Crisis Connect
Offline emergency messaging without internet
Crisis Connect launched on May 13, 2026 with 5 votes, #2,008 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Crisis Connect is a messaging app that works both online and offline. When internet and cellular networks are available, it enables encrypted messaging, voice calls, and video calls. If networks fail, the app automatically switches to Bluetooth to send encrypted messages, voice notes, and location data between nearby phones without requiring internet, SIM cards, or cellular signal. It is designed for people who need reliable communication during emergencies and network outages.
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From the sources
Crisis Connect helps people stay reachable when networks fail. It uses Bluetooth-based device-to-device communication to send encrypted messages, voice notes, live location, and SOS signals to nearby phones — without internet, SIM, cellular signal, or local infrastructure.
End-to-end encrypted messaging plus voice and video calls while you're online. When networks collapse, the same app keeps sending messages, voice notes, and location to nearby phones over Bluetooth — no internet, SIM, or cellular signal required.
Message your loved ones with end-to-end encryption and hold voice and video calls over the internet. When internet and towers go down, the same app keeps sending messages, voice notes, and location to nearby people. Not a dispatch service. Contact official emergency services first when available. Crisis Connect isn't only for the moment of disaster. While the online service is reachable, you can message loved ones beyond Bluetooth range with end-to-end encryption and hold voice or video calls. When the network goes down, the same app keeps working nearby over Bluetooth. Find Crisis Connect users from phone contacts after both numbers are verified; while the online service is reachable,…from crisisconnect.network
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