Atlanta designer launches app to preserve evidence in emergencies

Time Release Corporation has launched Time Release Safes, a personal-safety app that sends encrypted video and location data to trusted contacts when danger escalates. The app is now free on iPhone, with Android due Sept. 14, and includes a survivor support fund tied to paid subscriptions.

Why it matters: - Time Release Safes is designed to preserve evidence in violent or high-risk situations even if a phone is taken or destroyed. - The app targets domestic-violence survivors and other users who need a discreet way to capture and deliver evidence. - Time Release Corporation says the product can send information the moment a situation escalates, which could improve accountability when a device cannot be recovered.

What happened: - Time Release Corporation launched Time Release Safes, or TRS, on Aug. 17, 2026. - The app records end-to-end encrypted, evidence-grade video and sends it to trusted contacts along with location data. - The company says the evidence cannot be stopped or deleted once captured, even if an aggressor takes or destroys the phone. - TRS is available free on the App Store. - Android availability is set for Sept. 14, 2026 on Google Play.

The details: - TRS can disguise itself as a working clock, including during a live recording, so the app does not look like a safety tool on the phone. - A “Full Panic” feature wipes encryption keys from the device, locking down evidence and stored life documents even if an abuser has the phone. - The app does not run anything in the background. - Every capture is owner-initiated, event-scoped and expiring. - TRS uses XChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption, with keys that never leave the device. - The architecture is covered by 14 provisional patent applications filed with the USPTO. - The company is offering founding-member pricing at 50% off the Plus tier for the first 25,000 members. - Time Release Corporation’s Outcry Fund will sponsor a year of protection for a survivor who cannot afford it for every 1,000 paying subscribers. - A credentialed domestic-violence advocate nominates the survivor for the sponsored protection. - The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia. - Press kit and media resources are available at the company’s press page.

Between the lines: - Hanson built the app solo in six months after being laid off by Verizon in December 2025. - Hanson funded development from his own 401(k). - The launch frames the app as a privacy-first alternative to location-sharing safety tools because it avoids background tracking and keeps control with the device owner. - The company’s pitch leans on the idea that evidence is only useful if it survives the incident and reaches trusted people quickly.

What's next: - Time Release Corporation will expand from iPhone availability to Android on Sept. 14, 2026. - The company’s subscriber base will determine how many survivors can receive sponsored protection through the Outcry Fund. - The patent process will continue as the company pursues protection for the TRS architecture.

The bottom line: - Time Release Safes combines covert recording, encrypted delivery and survivor support into one app aimed at emergencies where evidence is most at risk.