# Overprotective Messaging Apps The Kitestring App Texts Contacts When Users Don't Reply By Jamie Danielle Munro | Published 2014-03-31 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitestring References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/03/personal-safety-app-kitestring.html) & [kitestring.io](https://www.kitestring.io/faq) The Kitestring app is for anyone trying to [pacify worried parents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coparenting), as well as those going on trips to slightly unsafe countries. Users can set the app up by setting up a time to receive a certain text. If they then do not respond within a time limit, a message is sent out to [emergency contacts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/protechme) making them aware of a potential missing person. For anyone planning on taking a trip in the near future, this app could be a good backup plan just in case something goes wrong. Certain countries are known to have less security than others, so it doesn't hurt to take a few precautions. The Kitestring app may seem a tad overprotective, but in some situations this piece of tech is completely necessary. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Mobile Safety Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing advanced safety features for mobile apps that automatically alert emergency contacts in case of a potential threat or danger. - **Proactive Alert Systems:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating messaging apps and platforms that proactively send alerts to designated contacts when users don't respond within a certain timeframe, ensuring their safety. - **Location-based Emergency Notifications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating location-based technology into messaging apps to send automatic notifications to emergency contacts when users are in potentially unsafe areas. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new safety-oriented mobile apps like Kitestring to cater to the growing demand for personal safety solutions. - **Smartphone Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating intelligent safety features directly into smartphone operating systems or messaging apps, revolutionizing personal safety. - **Travel and Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with travel and tourism companies to incorporate safety-focused features and apps into their services, ensuring a higher level of security for travelers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Personal Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/just-n-case.md) - [Child-Friendly Voice Messengers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karri.md) - [Kid-Inspired Safety Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartwatch-phone-for-kids.md) - [Automated Wellness Monitoring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/checkinbee1.md) - [Missing Child App Alerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Findmykids-App.md) - [Anti-Stalking App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tile.md) - [Two-Way Kids Messaging Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bot-talk.md) - [Location-Tracking Safety Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orbit-protect-gps-tracker.md) - [Women’s Safety Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/im-safe.md)