SAFEHawk vs Brightspace Portfolio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAFEHawk
This mobile safety application provides quick access to campus security, emergency alerts, and campus maps. It also offers personal support resources and safety tips for students, staff, and visitors.
- Campus security access
- Emergency guidelines and alerts
- Campus maps
- Personal support resources
- Safety tips and tools
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SAFEHawk is a mobile safety app developed for our students, staff, faculty and visitors at Wilfrid Laurier University. The app provides fast and easy access to campus security services, emergency guidelines and alerts, campus maps, personal support resources, safety tips, tools and more! This app was developed by Wilfrid Laurier University Special Constable Service.
Brightspace Portfolio
This app allows students to document their learning journey by uploading evidence like images and videos. It facilitates reflection on achievements and sharing with educators and family. A guided mode is available for younger learners.
- Upload image and video evidence
- Add thoughts and reflections
- View recent evidence
- Guided 'Funster mode' for younger students
- Access in-class or at home
- Use on personal or shared devices
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Students of all ages can showcase growth, reflect on learning, and share their achievements with teachers, parents, and guardians with the Portfolio app. - Upload image and video evidence from a phone or tablet, with added thoughts and reflections - View a list of recently uploaded evidence items - Younger students can access a guided “Funster mode,” activating audio prompts that walk them through capturing evidence of learning. - Access the app in-class or at home, on your own device or with a shared device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Brightspace Portfolio at every 3 months against SAFEHawk's every 12 months. Brightspace Portfolio also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAFEHawk ships an update every 12 months, Brightspace Portfolio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAFEHawk | Brightspace Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.2 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 4.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wilfrid Laurier University | D2L Corporation |
Customer experience
SAFEHawk
Brightspace Portfolio
Bugs and requests
SAFEHawk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brightspace Portfolio
Reported bugs
18 issues- Cannot log on
- App crashes or freezes
- Sign-in issues
- Uploads fail to go through
- Video uploads result in black screen
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- QR code not scanning or connecting
- "Failed to Connect" error
- Work not appearing in portfolio
- App locks in landscape mode
- Lost submitted work
- Connection breaks during use
- App not compatible with school
- Server not available
- Login issues with school email
- Cannot switch between accounts easily
- Files not uploading
- Videos not saving properly
- App is slow and laggy
Requested features
16 requests- Allow uploading from device album
- Improve QR code scanning reliability
- Add crop and rotate tool for images
- Allow submitting Word/Google Docs directly
- Option to set default class
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- Ability to see what has been uploaded
- Confirmation of successful upload
- Ability to upload video more reliably
- Save profiles/portfolios for multiple children
- Allow teachers to upload feedback
- Add notification for successful upload
- Ability to "favorite" classes
- Dark mode option
- Better integration with Google Drive
- Unified app for portfolio and classes
- Make it more like Google Classroom
In-app purchases
SAFEHawk
No in-app purchases
Brightspace Portfolio
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SAFEHawk free?
Is Brightspace Portfolio free?
Do SAFEHawk or Brightspace Portfolio have ads?
Which is updated more often, SAFEHawk or Brightspace Portfolio?
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