Press a button, get help. It’s that simple.

React Mobile, founded in 2011, was a mobile safety app designed to make it fast and simple to get help when you need it. Simply press the discrete wearable bluetooth button paired to your phone, and a preset list of emergency contacts will be sent a text message and email with your location.

I worked with the team at React Mobile to develop the initial version of the mobile application before the company pivoted into the hotel wearables space.

The app’s debut feature set included:

• Support for iOS and Android
• Ability to add emergency contacts with photos, email, and SMS notification contact methods.
• Pairing of the “Sidekick” bluetooth wearable.
• Sign-In via Facebook
• Live web console to view user’s location in real-time.
• Email and SMS message notification alerts.

The first versions of React Mobile was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign that you can check out by clicking here.

The React Mobile Sidekick was covered by WGRZ, a NBC affiliated news outlet in Buffalo, New York.

I built the app using the open source Titanium Mobile framework targeting both iOS and Android devices. I leveraged the SendGrid service to handle sending of emails, and Twilio to handle SMS message notifications.

My roll in development of this mobile application caused me to get deeply embedded in the Titanum mobile development community. As a result, I helped bring Titanum’s on-going maintenance and organization structure into a 501c3 non-profit founded right here in Alabama. I now serve as chairman of the Titanium foundation and have helped keep the framework actively maintained through management of open-source community contributors and corporate support.

Do you need help developing a mobile application like React Mobile? I’ve built a number of them and can help! Drop me an email and let’s get in touch.