A new app called Are You Dead? has become China’s top paid App Store download, driven by young people who live alone. The app requires users to check in every two days; if they don’t, it alerts an emergency contact.
Launched quietly last year, its popularity reflects China’s rapidly growing number of one-person households. Outside China, the app is called Demumu, costs $0.99, and is also climbing the US App Store charts, highlighting rising interest in simple personal safety check-in tools.
Source: 9to5Mac
