Record where you searched
Your iPhone records your path as you walk. Pause, resume and finish a search; nothing is lost when you lose signal.
Coming soon to the App Store
Area Watcher. Cover more ground.
When someone goes missing, every minute counts, and volunteers often search the same ground twice while other areas go unchecked. Area Watcher shows where you and other searchers have already been, so your search covers new ground.
Coming soon to theApp Store
iPhone · United States
Tap or hover the points on the path.
Every step rememberedYour path records as you walk, even where the signal disappears.See the gapsThe map shows where searchers have already been, and where nobody has.Never search blindSearch leads see the ground other searchers chose to share.Private until you say soNothing you record is shared until you turn sharing on.Your places stay yoursHome and other private places are trimmed off before anything leaves your phone.Built for the fieldLarge text, few taps, and a map that keeps working when you need it most.One glance to sign inFace ID and passkeys keep your account safe without slowing you down.
How it works
See where others searched
Search leads see paths that other searchers chose to share, and hexagons show how many people have covered each area.
Find the gaps
Instead of walking the same trail twice, teams head for the ground nobody has covered yet.
Private by design
- Nothing you record is shared until you turn sharing on, and you choose how long after a search it appears.
- Geofences around home, work and other private places never leave your devices; paths are trimmed there.
- No ads, no tracking, no selling of your data. Delete your account and data at any time in the app.
Details are in the Privacy Policy and Your Privacy Choices.
Plans
Area Watcher is a subscription app with three plans, monthly or yearly: Searcher for recording and reviewing your own searches, and Search Lead and Command, which add other searchers' shared paths for coordinating a team. Prices are shown in the App Store.
Check out Area Watcher
Area Watcher is coming soon to the Apple App Store for iPhone in the United States.
Coming soon to theApp StoreWorking alongside the authorities
Area Watcher is a coordination tool for volunteers. It does not replace, and is not meant to supersede, law enforcement or official search and rescue. Always report a missing person or an emergency to 911 or your local law enforcement agency first, and follow the direction of the agency and incident command leading the search.
Area Watcher does not dispatch help, notify the authorities, or monitor searches, and it is not affiliated with any law enforcement agency or search and rescue organization. It is built to support the professionals in charge, never to compete with or direct them.