UH Safe vs IBM Verify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UH Safe
This app provides a quick way to contact safety forces in emergencies. It allows users to send crime tips with media, share their location with friends, and access campus safety resources and incident maps.
- Emergency contact
- Crime tip reporting
- Location sharing
- Resource access
- Incident map
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the UH Safe application to quickly and easily contact safety forces. UH Safe also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to safety forces. -Walking alone and want some additional safety? Use FriendWatch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access resources directly through the app, such as the handbook, and emergency procedures. -View a map which displays recent incidents and safe locations on and around campus. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
IBM Verify
Enhance your online security with multi-factor authentication. Confirm your identity using various methods like biometrics, one-time passcodes, or simple confirmations to protect your accounts from unauthorized access.
- Two-step verification
- Biometric authentication (fingerprint, face)
- One-time passcodes (OTP)
- QR code sign-in
- Supports multiple devices
- Offline OTP generation
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IBM Verify adds an extra layer of security to your online services. Two-step verification helps protect your accounts from the bad guys, even if they steal your password. With IBM Verify, you can confirm your identity with a simple yes or no, your fingerprint or face, or a secure one-time password right from your registered mobile device. Features: • Verify using a one-time passcode, even without a data connection • Works with services that require a password for login • Verify using Touch ID or Face ID • Verify with a simple Yes or No • Sign-in into services with a QR code scan • Supports multiple devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UH Safe at 4.0 against IBM Verify's 3.3. UH Safe also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 18.6). IBM Verify's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (60 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
UH Safe holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Verify has 60 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of UH Safe's written reviews are positive against 36% of IBM Verify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UH Safe ships an update every 3 months, IBM Verify every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UH Safe | IBM Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.3 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University Hospitals Health System, Inc. | IBM |
Customer experience
UH Safe
IBM Verify
In-app purchases
UH Safe
No in-app purchases
IBM Verify
No in-app purchases
