First 72 Hours
Your household, ready for the first 72 hours.
A 72-hour emergency kit sized for your household and your country.
First 72 Hours is an iPhone app that builds your emergency kit from who lives with you (adults, children, babies, pets, daily medication) and the country you live in. Tick items off a checklist and watch your readiness percentage grow, take the shopping list of what is missing to the store, and keep your country's official preparedness advice on your phone. Everything works with no network, except the purchase and the one-time map download.
Quick answer
First 72 Hours is an emergency kit app for iPhone by Marouane Gazouzi: it builds a 72-hour kit sized for your household (adults, children, babies, pets, daily medication) and your country, with a checklist, a readiness percentage and a shopping list of what is missing. It carries the official preparedness advice of 199 countries, summarised from government pages with the sources linked, plus emergency numbers, a flashlight, an SOS signal and a compass, all working offline. No account, ads or tracking. Free to start; Complete is a one-time US$9.99 purchase. Coming soon to the App Store.
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A kit for your household
Quantities sized for the adults, children, babies and pets you live with, the daily medication someone needs, and your country.
Checklist and readiness
Tick off what you have and see your kit's readiness as a percentage.
Shopping list
Everything still missing from your kit, in one list to take to the store.
Advice from 199 countries
Each country's official preparedness advice, summarised in our own words from government pages, with the sources linked on every guide. In English, French, German, Spanish and Arabic.
Emergency numbers
The emergency numbers of your country, with a button to call.
Tools
A flashlight, an SOS signal in Morse with the camera light, and a compass.
How it works
Tell the app who lives with you and where, and it does the counting.
Set up your household
Where: First launch
What you get: Adults, children, babies, pets, daily medication and your country: the kit is sized from these
Check your kit
Where: Checklist
What you get: Tick off what you already have; the readiness percentage shows how far along you are
Fill the gaps
Where: Shopping list
What you get: Only what is still missing, ready to take to the store
Read the advice
Where: Guides
What you get: Your country's official advice, summarised, with the government sources linked, stored on your phone
When it happens
Where: Emergency numbers and tools
What you get: Call button, flashlight, SOS signal in Morse with the camera light and a compass, all working offline
The guides are stored on your phone, so they work with no network. Only the purchase and the one-time offline map download need a connection.
Before you rely on it
- The advice is summarised from official government pages. It doesn't replace instructions from the authorities on the day.
- If you are in danger, call your local emergency number first.
- First-aid content is not medical training.
- Some countries have no official preparedness guidance online. For those, the app shows general advice from Ready.gov (US).
Free and Complete
- Free: the 72-hour home kit and checklist, the shopping list, three guides (Be ready, Power outage, Evacuation), emergency numbers, flashlight, SOS and compass.
- Complete: every scenario guide (shelter in place, air raid and conflict, nuclear, chemical, flood, earthquake, wildfire, storm, tsunami, heatwave, extreme cold, pandemic), extra kits (go bag, car, office, pets), stock for as long as your country advises, expiry-date reminders, a family plan with a printable emergency card (PDF), crisis mode and an offline map.
- Complete is a one-time purchase of US$9.99. Prices in other countries are shown in local currency in the app.
No subscription and no trial: you pay once, through your Apple Account, and keep Complete. Restore it in the app with the same Apple Account.
Privacy
- No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking.
- Your household, kits, family plan and meeting points are stored only on your phone.
- Your location is used on the phone and never sent to us. Purchases are handled by Apple and recorded by RevenueCat under an anonymous ID.
Support
Questions, bugs or something that looks wrong? Write to hello@aveniaconsulting.com
Tell us your iPhone model, your iOS version, your country and what you were doing when it happened. Please don't send passwords or payment details.
Offline and the map
Does it work without internet?
Yes. The kit, checklist, shopping list, guides, emergency numbers, flashlight, SOS signal and compass all work with no network. Only the purchase and the one-time offline map download need a connection.
Why does the map need internet once?
The offline map (part of Complete) has to be downloaded once, while you are online: the app saves an area of about 8 km around your home, about 20 MB, from OpenFreeMap (OpenStreetMap data). After that, the map and your two meeting-point pins work with no network, and GPS works offline too.
Why does the app ask for my location?
It is optional and only used while you use the app: to show where you are on the map and to choose the area to save for offline use. Your location is used on your phone and never sent to us.
Countries and advice
Which countries and languages?
The app has the official preparedness advice of 199 countries, plus emergency numbers by country. It is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Arabic.
Where does the advice come from?
From each country's official government pages. We summarise it in our own words and link the sources on every guide. Some countries have no official guidance online; for those, the app shows general advice from Ready.gov (US).
The advice doesn't replace instructions from the authorities on the day. If you are in danger, call your local emergency number first. First-aid content is not medical training.
Free, Complete and purchases
Is it free? What is Complete?
The home kit and checklist, the shopping list, three guides (Be ready, Power outage, Evacuation), emergency numbers, flashlight, SOS and compass are free. Complete adds every scenario guide, extra kits (go bag, car, office, pets), stock for as long as your country advises, expiry-date reminders, a family plan with a printable emergency card, crisis mode and the offline map.
Is Complete a subscription?
No. Complete is a one-time purchase of US$9.99 (prices in other countries are shown in local currency in the app). There is no subscription and no trial.
How do I restore Complete on a new iPhone?
Open First 72 Hours and tap Restore purchase. Use the same Apple Account you bought it with.
How do I get a refund?
Purchases are processed by Apple, so refunds are requested from Apple.
Notifications and privacy
What notifications does it send?
Local notifications only: expiry-date reminders, a kit check twice a year and one reminder to finish your kit. At most one a day and three a week, and you can switch them off in the app's Settings.
Do my data leave my phone?
Your household, kits, items and expiry dates, family plan, meeting-point coordinates, the saved map area and your settings stay on your phone. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking.
What does go out: map tile requests to OpenFreeMap when you view or download the map online, purchases to Apple and RevenueCat (under an anonymous ID), and, after an update, a request to Apple for the app's own public App Store rating.
Legal
Contact: hello@aveniaconsulting.com
Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap
© Marouane Gazouzi