How the panic network works
Hold the button. Your street answers.
The panic network is free, not an alarm. Press and hold, and the alert fans out two ways at once: to your 4 emergency contacts, and to the Vigil Guard members on your street, each with your live GPS location. In a life-threatening emergency you call 000 yourself, one tap. Vigil Guard never dials 000 for you. Your 4 contacts are your safety net from day one; your street lights up as neighbours join. Every postcode in Australia can join today, no card.
What the free network does
- → Hold-to-confirm panic switch, so it never fires by accident.
- → Parallel alert to your 4 emergency contacts and the Vigil Guard members around you, with your live location.
- → One-tap "call 000 yourself" button right on the panic screen.
- → Lookout: flag suspicious behaviour, cluster the warnings, vouch for real neighbours.
- → No camera, no hardware, no install, no card. The whole thing lives in the app.
What Guardian adds, free
- → Solo-safety extras that work even with zero neighbours, so you are covered from day one.
- → The watched Guardian Walk: set an ETA, and if you miss your check-in or go silent it auto-escalates to your contacts and street with your last location.
- → The Steady companion for the "I think I'm being followed" walk, plus a wider Crime Watch radius and protected-night history.
- → Free, no card. We only ever charge for a physical patrol car on your street, never for anything in the app.
- → Everyone stays free, and that is the point: density is the asset.
Free network live. More on the way.
Join free now. Shape what's next.
The panic network is free across Australia today, no card. Guardian solo-safety extras are included free. Sentry, Patrol and Estate are in build. You can't buy them yet, so we don't pretend you can. Tell us what you own and where you are, and that demand decides what we open first. Live licence clocks →
- Hold-to-confirm panic switch: your four contacts get your live location, the members on your street the approximate area
- One-tap "call 000 yourself" button on the panic screen
- The Lookout: flag suspicious behaviour, neighbour-validated, postcode cluster alerts
- Vouch for real residents to build a trusted street network
- Guardian Walk: set an ETA and share your live walk home
- Crime Watch + safety reports for your postcode
The network is free, on purpose. The more neighbours on it, the stronger every alert. Your street lights up as neighbours join.
Start free- Everything in Free, plus:
- The watched Guardian Walk: if you miss your check-in or go silent, your contacts and street are alerted with your last location automatically
- Steady: a calm companion when you feel followed, escalating walk-with-me to stay close to get ready, and it can fire your panic alert
- A wider Crime Watch radius around you
- Your protected-night history and verified-neighbour priority
- Free, no card. Every digital feature we make is free. We only ever charge for a physical patrol on your street.
In a life-threatening emergency, call 000 yourself. Vigil Guard never dials 000. It alerts the people who can reach you fastest.
Get the free app- AI watches your existing security cameras through the night, across three tiers: log · notify · escalate (Tier III reuses your panic alert)
- Works with the cameras you already own, no rip-and-replace
- Tell us your camera brand and model; that's the data we use to decide the rollout
- Founding-pilot members get first access as the beta opens
Not sold yet. Register your cameras and we'll invite you as the pilot opens.
Register interest, check my cameras- A licensed operator's nightly slow-pass, logged and GPS-stamped
- Begins once we're licensed in your state: Victoria (PSBL) first
- Your street's demand decides where we license next
- Time-stamped patrol records and optional photo confirmation when it goes live
Not sold yet. Tell us your street so we know where to license first.
Register interest, check my street- One membership across multiple addresses and residents
- Bundles Sentry camera-watch and Patrol as each opens in your area
- Dedicated concierge line and a monthly signed report
- Built from founding-member demand: register and we'll shape it with you
Not sold yet. Register interest and we'll be in touch as it opens.
Register interestAll prices AUD. The panic network is free forever, no card, live in every Australian postcode. Guardian solo-safety extras are included free on top of the network, no card. Sentry, Patrol and Estate are in build and are not for sale yet. They are register-interest only. Sentry interest captures the cameras you already own; Patrol interest captures your street and postcode. That demand decides what we open first. The free panic alert reaches your 4 emergency contacts and the Vigil Guard members on your street; in a life-threatening emergency you call 000 yourself. Vigil Guard never dials 000. Membership is billed directly by Vigil Guard. Cancel any month, in-app. Live regulatory status: vigilguard.com.au/status.
Vigil Guard runs as a native iOS app, free on the App Store now: a live "your street is watching" status, a protected-night streak, a live neighbourhood radar, and an ambient night-watch mode. Guardian is live in every AU postcode; Sentry and Patrol roll out from member demand.
Live now vs coming soon
What's free today.
| Feature | Free · live | Sentry · soon | Patrol · soon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panic switch · hold-to-confirm | ✓ | . | . |
| 4 contacts get live GPS · street gets the area | ✓ | , | . |
| Call 000 yourself · one-tap button | ✓ | , | , |
| The Lookout · flag suspicious behaviour | ✓ | . | . |
| Postcode cluster alerts | ✓ | , | , |
| Neighbour verification / vouch | ✓ | . | . |
| Guardian Walk: watched walk home | ✓ | : | : |
| Steady: staged companion | ✓ | : | : |
| Crime Watch + safety reports | ✓ | , | , |
| AI camera-watch · log / notify / dispatch | . | Soon | . |
| Works with cameras you already own | . | Soon | , |
| Licensed nightly slow-pass | . | . | Soon |
| GPS-logged patrol records · photo confirm | , | , | Soon |
| Free forever · no card | ✓ | . | . |
The panic network is free forever, no card. Guardian solo-safety extras are included free. Sentry and Patrol are in build and register-interest only, not for sale yet.
Guardian · the straight answers
What you can actually lock in today.
What's free, and what do I pay for?
Everything in the app is free forever, no card: the panic network, Lookout, Crime Watch, and Guardian's solo-safety extras like the watched Guardian Walk and the Steady companion. The only thing we ever charge for is a physical patrol car on your street, and only once it's licensed and your neighbours have pledged for it. Sentry camera-watch is in build. Register interest, but you can't buy the physical services yet and we won't pretend you can.
Is Guardian really free? What's the catch?
No catch. Guardian used to be a $5 supporter tier; it isn't anymore. Every digital feature Vigil Guard makes is free, for everyone, forever, no card. We make money one way only: a licensed physical patrol car for streets that pledge for one. The app stays free whether your street ever gets a patrol or not.
Does Vigil Guard call 000 for me?
No. In a life-threatening emergency you call 000 yourself, with a one-tap button right on the panic screen. Guardian's job is to alert the people who can reach you fastest: your 4 contacts and the Vigil Guard members nearby, all with your live location.
When can I get Sentry or Patrol?
When the demand tells us where to build. Sentry watches the cameras you already own, so we ask which brand and model you have, and that data decides the rollout. Patrol is a licensed operator's slow-pass and rolls out state by state, Victoria first; your street's demand decides where we license next. Register interest and we'll invite you as each opens.
Why register interest instead of pre-selling?
Because we only sell what we can deliver today. Sentry and Patrol aren't live, so taking your money now would be dishonest. Telling us what cameras you own and where you live costs you nothing and shapes exactly what we build next.
Do I need a camera or any hardware for Guardian?
No. Guardian is the panic-network and lives entirely in the app: no camera, no box, no install. Cameras only come into it later, with Sentry, and only the ones you already own.
The panic network is free · every digital feature free forever
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Bring your street.
The panic network is free, no card: hold the button, your 4 contacts get your live location and your street the approximate area. Guardian's solo-safety extras are included free too. Leave your email for a heads-up on Sentry and Patrol the moment they go live near you.
No spam. No card. Just the free app.
Seat reserved. We'll be in touch.