UH Safe vs Packetly Network Toolkit
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."
Packetly Network Toolkit
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Packetly is a private network diagnostics toolkit for iPhone. Run ping, DNS, SSL/TLS, port, traceroute, HTTP, subnet and domain-expiry checks without an account. See live TLS details, inspect DNS records, follow every hop, check security headers and save useful results. Local reminders warn you before a certificate or domain expires. Your history and favorites stay on your device. Packetly has no account system, analytics or developer-operated backend. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UH Safe at none against Packetly Network Toolkit's 3. UH Safe also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.4). Packetly Network Toolkit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price 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. Packetly Network Toolkit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. UH Safe asks for nothing beyond the download.
UH Safe ships an update every 3 months, Packetly Network Toolkit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UH Safe | Packetly Network Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University Hospitals Health System, Inc. | Maksym Tkachenko |
In-app purchases
UH Safe
No in-app purchases
Packetly Network Toolkit
- Packetly Pro$4.991 Month
- Packetly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Packetly Pro Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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