutes or lots of drivingCrash detection plus emergency contacts is the highest-value pair. Tune the sensitivity to your roads.
- Walking or travelling aloneLive location with one trusted person, plus shake-to-activate voice help for when your hands are not free.
📲 Ready to set it up?
Free to start, no card required — about ten minutes to get your household covered.