Safety apps for your digital devices

Sunny is an app for people with disability affected by violence and abuse. It helps you tell your story, understand what has happened to you, know your rights and find people who can help you.

• The Sunny app was co-designed by 1800RESPECT and Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
• To find out more about Sunny you can visit our Sunny app page
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia
• You can download it for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Daisy is an app to connect people to a range of support services across the country. The Daisy app allows you to access phone numbers and websites for support services from within the app. This means that any searches within the app do not show up in your browser history.

• The Daisy app was developed by 1800RESPECT
• You can visit our website to learn more about Daisy
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia
• You can download it for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Arc can help people to track details of abusive behaviour, record their experiences and tell their stories. Users can upload photos, videos, audio, and diary entries to record what has happened, when it happened and how it made them feel.

• Arc was created by Safe and Equal
• You can visit Arc to learn more about the app
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia
• Arc's iOS and Android apps are currently experiencing some issues, therefore recommend using the web application.

Help Me app is designed to help keep kids safe but can also help people of all ages, covering all personal emergencies. The app has a ‘Help Me’ button that sounds like a warning and lets you send an SMS to those in your safety network. It also has resources to educate kids and parents on how to stay safe.

• The Help Me app was developed by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia
• You can download it for free from the Apple App Store.

The Emergency+ app helps you call Triple Zero (000) quickly and communicates your location to emergency call-takers. Emergency+ also includes SES and Police Assistance Line numbers as options, so non-emergency calls are made to the most appropriate number.

• The Emergency+ app was developed by Australia's emergency services, and their government and industry partners
• You can visit their website for more information about the app
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia
• You can download it for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

This app helps people to record incidents of abusive behaviour. It also provides contact information for more than 900 local support services.

• The Empower You app was developed by the New South Wales Police
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia
• You can download it for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

The I'm Safe app helps women alert their trusted contacts using SOS Sirens, record incidents of abusive behaviour, provide contact information for local support services, and connect them with experts via its "Ask for help" feature. The app also has a “Fake Call” feature to help women leave uncomfortable situations.  

• I’m Safe App was developed by I’m Safe Australia Pty Ltd. 

• You can visit their website for more information about the app 

• You can use this app anywhere in Australia & around the World 

• You can download it for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.  

The MyAus app makes information on family, domestic and sexual violence available in 20 community languages. It provides animated and written information about family safety and healthy relationships, tailored for migrant and refugee communities.

• The MyAus app was developed by Migration Council Australia.
• You can visit their website for more information about the app.
• You can use this app anywhere in Australia.
• You can download it for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.