UH Safe vs Safe Dog
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."
Safe Dog
This app allows users to quickly contact university safety forces and report suspicious activity with messages, photos, and videos. It also features a peer-to-peer safety network for friends and family to track your location.
- Contact university safety forces
- Send crime tips with media
- FriendWatch location tracking
- Peer-to-peer safety network
- Report suspicious behavior
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Use the Safe Dog application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. Safe Dog also allows you to: -Send messages, photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to university safety forces. -Use the FriendWatch feature to create a peer-to-peer safety network. Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use Friend Watch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -And more. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Safe Dog at 50% against UH Safe's 0%. Safe Dog also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Safe Dog holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of UH Safe's written reviews are positive against 50% of Safe Dog's.
UH Safe ships an update every 3 months, Safe Dog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UH Safe | Safe Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 12 — 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University Hospitals Health System, Inc. | Louisiana Tech University |
Customer experience
UH Safe
Safe Dog
In-app purchases
UH Safe
No in-app purchases
Safe Dog
No in-app purchases
