SafeTTC vs Lowkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SafeTTC
Report harassment, safety concerns, or suspicious activity on public transit discreetly and quickly. Submit detailed reports with photos or videos, or receive important alerts about missing persons. Designed for quick reporting even in areas with no cellular service.
- Discreet reporting of safety concerns
- Submit text, photos, and videos
- Categorized incident reporting
- Offline report storage and sending
- Receive safety alerts (BOLO)
- Direct connection to Transit Control
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The SafeTTC App offers Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) customers a quick and discreet method for reporting harassment, safety concerns or suspicious activity directly to the TTC’s Transit Control Centre. Using this app, customers can do their part to help make transit safer for all by providing detailed reports of incidents and situations that are observed on the TTC system – whether on a vehicle, in a station or at a bus or streetcar stop. From the app home screen, customers have two easy options for contacting Transit Control: - The “Report a Problem” button allows users to send text and photos or videos directly to Transit Control. When reporting an issue, customers can select from easy drop-down menus for vehicle type (bus, streetcar or subway), route numbers, and station locations, and report categories to assist Transit Control in assessing the situation. * The “Call Police” button will connect customers directly to 9-1-1 dispatch and should only be used when emergency police, fire or medical assistance is required. The application is designed with the subway in mind. If you send a report in an area without cellular connectivity, it will be stored and sent automatically as soon as you’re connected again. The system is also designed to send text before pictures so that Transit Control receives reports as quickly as possible. Additional Features: Customers can also receive alerts (sometimes called BOLO – Be On the Look Out) through the app. For example, SafeTTC may display information about a missing person, such as their description, picture and where they were last seen. If you have information related to an alert, users can contact or send a report to Transit Control through the app. NOTE: Sending a report through this app will not summon emergency responders. Always call 9-1-1, either through the app or on your phone, in the event that emergency police, fire or medical assistance is required.
Lowkey
Control your apartment or condo buzzer remotely from your smartphone. This app allows you to manage access for guests, share entry with multiple users, and receive security notifications without any physical installation.
- Remote buzzer control
- Share access with multiple users
- Schedule access by time/day
- Receive guest arrival notifications
- View activity history
- Forward calls to multiple phones
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Securely control your apartment or condo buzzer from your phone! No installation required, works with all buzzer systems which dial a phone number. How it works 1. Purchase a subscription in the Lowkey app to receive a virtual number 2. Send the virtual number to your apartment or building manager to have the buzzer dial this number rather than your personal phone 3. That's it! Start using Lowkey to control your buzzer With the Lowkey app, you can: SHARE • Forward calls for buzzer access to multiple phones • Add multiple users to a single account. Great for roommates, multiple tenants, etc. ACCESS • Unlock for a specified time • Share passcodes for private access • Schedule weekly access by time and day SECURITY • Receive push notifications when guests arrive • View activity history • Revoke access at any time Unlock convenience with Lowkey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lowkey at 76% against SafeTTC's 25%. Lowkey also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 12). SafeTTC's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
SafeTTC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of SafeTTC's written reviews are positive against 76% of Lowkey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SafeTTC ships an update every 12 months, Lowkey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SafeTTC | Lowkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.3 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELERTS Corp | Lowkey LLC |
Customer experience
SafeTTC
Lowkey
Bugs and requests
SafeTTC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lowkey
Reported bugs
2 issues- App can't debounce numbers correctly (e.g., '1' as '11')
- Guest passcode not working for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple Shortcuts
- Add interactive widget support
- Fix guest passcode issues
- Improve clarity on incoming call numbers (distinguish from spam)
In-app purchases
SafeTTC
No in-app purchases
Lowkey
No in-app purchases









