Circle of 6
Free AppAbout Circle of 6
Circle of 6 is a personal safety app for everyone. Winner of the 2011 White House and HHS “Apps Against Abuse” Technology Challenge and Winner of Avon Foundation for Women/Institute of Medicine "Ending Violence @Home"
• By: Tech 4 Good, LLC
• Featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan, the New York Daily News, MTV, Marie Claire, Wired Cult of Mac and The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Vice President Joe Biden says, “Thanks to the creativity and vision of these developers, young people now have a new line of defense against violence in their lives.”
Circle of 6 lets you choose up to 6 trusted friends to add to your circle. If you get into an uncomfortable or risky situation, use Circle of 6 to automatically send your circle a pre-programmed SMS alert message, with your exact location. It’s quick. It’s discreet. Two taps is all it takes. Circle of 6 also connects you to 24h hotlines for safety and information, as well as Scarleteen.com, a comprehensive online sexual health resource.
With Circle of 6 you have a new way to connect with your most trusted friends —to stay close, stay safe and prevent violence before it happens! It's the mobile way to look out for your friends— on campus or when you're out for the night.
With national hotlines for safety and advice, and online sexual health resources
Also available in Hindi. Hotlines customized for New Delhi.
If you are a student at UCLA, Williams College, Hobart & William Smith, University of Houston or a student at Prince William County Public Schools, please download Circle of 6 U for a customized version for your school.
Here’s how it works:
• You're out late and you lose track of your friends. Use Circle of 6 to send your circle a “come and get me” message — with a map using GPS to show your precise location.
• You're on a date that starts to get uncomfortable. You need a polite way to excuse yourself. Use Circle of 6 to alert your circle to call you and interrupt the situation.
• You're seeing someone new, but you have some doubts about how things are going. Use Circle of 6 to access a wealth of online information about healthy relationships.
• In critical situations, use Circle of 6 to call two pre-programmed national hotlines or a local emergency number of your choice. Also access health and safety information through our web-link.
About us:
Circle of 6 is a project of Tech 4 Good, LLC.
Tech 4 Good, LLC. is a human rights mobile start-up. Bringing our experience with youth culture, storytelling, code and design we develop engaging tools and campaigns to support a culture of connectivity and accountability.
• By: Tech 4 Good, LLC
• Featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan, the New York Daily News, MTV, Marie Claire, Wired Cult of Mac and The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Vice President Joe Biden says, “Thanks to the creativity and vision of these developers, young people now have a new line of defense against violence in their lives.”
Circle of 6 lets you choose up to 6 trusted friends to add to your circle. If you get into an uncomfortable or risky situation, use Circle of 6 to automatically send your circle a pre-programmed SMS alert message, with your exact location. It’s quick. It’s discreet. Two taps is all it takes. Circle of 6 also connects you to 24h hotlines for safety and information, as well as Scarleteen.com, a comprehensive online sexual health resource.
With Circle of 6 you have a new way to connect with your most trusted friends —to stay close, stay safe and prevent violence before it happens! It's the mobile way to look out for your friends— on campus or when you're out for the night.
With national hotlines for safety and advice, and online sexual health resources
Also available in Hindi. Hotlines customized for New Delhi.
If you are a student at UCLA, Williams College, Hobart & William Smith, University of Houston or a student at Prince William County Public Schools, please download Circle of 6 U for a customized version for your school.
Here’s how it works:
• You're out late and you lose track of your friends. Use Circle of 6 to send your circle a “come and get me” message — with a map using GPS to show your precise location.
• You're on a date that starts to get uncomfortable. You need a polite way to excuse yourself. Use Circle of 6 to alert your circle to call you and interrupt the situation.
• You're seeing someone new, but you have some doubts about how things are going. Use Circle of 6 to access a wealth of online information about healthy relationships.
• In critical situations, use Circle of 6 to call two pre-programmed national hotlines or a local emergency number of your choice. Also access health and safety information through our web-link.
About us:
Circle of 6 is a project of Tech 4 Good, LLC.
Tech 4 Good, LLC. is a human rights mobile start-up. Bringing our experience with youth culture, storytelling, code and design we develop engaging tools and campaigns to support a culture of connectivity and accountability.
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Free
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
The app is now usable with 3 contacts (although we still recommend 6)
Design updates and fixes
The app is now usable with 3 contacts (although we still recommend 6)
Design updates and fixes
Version update Circle of 6 was updated to version 2.1.1
More downloads Circle of 6 reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Circle of 6
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Cool
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UK user. Strongly recommend this app. Not very obvious of what it is. So easy to hide. Easy to send out a help call without being obvious. Onky annoying thing is the app sends a text when you add someone to their circle to that person, which is mostly good. But brief them first. Really appreciated this app
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Nice UI, good user experience
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This is so useful for us.
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I installed the app on three different occasions and could not get it to work. I keep getting a message that said - "could not send a message to" and that is all it would do. Do not know how to fix it.
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Keeps sending out false alarms
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This app keeps on sending message ( do not download )
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Helps alot????
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I've tried to download this on a Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 - whenever I try to add one of my chosen 6 it only show's 2 contacts from my phone. Also on a iPhone 6s it shows all my contacts but none will add to the circle. Any suggestions?
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I've been in abusive relationships and with smartphones it's almost impossible to call for help in the few precious seconds you have. This app is exactly what we needed. Finally
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Whenever I select a contact even though adequate permissions were set and the contact had a valid phone number the App registered the contact as having no phone number. Needless to say I'm a little upset.
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Has the power to help you out of bad or dangerous situations.
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It's good
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This was given a great review by Cleveland fox 8 news. Personally, I'm very disappointed with it. My understanding was 6 contacts were NOT required. I have less than 6 I'd want contacted in an emergency. The app would not operate without 6 contacts listed. Uninstalling and searching for a better option.
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I saw this on Security Brief and there was no mention of you MUST have 6 contacts they said "you can add up to 6 contacts" !!! So if you don't have 6 contacts to notify in an EMERGENCY this app DOES NOT WORK!!!
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Be good if you could select who you want to send message etc to. Not all contacts.
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Its too easy to operate, i am impress with app developer...
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Definitely a must have...easy to use for kids also..im gonna install this app on every phone in my home and recommend it to others...thnx
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Everybody should download this apps.
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Everyone should have this on their phone, you don't know when you'll need it
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Making travel and day to day life alot safer
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Don't have 6 contacts I'd want to share with.
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Six people must be notified if I simply need a phone call? I could not even edit the 6 when I added someone by mistake. Off it goes!
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Sometimes people do unjust things in front of our eyes for profit.
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Wonderful app for ladies safety.
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Safe for us
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Best I'hv seen till now
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wonderful
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911 is better. Even a group text.
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Gud for safety
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I will use this on terrible dates! Lol but I will not abuse this.
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This is a wonderfully designed safety app, easy to use and very clear! Love that it only takes a couple of taps to send the message that you need, thank you!!
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Has the power to help you out of bad or dangerous situations.
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