Soteria
Your silent witness.
When you can't call for help, someone always knows.
- WCAG 2.2 AA
- OAuth Only
- On-Device by Default
- Court-Admissible Evidence
- Tamper-Evident
Why now
The safety net is contracting
Across the United States in 2026, the institutions meant to protect people are stepping back. The Office on Violence Against Women is operating under a proposed 30% budget cut. Federal funding for women's services dropped 28% in 2023 while demand grew 34%. An estimated 680,000 women and children stand to lose access to lifesaving services. Title IX coverage on college campuses has been functionally rolled back. Personal safety tools matter more than ever. Soteria fills the gap.
Who Soteria is for
Anyone the system was supposed to catch
Soteria is not built for one demographic. It is built for any moment where you would feel safer if someone always knew where you were and what was happening.
Rideshare passengers
~400,181 sexual assault and misconduct reports filed against Uber between 2017 and 2022 — approximately one every 8 minutes.
Source: NYT, 2024
College students
1 in 5 women experiences sexual assault during college. 90% go unreported.
Source: CDC; RAINN
Runners and joggers
92% of women runners report safety concerns. 43% have been harassed mid-run.
Source: Adidas Runner Safety Survey, 2023
Walking alone at night
30% of women have been physically assaulted at least once since age 15. 23% reduce night walking trips because of safety concerns.
Source: EU Fundamental Rights Agency
Survivors leaving abusers
When prosecuted, domestic sexual assault cases have a 98% conviction rate. Most never get prosecuted without independent evidence.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Late-night workers
Real estate agents, nurses, delivery workers, and anyone alone in unfamiliar locations during off-hours.
Source: OSHA workplace violence data
Online dating and first dates
Online dating coincides with elevated assault risk. 57% of women on dating apps report unsolicited sexual content. Many first-date assaults go unreported because there is no independent record.
Source: Pew Research Center
Stalking victims and protective order holders
1 in 6 women experiences stalking in her lifetime. Court-admissible evidence of harassment patterns is essential for protective orders and prosecution — but most stalking is undocumented.
Source: CDC National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
Healthcare workers in patient homes
Home health aides, visiting nurses, and social workers enter strangers' homes without oversight. Healthcare workers experience workplace violence at 5x the rate of other industries.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Journalists in hostile environments
Investigative journalists, conflict reporters, and journalists covering protests face elevated risk of physical harm, harassment, and equipment seizure. Independent evidence preservation matters.
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists
Why this exists
When the system doesn't show up
Most safety apps fail in the moment they are needed most. They require you to unlock your phone, find the app, and tap a button while you are in danger. That is not safety. That is a best-case scenario.
Soteria works differently. One tap to activate. Hands-free recording, GPS tracking, and emergency contact email alerts that run without looking at your screen. Voice activation through Google Assistant and Siri Shortcuts is on our roadmap for native Android and iOS apps, so your phone can stay in your pocket entirely.
For the person walking to their car alone at night. For the student on campus after Title IX got weaker. For the rideshare passenger — one of the 400,181 sexual assault and misconduct reports filed against Uber between 2017 and 2022. For the runner on an evening loop. For the survivor leaving an abuser. For the healthcare worker entering a stranger's home. For the journalist documenting what others want hidden. For anyone in a situation where reaching for their phone could make things worse.
How It Works
Four steps between you and a safer moment.
Activate
Trigger Soteria with a quick tap or your safe word. Your phone stays in your pocket. Voice activation through Google Assistant and Siri Shortcuts is on our roadmap for native Android and iOS apps.
Record
Audio is captured and transcribed on-device in real time. GPS locks your location continuously.
Alert
Emergency contacts are notified automatically by email with your location, alert type, and live transcript updates.
Preserve
Recordings are per-segment SHA-256 hashed, GPS-tagged, and chain-of-custody logged. Self-authenticating under Federal Rules of Evidence 902(13) and 902(14).
Built for the Moments That Matter
Every feature designed for real-world safety, ready when you are.
One-Tap Activation
Tap once to start a session. Audio, transcription, GPS, and alerts begin immediately. Voice activation through Google Assistant and Siri Shortcuts is on our roadmap for native Android and iOS apps.
Live Transcription
On-device speech-to-text in real time. No cloud processing required. Your words stay on your device.
GPS Tracking
Continuous location tracking during active sessions. Your contacts always know where you are.
Emergency Contact Alerts
Your chosen contacts are notified automatically by email with your location, alert type, and live transcript. No manual steps required.
Walk Safely
Route monitoring with deviation alerts. Safely Home notifications confirm your arrival to your contacts. Loud Alarm available for deterrence.
Court-Admissible Evidence
Per-segment SHA-256 hashing, GPS-tagged, chain-of-custody logged. Self-authenticating under Federal Rules of Evidence 902(13) and 902(14).
Stealth Disguise
Triple-tap to instantly exit to a fake calculator. Install Soteria as a Calculator, Weather, or Notes app for full visual cover. For survivors and anyone whose phone might be checked.
Duress Protection
Set a duress phrase that protects you under coercion. Sessions are preserved in a hidden recovery vault while appearing deleted to anyone forcing you to delete them. Court-admissible evidence chain is preserved.
Every feature in Soteria exists because the moments these features are built for keep happening, and the systems meant to prevent them keep not showing up.
Install Soteria
Install on your phone in seconds
Soteria is a Progressive Web App. Open app.soteria.lonia.ai on your phone, then add it to your home screen. Soteria installs like any other app, with offline capability and full-screen mode.
On Android (Chrome): tap the three-dot menu in the top right, then tap "Install app" or "Add to Home screen."
On iOS (Safari): tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen, then tap "Add to Home Screen."
For survivors who need full visual cover, Soteria can also be installed disguised as a Calculator, Weather, or Notes app — different icon, different name, completely separate install. Visit app.soteria.lonia.ai/install-as-calculator (or /install-as-weather, /install-as-notes) to install a disguised variant.
What sets Soteria apart
Your evidence. Your control. No one else's.
Most safety apps focus on one thing: getting help in the moment. Press a button, call 911, share your location. Those features matter. Soteria has them.
But what happens after the moment? When you need to prove what happened, where it happened, and when? When an institution asks for evidence and you need it to be verifiable, timestamped, and untampered with?
Soteria preserves every recording with per-segment SHA-256 cryptographic hashing, GPS coordinates timestamped at capture, and a tamper-evident chain of custody compliant with Federal Rules of Evidence 902(13) and 902(14). The evidence is self-authenticating in court. It belongs to you. Not to a rideshare company. Not to a university. Not to anyone but you. That is what makes Soteria different from every other safety app on the market.
Built on Trust. Designed for Everyone.
Safety should never be behind a paywall. Every tier gets the same security, accessibility, and compliance.
Accessible
WCAG 2.2 AA compliant. Voice-first design for hands-free use when reaching for a screen is dangerous. Large touch targets for shaking hands. Screen reader support for the moments you cannot look.
Compliant
Recording consent law awareness built in. Fourteen all-party consent states detected automatically by GPS. Audit trails on every action. Right to deletion within 30 days.
Secure
On-device processing by default. End-to-end encryption on opt-in cloud backup. OAuth only, no passwords stored. Per-segment SHA-256 hashing makes recordings tamper-evident and court-admissible.
Evidence Integrity
How Soteria earns trust
- WCAG 2.2 AA Accessibility from day one
- On-Device Recordings stay on your phone
- Tamper-Evident Per-segment SHA-256, FRE 902(13) compliant
- OAuth Only Zero passwords stored
- Auto-Delete Retention controlled by you
- Audit Trails Every action logged
Your Safety Shouldn't Wait
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