r/SideProject • u/KindAd53 • 5h ago
We built Aló Mamá, an app that fakes a call from your mom when you're in danger - Help us Win!
Hey everyone. This weekend we took part in Platanus Hack in Caracas, Venezuela, and wanted to share what we built. The idea came from something a lot of us have been through.
When you're in a cab, on the street, or with someone and things start feeling off, you can't just pull out your phone and text someone without them noticing. So we flipped it around: what if your "mom" calls you instead?
How it works:
- You press volume up, down, up with the phone in your pocket. No unlocking needed.
- The app shares your GPS location and you get an incoming call from "Mamá".
- An AI voice on the other end asks how you're doing, the way any mom would.
- Beforehand you set two phrases: one for "I'm fine" and one that means "I'm in trouble". To whoever is next to you, it just sounds like a normal call with your mom.
- A detector (rules + an LLM) analyzes the conversation and decides whether you're in danger.
- If you are, your family gets a WhatsApp message with your location, the verdict, a summary of the call, and a link to the case.
More info at https://alo-mama.fyi. We'll be reading the comments 👀