PlainCrisis

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About this app

IMPORTANT: PlainCrisis is an educational self-help tool and reference resource. It is not a substitute for professional medical care, mental-health treatment, or emergency services, and it cannot dispatch help on its own. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number or a crisis line right away.

PlainCrisis is a private, offline crisis-support app. There's no account to create, no ads, and nothing you write or record ever leaves your device -- the app works fully even in airplane mode.

Open the app and you're one tap away from help: a crisis-hotline directory for your region, a one-tap call or text to a trusted contact you choose, and quick grounding exercises to help you get through a hard moment. If you'd rather build something ahead of time, the guided safety-plan builder walks you through a personalized plan -- your warning signs, coping strategies, and the people you can turn to -- that stays saved and encrypted on your device.

For a physical emergency -- trapped, stranded, or displaced -- the Self-Rescue Toolkit opens straight to your live GPS coordinates and compass heading (works with zero cell signal, since GPS uses satellites, not your carrier), a one-tap way to share your exact location the moment signal returns, and an educational, sourced step-by-step guide covering survival priorities, signaling correctly, conserving energy and water, and finding water outdoors.

The crisis-critical core of PlainCrisis is free, permanently, for everyone. Immediate crisis support, the safety-plan builder, grounding and coping tools, means-restriction guidance, the hotline directory, and the Self-Rescue Toolkit will never be placed behind a paywall, a trial clock, or an account requirement. That's not a promotional offer -- it's how the app is built.

An optional Pro subscription is available for people who want more: deeper personalization, an expanded content library, extended journal history and export, and tools aimed at caregivers and professionals. Pro is a single monthly subscription, managed entirely through your Google Play account -- cancel anytime from your device's subscription settings. Upgrading is never suggested during a crisis-support screen.

PlainCrisis also includes journaling, sleep and reminder tools, and a local backup/export feature so you can save or move your data on your own terms, plus dozens of educational guides for supporting a friend or family member who may be struggling.

Please read before using: all content in this app -- including the hotline directory, safety-plan builder, and Self-Rescue Toolkit -- is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical, clinical, or emergency advice, and using this app is not a substitute for calling trained, professional rescuers or emergency services. PlainCrisis does not monitor you, cannot detect a crisis on its own, and cannot send help by itself. In any life-threatening situation, contact your local emergency number immediately -- do not rely on this app as your only resource.

What’s new

Private, on-device crisis support: hotline directory, safety-plan builder, grounding tools, journaling, and a Self-Rescue Toolkit (offline GPS/compass + survival guide). No account, no ads, no analytics. Crisis-critical features are free, permanently.

Not a replacement for a counselor, doctor, or emergency services.