The mobile application supports 40 languages:
Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Armenian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Georgian, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese.
Advantages of the Hope Hand button and application
In this section, you will find answers to frequently asked questions.
What makes us unique?
Our human rights experience and strong social mission set us apart.
Is our product user-friendly?
Our application is easy to use and allows users to instantly send messages to multiple recipients at once.
Why choose us?
We develop software that meets high standards of quality and reliability.
What kind of assistance do we provide?
Our mobile app works with a compatible physical SOS button to send prewritten messages to designated contacts. If the button remains within reach and connected to the phone, it may be usable even when a person is handcuffed or has their hands tied.
Our focus is on real-world emergencies, including detention, arrest, violence and risks faced by migrants or people living under dictatorships.
How do we protect your data?
Planned protection includes encrypted attachment storage and access limited to designated recipients. Decryption exclusively on the recipient’s device will be announced only after implementation and verification.
Development Plans
We plan to expand personal safety scenarios, alert acknowledgments, backup notifications, secure attachments, and support for compatible smartwatches and other devices.
Currently, Hope Hand sends emergency push notifications over the internet to registered app users. Other capabilities are planned and will be introduced after development and testing. SMS is not included in the current delivery method.
Hope Hand Service Plans
Hope Hand is a mobile application for iOS and Android with support for a physical SOS button. It is designed to alert loved ones and trusted contacts selected in advance during an emergency.
Introductory prices are 50% below the regular subscription rates. All prices are in US dollars. The plans below describe intended capabilities. Currently, emergency push notifications over the internet to registered app users are available. Other capabilities will be introduced as development and testing progress.
Free Plan
$0
Send SOS alerts from the app or a compatible physical Bluetooth button. Prepare emergency messages and select recipients in advance. When an alert is triggered, the selected text and your current location are sent to them.
Receiving emergency push notifications is free. A test alert is available to check your settings. Viewing the sender’s route after an alert is planned, provided the sender has given permission in advance. The available history period will be determined before this feature launches.
Personal Plan — Standard
$5 per month
Regular price: $10 per month.
Free features plus expanded personal safety tools: individual scenarios and recipients, prepared photos, documents and audio recordings, alert acknowledgment, backup notifications, an “I’m safe” status and a safety check-in timer.
Full feature description
Users will be able to create scenarios for different situations, such as a threat to their safety, detention or a need for assistance. Each scenario can have its own recipients and previously prepared photos, documents or audio recordings.
Encrypted attachment storage and access limited to designated recipients are planned. Decryption exclusively on the recipient’s device will only be announced after the relevant protection system has been implemented and verified.
A recipient will be able to confirm that they have accepted the alert and are ready to help. Other designated contacts will see that confirmation. If no one responds within the set time, the system will repeat the notification and forward the alert to backup recipients. An “I’m safe” status will let users report that the danger has passed. A safety check-in timer will send an alert if a user does not confirm their safety by the scheduled time.
The plan provides for updated location sharing during an alert, extended alert history, delivery status information where available and support for two compatible SOS buttons—for example, one worn on the person and one in a vehicle. Support for compatible smartwatches is planned for sending SOS alerts and confirming activation through sound or vibration.
Family Plan
$15 per month · up to five people
Regular price: $30 per month.
Standard features for every member. Family members will be able to receive each other’s emergency alerts and share their locations with each member’s consent. When enabled, location history will be stored for up to 30 days.
Each member can have designated alert recipients and check-in statuses: “Arrived,” “I’m home,” “I’m safe” and “I need help.” If someone does not confirm their safety at the scheduled time, selected contacts will receive a notification. An acknowledgment will let other recipients see that someone has already responded to the alert.
Social Support Plan — Care
$2.50 per month
Regular price: $5 per month.
For one user, with up to five trusted contacts and support for one compatible SOS button. Buttons are purchased separately. Designed for older people, people with disabilities, limited mobility, speech or visual impairments, and anyone who needs a simple way to request help when feeling unwell.
Full feature description
Offered at a reduced social rate, this plan focuses on everyday communication with loved ones. It includes Free features, individual assistance scenarios, alert acknowledgment and backup notifications.
Users will be able to prepare messages for situations such as “I’ve fallen and need help,” “I feel unwell and cannot speak” or “Please contact me.” The way a scenario is selected using a physical button will depend on the button’s capabilities.
An assistance card can contain communication needs, mobility limitations, family contacts and instructions for an alert. Access is granted to selected people with the user’s consent. Optional regular “I’m okay” check-ins can be configured. If the agreed check-in time is missed, a trusted contact will receive a request to check on the person.
One compatible SOS button is supported. Compatible smartwatch support for sending SOS alerts and confirming activation is planned. Extended storage and sharing of photos, documents and audio recordings, extended alert history and support for a second physical button are planned for Standard.
Care Organizations Plan
$7.50 per person receiving care per month
The starter package covers five people receiving care for $37.50 per month. Staff accounts for receiving and handling alerts are included.
Regular price: $15 per person receiving care; five people for $75 per month.
Full feature description
For home care services, disability support organizations, social services, supported living providers and healthcare organizations. Includes Care features for every connected person and an organization dashboard. Authorized staff will be able to connect users with their consent, assign responsible staff and establish response procedures.
When an alert arrives, staff will see the sender, event time, message, available location and permitted assistance-card information. Each person receiving care can have a primary staff member, backup recipients and response hours. If the primary staff member does not acknowledge the alert, it will be forwarded to the next recipient.
Coordination statuses: “Alert accepted,” “Person contacted,” “Help arranged” and “Case closed.” A log will record alert times, acknowledgments and staff actions. An automatic monthly report will show the number of requests and response times. Safety check-ins can be configured by agreement with the person receiving care. Staff access to personal information will be limited according to their duties.
The starter package includes an introductory online meeting, connection instructions and a test alert check. Custom integrations and additional training are charged separately. A pilot with a small group is offered before full implementation.
Business Plan
From $25 per month · five employees
Each additional employee: $5 per month.
Regular price: from $50 per month; each additional employee: $10 per month.
Full feature description
For delivery and taxi services, transport companies, nonprofit organizations and other employers whose staff may face dangerous situations. Includes Standard features for connected employees, physical button support and a dashboard for designated responsible staff.
When an SOS alert arrives, responsible staff will receive the sender’s details, event time and available location. Each employee can have several recipients, with escalation to the next responsible person if the first does not respond. Includes alert acknowledgment, an alert and action log, access controls and an automatic monthly report on system events.
Initial setup includes an introductory online meeting and notification testing. Custom integrations, additional training and extended support are priced separately.
Premium — Planned
Price to be announced
The planned setup connects a compatible SOS button, smartwatch and smart glasses through a phone. Pressing the B10 button would prompt Hope Hand on the phone to send an SOS with location, deliver confirmation to the watch and start receiving video from compatible glasses. The phone would upload the recording to the server so trusted recipients can access it.
Technical feasibility, device compatibility and background operation limits require verification. Direct connections among all devices have not yet been confirmed.
Physical SOS Buttons
Estimated retail price: $60 per device
Compatible SOS buttons are purchased separately. They can be worn on the wrist, neck, belt or keychain, or placed in a vehicle, beside a bed or at a workstation.
Basic connection instructions and a test alert guide are included. Step-by-step voice assistant help is planned. Multi-device bundles will be available for families and organizations. The final price depends on the model, package contents, quantity and shipping.
Additional Services
As technical implementation progresses, additional services will include SMS alerts, extra attachment storage, longer history retention, integrations with compatible services and devices, individual setup and staff training. SMS is charged separately, depending on the destination country and message volume. Storage, integration and support prices will be published after costs and service scope have been determined.
General Terms
The current notification method requires an internet connection. Recipients must have Hope Hand installed and be registered. A Bluetooth button works through a connected phone within a stable Bluetooth connection range.
Location, route and personal information are shared with the user’s permission. Feature availability depends on the phone, operating system, granted permissions and device compatibility.
Hope Hand forwards requests for help to selected contacts. Automatic detection of falls or medical episodes, calls to emergency services, medical monitoring and dispatching assistance are not included in these plans. Designated recipients or the connected organization respond during agreed hours. Around-the-clock monitoring by Hope Hand is not included in subscription prices.
STORY OF ONE OF THE FOUNDERS
My name is Mikhail Savostin.
I am a Russian opposition politician and a former political prisoner who has been repeatedly arrested and persecuted. In 2018, when I was detained by the security services, I couldn’t inform my friends or family — my phone was taken away, and my hands were bound with wire. That was when the idea was born: to create an application that would work even if a person is in handcuffs or has no access to their phone. Hope Hand grew out of my personal experience and aims to help refugees, migrants, elderly people, women, political activists, people with disabilities, and workers in high-risk professions.
WHERE EXPERIENCE MEETS TECHNOLOGY
The technical implementation of the project is led by the app’s co-founder, Anton Belitskiy, and C-MES Solutions Ltd — a UK-based company specializing in the development and deployment of complex IT solutions for business and industry. This partnership brings together real human rights experience and an understanding of crisis situations, along with professional engineering expertise and technological execution. It is this combination that makes Hope Hand not just an idea, but a real, working tool to help people.
