Got Home Safe App: Your Contacts Are Alerted If You Never Arrive
A got home safe app that tells your contacts when you check in and alerts them if you never do. Set it before you leave. One trip a month on the free plan.
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TL;DR
Safety Checkpoint is a got home safe app. You set a check-in for when you expect to arrive, and tap when you get there. Your contacts get a one-line email saying you checked in. If you never tap, the server alerts them, even if your phone is dead. They then use their PIN to open the message you wrote before leaving. The free plan's 1 one-off protocol a month covers this use.
Who is this for?
Anyone who wants their friends, family, or roommates to know they got home safe after a night out, a late commute, a rideshare, a solo errand, or any trip where a missed arrival could go unnoticed for hours.
Why Should Safe Arrival Be Automated Instead of Manual?
“Text me when you get home” only works if you remember to text. Asleep in the taxi, phone dead, straight to bed: the message never goes, and the person waiting for it assumes you are fine. A got home safe app turns the promise around. You set the time you expect to arrive. The app watches for your tap, and the absence of that tap is what raises the alert.
Safety Checkpoint does it in both directions. When you tap on arrival, your contacts get a one-line email saying so, the “I’m home” text you no longer have to send. When you do not tap, they are alerted from our servers rather than from your phone. With their PIN, they open the message you wrote before leaving, with where you started, where you were heading and how.
When Does a Safe Arrival Check-in Matter Most?
Any trip with an expected arrival time is a candidate, but these three categories carry the highest risk of an unnoticed missed arrival.
What Should an Automatic Safe Arrival Protocol Include?
Four components that turn a manual “I’m home” text into a reliable, automatic safety net.
01
Expected arrival time
Set a check-in for when you expect to arrive at your destination. The server waits for your confirmation. If it doesn't come, the alert process begins.
Setup · Estimate your travel time and schedule the check-in for that arrival, not later. Put the traffic buffer in Delayed Delivery, the next setting. Confirm with a single tap when you arrive.
02
Delay after the deadline (Delayed Delivery)
A delay you set between the missed check-in and the alert being sent, up to 48 hours. It prevents false alarms from traffic or a slow elevator, and a late tap inside it still cancels the alert.
Setup · Set 15–30 minutes for short trips (rideshare, commute). Set 45–60 minutes for longer or less predictable journeys.
03
Pre-written alert message
The message your contacts open with their PIN if you don't confirm arrival. Include your origin, destination, route, and any transport details.
Setup · Write it before you leave: “Left [location] at [time] heading to [destination] via [route/rideshare]. Expected arrival: [time].”
04
Your contacts
Choose who is told. Everyone on the list is alerted at the same time and opens the same pre-written message. There is no first-then-second order. They also get a one-line email when you tap on arrival.
Setup · Add contacts who are likely awake during your expected arrival window: 1 on the free plan, up to 10 on Safety 101. On Survival, alerts also go via SMS.
Step-by-Step Setup Guide
Walk through each step to configure your safe arrival check-in before you head out.
Create your arrival protocol
Open Safety Checkpoint and create a new one-off protocol. Name it something clear, such as “Getting Home Safe” or “Night Out Return.” Each outing is its own protocol: 1 a month on the free plan, 10 on Safety 101, 25 on Survival.
Set the check-in time to your expected arrival
Estimate when you'll arrive and set the check-in for that time. If you're leaving a bar at midnight and live 20 minutes away, set the check-in for 12:20 AM. Put extra margin in Delayed Delivery in the next step, not in this time.
Set the delay after the deadline
Under Delivery timing, choose Delayed and set the buffer after your check-in time before the alert fires. For a short trip home, 15–30 minutes is enough. For a longer commute or unpredictable route, set 45–60 minutes. If you tap within this window, the alert does not go out. This is the moment to add the margin: a running protocol cannot be edited afterwards.
Write your emergency message
This is what your contacts read, with their PIN, if you don't confirm. Include where you left from, your destination, how you're getting there (rideshare, walking, driving), and the time you left. Example: “Left The Bell Tower bar at 11:45 PM heading home to 430 Oak St via Uber. Expected arrival: 12:10 AM.”
Activate before you leave
When you're ready to head out, activate the protocol. The countdown starts. When you arrive, confirm with a single tap: your contacts get a one-line email that you checked in, and the emergency message stays sealed. If you don't confirm and the delay runs out, they get the alert automatically, with no action needed from you.
How to Configure a Safe Arrival Check-in in Minutes
The quick-reference version: four steps to get protected before your next outing.
Create a "Safe Arrival" protocol
Name your one-off protocol and add your contacts: 1 on the free plan, up to 10 on Safety 101. Each outing is its own protocol.
Set the check-in time and the delay
Schedule the check-in for your expected arrival. Under Delivery timing, choose Delayed and add 15–30 minutes for short trips, 45–60 minutes for longer or less predictable journeys.
Write your alert message
Include where you're leaving from, your destination, how you're getting there, and the time you left. This message is stored server-side. If you miss the check-in, your contacts are alerted automatically and open it with their PIN.
Activate and go
Tap to activate before you leave. Confirm when you arrive and your contacts get a one-line email. If you don't confirm by the end of the delay, they receive the alert. On the Survival plan, alerts can also be sent via SMS.