Comparison

LinkTap vs Sanctuary Alert

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

Head to head
About

LinkTap

Control your wireless water timer remotely from anywhere. Schedule watering with multiple modes, skip watering during rain, and monitor your device's status. Receive notifications and view historical data for efficient water management.

Highlights
  • Remote access anywhere, anytime
  • Six work modes for scheduling
  • Rain Skip feature
  • Monitor timer status
  • Watering notifications
  • View watering history
  • Control up to 24 timers
Features
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LinkTap App: Remotely access your LinkTap Wireless Water Timer through the App anywhere, anytime. FEATURES: . Provide 6 works modes (Instant mode, Calendar mode, Month mode, Odd-even mode, Interval mode and 7-day mode). . Rain Skip to save water. . Monitor water timer's status (battery capacity, wireless signal strength). . Receives notification when watering starts and ends. . View watering and rain skip history of each water timer. . View real-time watering progress. . View water timer's local weather forecast. . Control up to 24 water timers under one user account. . Multilingual support (English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano and 中文) Supported language: English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 中文, 日本語 REQUIREMENTS . The App requires iOS 7+. . Cellular or WiFi internet connection is required.

About

Sanctuary Alert

This app provides personal safety features, including instant alerts to trusted contacts with location sharing, encrypted recording capabilities, and clear guidance on legal rights. It also offers tools for creating safety plans and sharing travel details with backups, all designed with user privacy as a priority.

Highlights
  • One-tap emergency alerts with location
  • Encrypted audio/video recording
  • Plain-language legal rights guides
  • Personal safety plan creation
  • Trip sharing for travel backup
  • Optional community alerts
Features
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Sanctuary is a personal-safety app. When you feel unsafe, one tap alerts the people you trust, starts recording, and gives you plain-language guidance on your rights. FEEL UNSAFE? ONE TAP. The "I Feel Unsafe" button instantly notifies your emergency contacts with your location, and can begin recording at the same time. Choose the alert that fits the moment, from a check-in to an emergency. Emergency alerts are free for everyone, always. DOCUMENT WHAT HAPPENS Record video or audio of an incident. Every recording is hash-chained with SHA-256, so you can show it has not been altered since you saved it. Your data is encrypted on your device, and you decide what to keep and what to share. Cloud backup is included free with 2 GB of storage. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Twelve plain-language guides to your legal rights in everyday situations: at your door, at a traffic stop, at work, at a protest, while recording, and more. Each one cites its sources, including Supreme Court cases and named statutes. Available in English and Spanish. This is educational information, not legal advice. CHECK-IN TIMER Turn on the check-in timer and it arms itself whenever you send an alert. If you do not check in before it runs out, your contacts are notified automatically, with your last location and your recording if you made one. Off by default. PLAN AHEAD Build a private safety plan, keep important information in an encrypted vault, and set up the people you would want notified before you need them. TRAVEL WITH BACKUP Share a trip with a trusted contact so someone knows your route and can check that you arrived. COMMUNITY ALERTS - REQUIRES SANCTUARY PROTECTOR, OPT-IN With a Protector subscription you can choose to be notified when someone within about five miles needs help, and let your community know when you do. They are opt-in and off by default. Senders appear as an auto-generated pseudonym, never a real name, and sending one shares your location with nearby members who have opted in. INCIDENT REPORTS - REQUIRES SANCTUARY PROTECTOR Write down what happened while it is still fresh: what you saw, vehicle details, license plates, and a photo or video. Reports are saved encrypted on your device as a private log only you can read. Nothing is submitted to us, to law enforcement, or to other users. APP LOCK - REQUIRES SANCTUARY PROTECTOR Put a passphrase in front of the whole app, on top of your phone's own lock, so no one else can open Sanctuary even if they can open your phone. You can turn it off yourself at any time, and it is never removed if your subscription ends. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads and no third-party trackers. We never sell your data. Your safety plan and your evidence are encrypted on your device. NOT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE Sanctuary notifies the people you choose. It does not contact 911 or any emergency dispatcher, and it cannot guarantee your safety. In an emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number. SANCTUARY PROTECTOR - OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION Sanctuary's core safety features are free forever: emergency alerts, evidence recording with 2 GB of cloud storage, the rights guides, the safety plan, the check-in timer, and Travel Buddy. Sanctuary Protector costs $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year and adds four things: community alerts, incident reports, App Lock, and 25 GB of cloud storage instead of 2 GB. Emergency alerts are never part of the subscription. Subscription details: - Title: Sanctuary Protector - Length and price: 1 month for $4.99, or 1 year for $39.99 - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://empoweredsanctuary.com/privacy/

Screenshots

LinkTap4 screens
Sanctuary Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sanctuary Alert at 100% against LinkTap's 56%. Sanctuary Alert also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). LinkTap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (49 vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sanctuary Alert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LinkTap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sanctuary Alert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LinkTap has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of LinkTap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sanctuary Alert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkTap ships an update every 5 weeks, Sanctuary Alert every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LinkTap versus Sanctuary Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkTapSanctuary Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (49 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLINKTAP PTY LTDISAIAH ALAN MARSHALL

Customer experience

LinkTap

All ratings48 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral20.8%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral15.2%
Negative28.8%

Sanctuary Alert

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LinkTap

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sanctuary Alert

Subscriptions2
  • Protector$4.991 Month
  • Protector$39.991 Year

Questions

Is LinkTap free?
LinkTap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sanctuary Alert free?
Sanctuary Alert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LinkTap or Sanctuary Alert?
Sanctuary Alert is rated higher. LinkTap averages 3.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Sanctuary Alert averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do LinkTap or Sanctuary Alert have ads?
Neither LinkTap nor Sanctuary Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkTap or Sanctuary Alert?
LinkTap ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sanctuary Alert every 4 days. Most recently, LinkTap was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sanctuary Alert on October 13, 2026.

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