Comparison

CrisisBuddy vs SAFE NL App

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

Head to head
About

CrisisBuddy

This app provides tools and exercises for young adults experiencing extreme emotions. It helps users manage difficult situations by offering a personalized plan with mindfulness exercises and tracking emotional states. The app can be used independently or with professional supervision.

Highlights
  • Skill overview and exercises
  • Customizable signaling plan
  • Standard mindfulness exercises
  • Emotion and behavior tracking
  • Contact management for support
  • DGT (Linehan therapy) elements
Features
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Your Crisisbuddy tells you what to do when you can`t handle your situation. Crisisbuddy is meant for young adults who have to deal with extreme emotions and who have a hard time finding the correct behaviour in hard situations. The Crisisbuddy can be used under supervision, but this is not mandatory. This “crisis app” displays an overview of your skills and exercises you can do to help yourself. You can add exercises and use these to create your own signalising plan, but Crisisbuddy already contains a lot of standard mindfulness exercises. All the information, such as emotions, tendencies to certain behaviour, skills and contact with your therapist (or other people you trust) are clearly displayed. The app is compatible with your tablet and your mobile telephone. You can take it with you anywhere you go! The app uses elements from the treatment method DGT (Linehan therapy). To read more about this method, you can visit www.karakter.com The Crisisbuddy is part of DGDigitaal. A product that consists of the Crisisbuddy, the Serious Game and instruction videos. And is developed by Jacomijn Jacobs and Rob Reijnen. www.ehealthfabriek.nl www.jacobs-gezinstherapie.nl www.robreijnen.nl To read more about this, please visit www.ehealthfabriek.nl. (in dutch) © Jacomijn Jacobs, Rob Reijnen, 2018

About

SAFE NL App

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SAFE richt zich tot jou als je zelfverwonding ervaart of iemand in je omgeving hebt die hiermee te maken heeft. Met SAFE kun je inspiratie opdoen voor kalmerende methoden, informatie vinden over zelfbeschadiging en snel toegang krijgen tot hulp. Je kunt de methoden die het beste voor jou werken opslaan op je favorietenpagina en daar snel bij komen. Als je een naaste bent of een professional, kun je concrete voorbeelden en goede adviezen vinden over hoe je kunt helpen. Als je behoefte hebt aan advies, kun je hotlines vinden met directe toegang tot chat, sms en telefonische hulpverlening. Als je je in een acute situatie bevindt en professionele hulp nodig hebt, kun je de dichtstbijzijnde spoedeisende hulp of psychiatrische crisisopvang vinden en hen bellen of hulp krijgen bij het vinden van de weg.

Screenshots

CrisisBuddy3 screens
SAFE NL App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SAFE NL App at none against CrisisBuddy's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. CrisisBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SAFE NL App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrisisBuddy ships an update every 8 months, SAFE NL App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CrisisBuddy versus SAFE NL App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrisisBuddySAFE NL App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB55 MB
Age rating12+12+
DevelopereHealthfabriekRegion Sjælland

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrisisBuddy

One-time1
  • Supervisor pack$1.99
None

SAFE NL App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrisisBuddy free?
CrisisBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SAFE NL App free?
SAFE NL App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrisisBuddy or SAFE NL App have ads?
Neither CrisisBuddy nor SAFE NL App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrisisBuddy or SAFE NL App?
CrisisBuddy ships an update every 8 months, and SAFE NL App every 4 months. Most recently, CrisisBuddy was updated on October 13, 2026 and SAFE NL App on October 27, 2026.

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