Learning Ally Audiobooks vs LAB SAFE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learning Ally Audiobooks
Access a vast library of human-read audiobooks, including bestsellers, classics, and textbooks. This app offers interactive learning tools like synced text highlighting, speed control, and note-taking to support students with reading deficits or visual impairments.
- Human-read audiobook library
- Synced text highlighting
- Adjustable playback speed
- Bookmarking
- Note-taking
- Textbook access
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This app provides access to Learning Ally’s library of human-read audiobooks, offering an extensive selection of books students want and need to read, including bestsellers, classic literature and textbooks. Now students have interactive learning tools geared to help them succeed, including: highlighted text synced with the audio narration, speed control, bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking. Learning Ally membership is required to use this app. Learning Ally is for students with dyslexia or other reading deficits who struggle with decoding, fluency or comprehension, who are blind or visually impaired, or who have a physical disability that prohibits them from reading standard print. If you need help getting started with the Learning Ally Audiobook App, please call our Customer Care team at 800-221-4792 or visit LearningAlly.org/Contact-Us to email us.
LAB SAFE
This safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It offers emergency contacts, real-time location sharing, campus maps, and emergency protocols. Receive instant safety alerts and instructions during on-campus emergencies.
- Emergency contacts
- Real-time location sharing
- Friend Walk safety feature
- Campus and transit maps
- Offline emergency protocols
- Instant safety notifications
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LAB SAFE is the official safety app of University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. It is the only app that integrates with University of Chicago Laboratory Schools's safety and security systems. Safety and Security has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. LAB SAFE features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - University Mobile Blue Light : Send your location to University of Chicago security in real-time in case of a crisis - Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS on your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, the user picks their destination and their friend tracks their location in real time; they can keep an eye on them to make sure they make it safely to their destination. - Campus Maps - Campus Map: Navigate around the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools area. - Transit Map: Find transit routes currently in service. - Emergency Protocols: Campus emergency documentation that can prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from University of Chicago Laboratory Schools safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learning Ally Audiobooks at 3.4 against LAB SAFE's 1.0. Learning Ally Audiobooks also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and ratings volume (757 vs 4). LAB SAFE's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Learning Ally Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learning Ally Audiobooks has 757 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Learning Ally Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 0% of LAB SAFE's.
| Parameter | Learning Ally Audiobooks | LAB SAFE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (757 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 757 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learning Ally | The University of Chicago |
Customer experience
Learning Ally Audiobooks
LAB SAFE
Bugs and requests
Learning Ally Audiobooks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in or access account
- Books fail to download or disappear from library
- Inconsistent performance across different devices
- Syncing issues between mobile and desktop apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add more recent and popular book titles
- Improve audio playback controls and options
- Implement a sleep timer or auto-off feature
- Better integration with other devices and platforms
LAB SAFE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Learning Ally Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
LAB SAFE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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