Reader Perks vs AARP SafeTrip™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reader Perks
Access exclusive local and national savings at over 500,000 locations. Enjoy discounts of up to 50% on dining, shopping, attractions, and travel by simply showing your mobile screen.
- Access over 500,000 savings locations
- Up to 50% off discounts
- Local restaurant deals
- Savings on shopping and attractions
- Travel destination discounts
- Mobile screen redemption
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Reader Perks Mobile Coupon Savings App brings you the best of over 500,000 local and national savings locations. You will enjoy up to 50% off savings at local restaurants, shops, attractions, golfing, travel destinations and more! Simply login to your membership program, find the deal that interests you and show your mobile screen for redemption.
AARP SafeTrip™
This app helps you monitor your driving habits and earn rewards for safe driving. It also includes crash detection and 24/7 assistance in case of an accident.
- Driving habit monitoring
- Earn AARP Rewards points
- CrashAssist® technology
- 24/7 crash assistance
- Safe-driving milestones
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The AARP SafeTrip™ app is an easy way to securely monitor your driving and see how you can improve – then, get rewarded! Earn badges, bragging rights and AARP Rewards when you reach safe driving milestones. Plus, know you’re not alone in case of an accident. Get 24/7 help with CrashAssist® technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AARP SafeTrip™ at 4.2 against Reader Perks's 1.6. AARP SafeTrip™ also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 29 months). Reader Perks's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AARP SafeTrip™ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AARP SafeTrip™ has 175 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Reader Perks's written reviews are positive against 65% of AARP SafeTrip™'s.
Reader Perks ships an update every 29 months, AARP SafeTrip™ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reader Perks | AARP SafeTrip™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (175 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 64.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 175 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sweet Rewards | AARP |
Customer experience
Reader Perks
AARP SafeTrip™
In-app purchases
Reader Perks
No in-app purchases
AARP SafeTrip™
No in-app purchases
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