KinpalGet home safe
A dark street, someone walking towards you. You are on the phone – seemingly. In fact the app is listening for your signal phrase.
- Fake call with diary
- Silent alarm with live location
- Rescue call by shaking or the Action button
For the walk home – and for anyone who just wants to be left alone
Looks like a chat.
Looks like a chat.
Walks you home.
Kinpal is an app for iPhone and Android – free to download, extras as a one-time purchase – that makes you look busy: a real-looking chat, a phone call or an audiobook. People who look busy get approached less. And if it does get serious, one sentence silently alerts the people you trust.
Free download · safety always free · extras one-time · no subscription
Two reasons to look busy
The idea came from a woman who walks home from the gym every night. The app is built for anyone who sometimes just does not want to be approached.
Just be left alone
Train, waiting room, lift, taxi, the seat next to you on a plane: with Kinpal you look busy without doomscrolling.
- A chat that types, replies and sounds real
- Audiobook mode that really reads to you
- A rescue call to end a conversation politely
Four modes that look real
Kinpal adapts to your phone: on an iPhone everything looks like iPhone, on Android like Android – light and dark.
Chat
Jokes, quotes, stories – with typing dots and real sounds. Any key can type a ready-made reply.
Rescue call
One tap, a shake or the Action button – a few seconds later your phone rings. The caller says your text.
Phone call
You talk freely, the app keeps a diary and listens for your signal phrase.
Quiet
Earphones in: looks like an audiobook and reads stories to you.
A silent safety net
Nobody around you can see that you are getting help.
Signal phrase
A sentence that sounds normal in a call – like “say hi to aunt Edna for me”. The app recognises it and raises a silent alarm.
Live location
Your trusted contacts get a notification and follow your way live – in the app or in any browser, even without the app.
Emergency mode
From the Action button: video recording, walk recording, alarm and emergency number at a glance.
Honest delivery report
You see how many contacts really received the alarm – not just that it was sent.
Walk diary
Your way home is recorded, together with what you said along the way.
Contacts are free
Anyone who wants to be there for you installs Kinpal for free and gets your alarm by push.
What makes Kinpal different
| Kinpal | Classic safety app | Fake call app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looks like normal phone use | Yes | No, red panic button | Only the call |
| Silent alarm by a phrase in conversation | Yes | Rarely | No |
| Live location for contacts without the app | Yes, by link | Partly | No |
| Account required | No | Usually | Usually not |
| Subscription | No, one-time | Usually | Ads |
Fair, worldwide
What protects you in an emergency never costs anything. The full version is a one-time purchase – in lower-income countries at a fraction of the price.
Free
$0
Emergency mode, signal-phrase alarm, rescue call, live location, trusted contacts, chat with one pack, emergency button.
Full version
$2.99 one-time
All conversation packs, your own caller and text, counter-voice in calls, free choice of look, walk diary with map.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kinpal?
Kinpal is an app for iPhone and Android – free to download, extras as a one-time purchase – that makes you look busy on your phone – with a real-looking chat, a fake phone call or an audiobook. It helps on the way home and anywhere you would rather not be approached. Underneath is a silent safety net: a signal phrase you choose yourself alerts your trusted contacts with your live location during the call.
How can I look busy on my way home without really calling anyone?
Start a fake call in Kinpal. The screen looks like a real call, you talk freely and the app can keep a diary. Say your signal phrase and a silent alarm with your live location goes to your contacts.
Is there an app to avoid small talk and unwanted conversations?
Yes. Kinpal shows a chat, a phone call or an audiobook player you use with earphones. People approach you less on the train, in waiting rooms or lifts – without doomscrolling, because the app reads real content to you.
Does Kinpal replace emergency services?
No. Kinpal notifies your trusted contacts and shares your live location. In acute danger, call your local emergency number – the button is always one tap away in the app.
Will the other person notice the call is fake?
The call looks like your phone's own and rings with a real tone. If you like, the app quietly speaks replies into the earpiece.
How does the signal phrase work?
You choose a sentence you would never say otherwise but that sounds normal in a call. If it comes up during a fake call, a silent alarm goes out. There is deliberately no default phrase. Speech recognition runs on the device wherever that is supported.
Am I being recorded?
Only if you want: after the signal phrase or in emergency mode. Recordings stay on your phone.
How much does Kinpal cost?
Everything that protects you in an emergency is free: emergency mode, signal-phrase alarm, rescue call, live location and trusted contacts. The full version is a one-time in-app purchase of 2.99 USD, and much less in many countries. There is no subscription and no advertising.
Does Kinpal need an account, and which data leaves my phone?
Kinpal needs no account. Diary, walks and recordings stay on your phone. Only during an alarm are your displayed name and your location sent to the alarm server so your contacts can find you. They are deleted automatically 48 hours after the alarm starts.
Which languages is Kinpal available in?
Kinpal launches in 15 languages: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Swahili and Chinese.
I am an introvert – is this for me too?
Very much so. Many people use Kinpal every day so they are not approached on the train, in waiting rooms or lifts – without getting lost in social media.
Test Kinpal before everyone else
We are looking for 12 people with an Android phone to try Kinpal for two weeks. Google requires this before a new app can go on the Play Store. iPhone testers are welcome too.
How it works: tell us which phone you have. For Android we need the email address of your Google account. You get an invitation link, everything that protects is free anyway, and your feedback goes straight into the next build.