Outdoor sports app · safety

Never
alone again.

Donovan, your guardian angel, watches over every outing and alerts a loved one if something goes wrong. Never tracking you when everything is fine.

One linked contact. Automatic watch. Your private map.
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Donovan Watch active
Accessible from lock screen
Hold 2s to alertYour contact receives the alert + your location
Stop detected

Something wrong?

Stopped for more than 10 s. Donovan will alert your contact in 1009080706050403020100 s.

All good
M Mom is watching over you with DonovanAlerted only when needed
The real problem

Working out alone — in the morning, at night, or in isolated places — shouldn't require courage.

Yet many people adjust their schedules, change their routes, or give up — out of fear of unwanted remarks or being followed. Sports apps are built for performance and social sharing: they track you constantly and expose your habits. That's the opposite of a safety need.

Donovan does one thing, well: watch over you and alert when necessary.

Why Donovan?

A name that promises the same thing as the app.

Donovan comes from the Gaelic Donndubhán — literally, the "little dark chief". Behind the word, a temperament: someone loyal, generous, calm, who looks out for their own without making a scene.

We chose this name because it says exactly what the app should be: a quiet companion who watches, and only steps in when you need it.

  • LoyalOne linked contact. Trust that doesn't dilute.
  • ProtectiveWatches in silence — not surveillance.
  • DiscreetLeaves you alone as long as everything is fine.
How it works

Three steps, then forget about it.

A simple loop, designed so you have nothing to do when everything is fine.

01

Link a contact

One trusted contact, by username or by bringing your two phones together. Mutual consent, revocable at any time.

02

Donovan watches on its own

Once you head out for your session, activate the watch. No need to think about it — enjoy your outing.

03

Donovan alerts if needed

Abnormal stop or SOS button: Donovan notifies your contact and shares your location — only at that moment.

What Donovan monitors

Safety that never sleeps.

Semi-automatic activation

The watch arms when you want it to. A shortcut lets you arm or disarm with one gesture.

Stop detection

Stopped longer than expected? Donovan first asks if you're okay, then alerts if you don't respond.

10 s threshold · adjustable

SOS button

One gesture, even from the lock screen, to trigger an alert immediately, without waiting for detection.

Private map

Your location is not shared with anyone as long as everything is fine. It only opens during an alert.

Privacy first

Donovan doesn't track you. It watches over you.

The difference comes down to one simple rule, built into the very design of the app: no location exists on the server outside of an alert.

Donovan complements, but does not replace, emergency services (112).
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