Software for building structured bowtie risk assessments, designed for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Map causes, preventive controls, a central risk event, consequences and mitigating controls, then add ratings, supporting detail and reports.
Used by risk professionals across 40 countries.
Coming soon for iPhone Duo
Larger mobile canvas — 5.4 inches folded, 7.6 unfolded. Same app, no separate purchase.
BowTie Risk is designed for people who need more than a static diagram. It combines the visual bowtie structure with risk ratings, control information, referenced risk registers, reports and data exchange.
Connect causes to the risk event and consequences to the event, with preventive and mitigating controls placed on the pathways where they act.
Record supporting information against controls, including effectiveness, criticality, ownership, escalation factors and other metadata used by your organisation.
Apply likelihood, severity and risk ratings using a customisable risk matrix linked to the assessment.
Maintain a risk register that references the causes and consequences represented in each bowtie.
Generate summary, detailed pathway and risk reduction reports for review, audit and governance use.
Export diagrams and data to PDF, JPEG and CSV, and import structured CSV or text data where required.
The bowtie structure can be applied across safety, operational, cybersecurity, physical security, environmental and other organisational risks.
BowTie Risk can prepare structured prompts for use with external AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. The returned content can then be reviewed and imported into the app.
Equipment failure risk assessment created using the AI-assisted workflow.
Generate a structured first draft from a defined risk event, including causes, controls and consequences.
Use the workflow to review an existing assessment for missing causes, consequences, controls or assumptions before updating the source event.
BowTie Risk runs directly on Mac, iPad and iPhone. Assessments can be used offline and saved on device or to storage locations available to your organisation.
Download sample BowTie diagram PDFs.
Bowtie risk software is a digital tool for creating and maintaining bowtie risk assessments. It maps causes, preventive controls, a central risk event, consequences and mitigating controls, and may also include risk ratings, supporting control information, registers and reports.
Yes. BowTie Risk is free to download with no account required. The free edition includes two fully editable diagrams on iPad and iPhone and one on Mac, with PDF, JPEG and CSV export. Premium adds unlimited diagrams and the full set of risk assessment features.
The terms are often used interchangeably. BowTie Risk is delivered as an app for Mac, iPad and iPhone and can be used offline.
Yes. BowTie Risk can be used without an internet connection. Files are saved on device or to storage locations available to the user, and no BowTie Risk account is required.
Yes. BowTie Risk exports PDF, JPEG and CSV, and supports structured CSV and text import.
Yes. BowTie Risk can be used as a separate bowtie assessment tool while an existing platform remains the organisation's system of record.
Yes. BowTie Risk is used by individual practitioners and small teams as well as larger organisations.
BowTie Risk supports risk assessment using principles that are consistent with ISO 31000, including structured risk analysis, likelihood and consequence assessment, controls and risk treatment information.
Free to start · No account or login required · Files stay where you choose