Fxit puts a South African neighbourhood, complex or estate on one channel: safety alerts that reach every phone on the street as a notification, help between neighbours, and local services rated by the people next door.
On an iPhone, open Fxit on the web and add it to your home screen.
From Statistics South Africa's Victims of Crime survey and SAPS crime statistics.
Only 37.9% of people feel safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark. The share taking their own steps to protect themselves grew in a year.
Neighbours are often the first to see a stranger at a gate or hear glass break. Fxit gets what they see to every phone in the neighbourhood, so the people nearby know straight away and can help.
Each part of the app answers something that happens on a South African street.
| On your street | In Fxit | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| A suspicious car, a gate left open, a break-in next door | Safety alert to the whole neighbourhood, or only your estate | Every neighbour gets a notification, even with Fxit closed. Emergencies and alerts on your own street sound even during quiet hours at night. |
| Someone needs a hand right now | "I can help" on any alert | Opens a private chat with the person who posted, so help is arranged in minutes. |
| A missing child, an elderly neighbour, a lost dog | Missing person and lost pet alerts with photos | Every phone in the neighbourhood has the photo at once. Alerts and photos disappear after 24 hours unless kept up. |
| Errands, lifts, someone to check on a house | Use Me: favours, errands and offers of help | Neighbours trade help with people they can see and rate, which builds the trust a watch depends on. |
| Finding a plumber or an electrician you can let in | Local services rated by neighbours who used them | Ratings come from the street, never from ads. |
| Complexes and security estates | Residents-only alerts and chat, confirmed by another resident | An unconfirmed new estate is removed after 48 hours, so strangers can't set one up. |
| Rumours, spam and abuse | Neighbourhood leaders, rules and anonymous reports | Leaders can hide a post. Every action they take is logged for everyone to see. |
Pick the kind: emergency, incident, missing person, lost pet or warning. Add the street and a photo.
Every phone in the neighbourhood gets a notification straight away, even with Fxit closed. People on that street hear it even at night.
They confirm they saw it too, offer help, or add what they know in the discussion.
Whoever posted marks how it ended. After 24 hours the alert and its photos are gone.
In an emergency, call 10111 or 112 first; both are one tap away on the alerts screen. Fxit makes sure the people around you know as well.
Fxit only works as well as the neighbours on it. A street where most households have joined sees far more than a street where three have.
Neighbours see your username and what you post, never your cellphone number, email address or street. Your number is stored only as a key that the server alone can make. Fxit shows no adverts and sells nothing about you.
Read the privacy policyOn an iPhone: open Fxit in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
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