Comparison

GATOR SAFE vs FairVote

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

Head to head
About

GATOR SAFE

This safety application provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers real-time location sharing for emergencies, direct access to campus safety resources, and the ability to report concerns. Receive instant safety alerts and communicate directly with campus security.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing for emergencies
  • Instant safety alerts and instructions
  • Direct tip reporting to campus police
  • Live chat with campus security
  • Access to campus safety resources
  • Crime mapping for campus and surrounding areas
Features
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GATOR SAFE is the official safety app of University of Florida. The University of Florida Police Department has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the UF campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. GATOR SAFE features include: - Mobile BlueLight: Send your location to UFPD in real-time in case of a crisis - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to UFPD. - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Chat with Security: Communicate live with UFPD via chat. - Crime Mapping: View recent crimes that have occurred on and near campus. - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app. - And much more! Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

About

FairVote

Features
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Picking a restaurant, a movie, a meeting time, or a team name? A simple "most votes wins" often picks something most people didn't actually want. FairVote uses ranked-choice voting (also called instant-runoff or the alternative vote) so the winner is the option the group genuinely prefers. How it works 1. Create a poll with a question and a few options 2. Share it with a link, or let people nearby join instantly 3. Everyone drags the options into their order of preference 4. Close the poll to see the winner, plus a round-by-round breakdown of how votes transferred Why ranked choice? Instead of one vote each, you rank the options. If no option has a majority, the least popular one is eliminated and its votes flow to each voter's next choice. It repeats until something has real majority support, so the result reflects what the whole group can live with, not just the loudest plurality. Built to be simple * No account required — start voting immediately! * Private by design — polls are shared only by link or with people nearby * Clear results with a visual breakdown of every round * Free, with no ads Make your next group decision a fair one. Made with love at the Apple Developer Academy by Kristóf Kocsis, Andrés Navarro, Héctor Carrión, and Valentín Silvera.

Screenshots

GATOR SAFE4 screens
FairVote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FairVote at every 9 days against GATOR SAFE's every 23 months. GATOR SAFE's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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

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

GATOR SAFE ships an update every 23 months, FairVote every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GATOR SAFE versus FairVote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGATOR SAFEFairVote
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of FloridaHector Carrion

In-app purchases

None

GATOR SAFE

No in-app purchases

None

FairVote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GATOR SAFE free?
GATOR SAFE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FairVote free?
FairVote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GATOR SAFE or FairVote have ads?
Neither GATOR SAFE nor FairVote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GATOR SAFE or FairVote?
GATOR SAFE ships an update every 23 months, and FairVote every 9 days. Most recently, GATOR SAFE was updated on October 24, 2026 and FairVote on October 28, 2026.

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