Comparison

SAFEHawk vs ApplyToEducation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Campus security access
  • Emergency guidelines and alerts
  • Campus maps
  • Personal support resources
  • Safety tips and tools
Features
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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.

About

ApplyToEducation

Manage your career in education with this platform. It helps schools handle employee careers and allows approved occasional employees to receive and accept daily assignments from school boards, giving you control over your work schedule.

Highlights
  • Manage employee careers
  • Receive daily assignments
  • Accept job offers
  • Control work schedule
  • School board communication
Features
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ApplyToEducation is the software 5,500 schools in 49 countries use to manage each stage of their employees' careers. EasyConnect is how you approved occasional employees can receive and accept daily assignments from School Boards they work for. Receive offers, click accept, and take control of your work schedule.

Screenshots

SAFEHawk4 screens
ApplyToEducation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ApplyToEducation at every 3 weeks against SAFEHawk's every 12 months. ApplyToEducation also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 0%). SAFEHawk's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SAFEHawk ships an update every 12 months, ApplyToEducation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SAFEHawk versus ApplyToEducation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAFEHawkApplyToEducation
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—109 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilfrid Laurier UniversityPassion Inc.

Customer experience

SAFEHawk

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ApplyToEducation

All ratings109 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive16.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative73.9%

Bugs and requests

SAFEHawk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ApplyToEducation

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • No notifications for new jobs
  • Job offer feature for preferred schools is inconsistent
  • System broken often, long response times
  • Cannot view jobs in app on phone
  • Cannot login after updates
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  • Technical issues after updates
  • Cannot sign absence
  • Jobs listed as available are already filled
  • Jobs disappear after accepting
  • Auto logout when assignment is tapped
  • Error codes upon login
  • App crashes on startup
  • Login loops back to login page
  • Password rejected even after reset
  • App redirects to web browser instead of app screen
  • Font size is too large and overlapping on iPhone
  • Calendar crash
  • Newest version crashes
  • Jobs that are taken should be automatically removed
  • Postings missing staff member name
  • Cannot turn phone sideways or adjust to read due to font size
  • Scrolling ability disabled due to font size
  • Side tab navigation is an extra step
  • Screen and font size too big, letters not fully visible

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more options/filters (e.g., afternoons only)
  • Ability to switch between school boards easily
  • Summation option for total completed jobs
  • Display teacher's name and grade in job description
  • Dark mode option
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  • Add option to share calendar with other apps
  • Indicate day of the week before month in dates

In-app purchases

None

SAFEHawk

No in-app purchases

None

ApplyToEducation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAFEHawk free?
SAFEHawk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ApplyToEducation free?
ApplyToEducation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SAFEHawk or ApplyToEducation have ads?
Neither SAFEHawk nor ApplyToEducation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAFEHawk or ApplyToEducation?
SAFEHawk ships an update every 12 months, and ApplyToEducation every 3 weeks. Most recently, SAFEHawk was updated on October 6, 2026 and ApplyToEducation on October 14, 2026.

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