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Safe Walk Companion

Share your walk with trusted contacts and get help with one tap.

Intermediate14h1–2 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Safe Walk Companion for people walking home at night in ~14h with 1–2 people. Stack: React Native + Maps + Push notifications.

Why it wins: Personal safety with simple design.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Walking alone at night feels unsafe and existing apps are heavy.
02 · Solution
Share live location with chosen contacts for the walk, auto check-in when you arrive and send an alert if you stop responding.
03 · Build
  1. 1Share location
  2. 2Set destination
  3. 3Detect arrival
  4. 4Escalate alerts
04 · Demo
Start a walk and trigger a missed check-in alert.

MVP checklist

  • Live share
  • Arrival check-in
  • Missed check-in alert
  • Quick SOS

Tech stack

TechRole
React NativeMobile app
MapsRoutes + places
Push notificationsTooling

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