I'm Alive
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Looking at Snug? Here's another daily check-in to compare.

Both apps do the same core job: you check in once a day, and if you don't, the people you chose are told. With I'm Alive Premium, they're told by text, email and app notification — up to 10 contacts, for $29.99 a year.

Set up in a few minutes: choose your plan, create your account, then install the app to start checking in.

Choose your planHow it works

I'm Alive alerts the people you choose. It is not an emergency service or a medical device, and it does not call 911.

What else comes with I'm Alive

  • On iPhone, check in from a home-screen widget or by saying "Hey Siri, I'm OK".
  • Send a clearly marked test alert and see that it was delivered.
  • Premium Plus adds live location sharing and Follow Me for trips.

I'm Alive and Snug, side by side

Daily check-in with alerts to your contacts

Snug
Yes. The free plan has 1 check-in time a day and texts your contacts if you miss it.
I'm Alive
Yes. The free version in the app has 1 contact and one alert a month. Premium alerts every time you miss a check-in.

More than one check-in a day

Snug
Up to 3 a day for $17.99 a year, or on Snug Dispatch.
I'm Alive
Up to 2 a day on Premium ($29.99 a year), up to 3 on Premium Plus ($39.99 a year).

A person who calls when you miss a check-in

Snug
Snug Dispatch: $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year.
I'm Alive
No dispatcher. The people you chose are told by text, email and app notification.

Snug Dispatch adds a person who calls you and your contacts when you miss a check-in. I'm Alive has no dispatcher: alerts go straight to the people you chose.

Sources, checked 13 October 2026: Snug Pricing & Plans (Snug help center). I'm Alive is not affiliated with any company named on this page. Their names belong to their owners. Prices and features can change, so check with them before you decide.

How it works

  1. 1Check in with one tap each day.
  2. 2Miss your check-in, and we alert the people you chose.
  3. 3They check on you.

You choose who. Your contacts don't need the app.

For you, or for someone you care about

For me

I live on my own and want someone to know if something's wrong.

For someone I look out for

A parent or relative who lives alone.

You'll be asked which one when you create your account.

Choose your plan

Lifetime

Pay once, keep it
$4.99once
  • 1 emergency contact
  • Up to 5 missed check-in alerts a month, by email and app notification
  • No subscription
Choose Lifetime

Premium

An alert every time
$29.99a year
  • An alert every time you miss a check-in
  • Texts, emails and app notifications to your contacts
  • Up to 10 contacts
  • A once-a-week check-in if daily is too much
Renews each year until you cancel.
Choose Premium

Premium Plus

For an active life
$39.99a year
  • Everything in Premium
  • Up to 3 check-in times a day
  • Live location sharing and Follow Me for trips
Renews each year until you cancel.
Choose Premium Plus

Prices in US dollars. Your bank converts them if you pay in another currency.

What happens after you choose

  1. 1
    Choose a plan.
  2. 2
    Create your account.
    Use your email. We send you a 6-digit code to confirm it.
  3. 3
    Pay securely.
    By card or other methods. Payments are processed by DodoPayments.
  4. 4
    Install I'm Alive and sign in with the same email.
    It works on iPhone and Android.
    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

What I'm Alive is — and isn't

What it is

  • A simple daily check-in you do with one tap.
  • Alerts to the people you choose — by email and app notification, and by text on Premium and Premium Plus.
  • A way to test your safety net: send a clearly marked test alert and see that it was delivered.
  • Pause, for when you're away.

What it isn't

I'm Alive alerts the people you choose. It is not an emergency service or a medical device, and it does not call 911.

If you need urgent help, call your local emergency number.

Questions

Can I move from Snug to I'm Alive?

Yes. Choose a plan, create your account, install I'm Alive and add your contacts. Your contacts don't need the app.

Do my contacts need the app?

No. Alerts reach them by email, and by text message on Premium and Premium Plus.

Can I cancel?

Yes. Yearly plans renew each year until you cancel. You can cancel any time, and it keeps working until the end of the year you paid for. Lifetime is a single payment, so there's nothing to cancel.

There's also a free version in the app, with 1 contact and one alert a month.

Which phones does it work on?

iPhone and Android. On iPhone you can also check in from a home-screen widget, or by saying "Hey Siri, I'm OK".

What if I'm going away?

Turn on pause (vacation mode) while you're away, and turn it off when you're back.

Is this an emergency service?

No. I'm Alive alerts the people you choose. It is not an emergency service or a medical device, and it does not call 911.