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Everything you need to write about Alma: key facts, the story behind it, images to download and earlier coverage.
Alma at a glance
- What
- An app for people who live alone. One tap a day shows that everything is fine. If it doesn't come, Alma automatically alerts their emergency contacts, one after another, until someone responds.
- How
- Alerts arrive in the Alma app, on WhatsApp, Telegram or by email. Monitoring runs on the server, so the alert goes out even if the phone is off or out of battery.
- Since
- March 2026, on iPhone and Android
- Users
- More than 400 people use Alma regularly.
- Languages
- 24
- Price
- Free for emergency contacts. After a 14-day trial, the Safety Net costs €39.99 a year in Germany, adjusted to local incomes in other countries. Free in Ukraine and for anyone who can't afford it.
- Privacy
- Servers in Germany, no ads, data never sold.
- Made by
- Bastian Matzen, Alma - Softwareentwicklung, Berlin, Germany
The story
Bastian Matzen lives in Berlin and grew up in Fellbach near Stuttgart. He built Alma because he worried about his mother, who lives alone and far away. Instead of daily check-up calls, one simple tap should be enough. And if it doesn't come, someone should still find out.
Today Alma is used by people of all ages who live alone, and by their families and friends. It is free for the emergency contacts.
Images to download
Free to use in coverage of Alma.
- Logo (SVG)
- Logo (PNG)
- Logo in white, for dark backgrounds (SVG)
- Logo in white, for dark backgrounds (PNG)
- App icon (PNG)
- Screenshot: check-in (PNG)
- Screenshot: alert (PNG)
- Photo of Bastian Matzen (JPG)
Coverage so far
- Bist du noch am Leben? Neuköllner entwickelte Sicherheits-App für Alleinlebende
- Wer alleine lebt, sollte diese App für iPhone und Android kennen
- Fellbacher startet als Unternehmer durch: 39-Jähriger erfindet Notfall-App
Contact
For questions, interviews and test accounts: press@alma-app.eu