SafeUT vs Early Light Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SafeUT
This app offers 24/7 crisis counseling and confidential school tip reporting for Utah students, parents, and guardians. Connect with crisis counselors for issues like mental health, grief, or suicidal behavior, or report concerns about bullying and violence.
- 24/7 crisis counseling access
- Confidential school tip reporting
- Support for emotional crisis
- Assistance with mental health issues
- Reporting of bullying and violence threats
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The SafeUT Crisis Text and Tip Line app provides 24/7 access to crisis counseling and school tip reporting for students and their parents and guardians that live in the state of Utah. After installing the app you can connect directly to the UNI CrisisLine or report a confidential tip on bullying, school threats of violence or concern about someone in crisis. CrisisLine staff can assist with a wide variety of problems, including emotional crisis, grief and loss, drug and alcohol problems, mental health issues, self-harm and suicidal behavior.
Early Light Academy
Stay connected with your school community through the official app. Receive the latest news, event updates, and important notifications directly to your device. Access faculty information and parent resources for a seamless school experience.
- Latest news and events
- Push notifications
- Faculty listing
- Parent resources
- Absence notification
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Welcome to the official app for Early Light Academy, the best way to stay in touch with the happenings at our school. Features of the app include: Latest news and events Push notifications Faculty listing Parent resources Absence notification We are excited to use this innovative communication tool. About BlueTreeApps: BlueTreeApps makes your organization mobile. We help schools and other nonprofit organizations connect with their community and stakeholders with enticing, functional, and easy to manage apps. For more information contact us at info@bluetreeapps.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Early Light Academy at 4.5 against SafeUT's 3.1. SafeUT's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 23 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Early Light Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SafeUT has 397 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of SafeUT's written reviews are positive against 50% of Early Light Academy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SafeUT ships an update every 3 months, Early Light Academy every 23 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | SafeUT | Early Light Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (397 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 397 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics | EARLY LIGHT ACADEMY AT DAYBREAK |
Customer experience
SafeUT
Early Light Academy
Bugs and requests
SafeUT
Reported bugs
3 issues- Chat messages not sending
- Typing box issues
- Loading screen freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved notification system
- Expand school coverage
- Allow non-student usage
Early Light Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SafeUT
No in-app purchases
Early Light Academy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SafeUT free?
Is Early Light Academy free?
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