Bright Sky NZ app

The Bright Sky NZ app provides safe, practical support and information for people concerned about family violence, or worried about the safety of themselves, or someone they care about.

The main features of the app include:

• A feature to help make it safer to have the app on your device.
• Information on different types of abuse.
• Case studies providing real life examples of what different types of abuse look like.
• A secure journal feature that allows you to send evidence (photos, voice memos etc) to a safe email address, removing the need to store info on your device, or in your email sent items.
• A quiz helping you to assess the harmful behaviours you’re experiencing in your relationship.
• Information about support services locally and nationally. You can search by the location of your device if you choose to provide it, or by post code/location.
• Information and tips about how to be safer online.

When using the app, it's important to be sure to read the app warnings to use the app safely. For example:

• Don't download the app if you're concerned someone else has access to your phone or cloud information.
• Only download the Bright Sky NZ app onto a device you feel safe using and which only you have access to.
• Before using the app's My Journal tool, make sure you have an email address that's safe and that nobody else has access to. If you need to, you can set up a new one or use the email address of someone you trust.
• Please be aware that any calls made through the app will show in your phone's call history and on the billpayer's phone bill.
• Fill in the questionnaires in a private place, preferably on your own, so that nobody is able to influence the outcome. Remember – always use hidden mode.
• When closing the app, ensure that the hidden mode is resumed, as hidden mode is not the default. Press cloud icon to turn app to hidden mode.

For the complete app description, go to the app website(external link), Google Play(external link), App Store(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.