Comparison

pocketSafety vs Star2M

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

Head to head
About

pocketSafety

Streamline incident and hazard reporting with this mobile tool. It allows for fast, compliant reporting directly from your device, integrating seamlessly with RiskWare. Enhance productivity and ensure your company's reporting requirements are met.

Highlights
  • Report incidents and hazards
  • View reports in real-time
  • Dashboarding capabilities
  • Attach photos to reports
  • Offline support
  • Integrates with RiskWare
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pocketSafety is an intuitive and easy to use tool to streamline your incident and hazard reporting activities. It makes reporting within RiskWare simple, fast, and mobile-friendly. Increase your productivity and stay compliant with your company's incident and hazard reporting requirements. Features: - report incidents and hazards. - view incidents and hazards, in realtime. - dashboarding. - use your camera, or photo gallery, to attach photos to your reports. - offline support. - part of the RiskWare family of products. pocketSafety seamlessly integrates with RiskWare and allows you to work while out-and-about.

About

Star2M

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Welcome to the Star2M iOS Mobile Application. By downloading the Star2M Application, you have been granted access to one of the most advanced asset management, monitoring and control systems in the world. Star2M can also be accessed by existing account holders via our web portal at https://portal.star2m.com. Star2M offers the features of remote monitoring and control, asset management, API access and customer support and can deliver true pole-to-pole coverage over land, sea and air by partnering with Iridium®, the only truly global satellite communications network. Star2M has been developed to meet the requirements of our users based on their feedback and replaces the Sealite GSM portal to allow the communication of data from satellite communication modules, Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) and third-party equipment. Star2M is a platform designed to be a convenient, user-friendly tool to interact with your Asset and Asset Groups, providing a central console for the user to manage all aspects of their Assets, from monitoring and control, service and maintenance to inventory management from a single location at the click of a button. Star2M is designed to run without constant supervision, where alerts provide the user with daily updates and status reports. It is important to note that the requirement for maintenance is not completely eliminated as Star2M provides reports that help identify and prevent faults before they occur. Star2M supports various access levels and permissions in order to manage, view and control each device. The features of the Star2M Application include the following: - Fully encrypted, PCI compliant data storage with integrated data back-up. - Quick set-up. - Secure account and user management. - Cost saving for GSM asset users with one text per asset converting to email notifications. - Editing of alerts in real time and bulk, reducing time and cost to set up each asset to provide the information required. - Efficient asset management through the use of physical and virtual asset groups. - Allows assets to be marked, regardless of internal tracking technology. (e.g. buoys/markers –coordinates are set via Star2M). - Reporting and alerts of assets in real time. - Situational awareness built in, including near live tracking of the assets. - Quick alarm view functionality. - Mapping supports various layer and topographical filters. - Filter Map View by Asset type with dynamic links to your Assets. - Assign photos to Assets and Asset Groups. - Customisable settings for coordinates. - Addition of users. - Maintenance management, including history and report generation. For more information about Star2M, please visit http://www.star2m.com or contact a Star2M Sales Representative. Get in Touch Phone: +61 3 5977 6128 Enquires: sales@star2m.com Support: support@star2m.com *To utilise Star2M, please create an account at http://www.star2m.com Copyright Star2M Pty Ltd 2019

Screenshots

pocketSafety4 screens
Star2M4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: pocketSafety at every 2 months against Star2M's every 9 months. 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

pocketSafety ships an update every 2 months, Star2M every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
pocketSafety versus Star2M: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpocketSafetyStar2M
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.412.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAN SoftwareStar2M Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

pocketSafety

No in-app purchases

None

Star2M

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pocketSafety free?
pocketSafety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star2M free?
Star2M is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pocketSafety or Star2M have ads?
Neither pocketSafety nor Star2M shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pocketSafety or Star2M?
pocketSafety ships an update every 2 months, and Star2M every 9 months. Most recently, pocketSafety was updated on October 21, 2026 and Star2M on October 26, 2026.

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