Downloaded 700,000+ times by South Africans who want emergency response, family tracking, and neighbourhood safety in one app. Press SOS on Plus — a real operator calls you back and dispatches private armed or medical response to your exact GPS location.
Nearest responder · 1.4 km · ETA 6 min. Operator staying on the line.
Namola is one app that dispatches real help to your exact GPS.
You don't need to speak, explain, or stay on the phone. Press SOS and a real human in our 24/7 response centre calls you back immediately and stays with you until help arrives.
See everyone you love on one map. Real-time location, travel history, and smart alerts when they arrive or leave the places that matter. Built for daily peace of mind.
Save the places that matter — home, school, work, gran's house. Namola tells you when your people arrive and leave. Useful, not creepy.
Kgosi arrived at Crawford SchoolAuto-alert · within 80m geofence
Ditch the 500-message WhatsApp group. See real incidents near you, report suspicious activity, and coordinate with verified neighbourhood watch members — structured, signal-first.
White Toyota Etios, registration partially obscured. Slow drive-by reported.
Extra patrols tonight during Stage 4. Kindly keep gates locked.
Thanks to everyone who kept an eye out. Biscuit is back.
One button. Hold for 2 seconds. Silent mode if you can't talk. We don't ask you to explain anything — your location is already sent.
A trained Namola operator — a real person — calls you back within 30 seconds. They confirm the emergency and dispatch the closest responder via Aura.
Private armed response, paramedics, or both — whoever's closest. The operator stays on the line the whole time. Your emergency contacts see where you are.
Start here. Get onto the map, join your community, try a test SOS.
No card required. All community features included.
Full tracking + Places + public emergency dispatch to your exact GPS.
Final price confirmed at checkout · From R9/mo on annual.
Private armed & medical response. Operator calls you back. Help in minutes.
Individual · Couple (R89) · Family (R119) — up to 6 members
| Capability | Free | Essential | Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communities & neighbourhood watch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Find My Family (contacts) | Up to 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Travel history | 24h blur | Full | Full |
| Places & smart alerts | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public emergency dispatch (GPS to 112) | Test SOS only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private armed response | — | — | ✓ |
| Private medical & ambulance | — | — | ✓ |
| Operator callback & stay-on-line | — | — | ✓ |
| Hardware panic button support | — | Basic | Full |
Namola integrates with Aura — the largest private response network in South Africa — to dispatch armed and medical responders to your exact GPS. Public emergency dispatch is active across all major metros. Expanding regionally every quarter, and into the UK in 2026.
Check my area →Namola saved my husband's lifeon Sunday. The ambulance took maybe 6 to 8 minutes from my call to arriving. The medics stabilised him, took him to hospital, and the Namola agent called me back to make sure he'd been treated. It's a small price to pay.
Your home alarm protects your house. Namola protects you everywhere — on the road, at work, walking to your car, on holiday. Your home alarm doesn't travel with you. And at R59/month for the whole family, it costs less than what you're paying per property.
112 is free, but notoriously unreliable — long waits, dropped calls, no GPS dispatch. Even Namola Essential upgrades that experience: public emergency services dispatched to your exact GPS, not just a phone call you hope someone answers. Plus adds private armed and medical on top.
The app shows your coverage status live. Where Plus private response isn't yet available, you still get public panic dispatch (Essential) and your emergency contacts are notified with your location. We're adding districts every quarter.
No. Namola uses adaptive, battery-aware location updates — frequent when you're moving, quiet when you're still. Typical daily impact is 1–3% of battery.
Yes. Only the contacts you choose can see your location, and only during an active SOS or when you've shared with them. We never sell location data. Full privacy policy in the app.
Apple App Store, Google Play, Huawei IAP, or PayFast. Start with a 7-day free trial — no card required to try Free, no commitment to continue.
Download free. Try Plus for 7 days. Decide if having a real operator on the other end of your SOS button is worth the price of a weekday coffee.
