KATANA Safety vs CBHAPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KATANA Safety
This app provides immediate connection to friends, family, and a 24/7 Response Center for personal safety. It alerts emergency services and trusted contacts with your GPS location via a quick trigger, designed to be used with a physical safety device.
- 24/7 Emergency Response Center connection
- Immediate GPS location sharing
- Alerts bypass phone lock screen
- Trusted contact notifications
- Background app operation for speed
- Bluetooth device integration
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Get Help Anytime, Anywhere, at the Touch of a Button! KATANA Safety empowers life, freedom, and safety through an immediate connection to friends, family and a 24/7 Response Center. KATANA is the only personal safety device that attaches directly to any smart phone keeping you connected and in control. Personal Safety on the Go. - Be Prepared For the Unpreparable The KATANA Safety Wallet’s patented quick trigger alerts bypass your phone’s lock screen to notify our 24/7 Emergency Response Center. Our trained professionals can dispatch emergency services to your exact GPS location and alert your trusted family and friends. - Requirements: * We strongly recommend keeping the KATANA Safety app running in the background to ensure your alerts dispatch as quickly as possible and provide the best location accuracy. * Bluetooth must be enabled and on to connect the app with your KATANA Safety Arc or Wallet * Location services must be set to Always Allow. This is vital for accuracy. Your location is only used or recorded in the event of an alert. * An active data plan or Wi-Fi connection is required * Please use iOS 10 or later. **Local Emergency Dispatch Service currently only available in the United States. All other features are available anywhere you have mobile service or Wi-Fi available.
CBHAPulse
Connect with colleagues and share achievements within your organization. This platform allows for posting updates, instant messaging, and creating interactive content like polls. Earn recognition for your contributions and foster team motivation.
- Upload posts, comments, likes, photos, and videos
- Send private instant messages
- Follow people or groups for updates
- Create polls and task lists
- Earn recognition badges
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The CBHAPulse mobile app helps you better engage with CBHA employees and affiliated providers, as well as share success stories and best practices. Its features are similar to social media apps: 1. Upload posts, comments, likes, photos, and videos for Team members to see 2. Send private instant messages to a person or group 3. Follow people or groups to see their updates in your news feed 4. Create polls and task lists 5. Earn CBHAPulse badges and recognition for good work and contributions; and more. Feel free to explore and motivate your Team members using the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CBHAPulse at none against KATANA Safety's 5. CBHAPulse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). KATANA Safety's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. KATANA Safety sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CBHAPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
CBHAPulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KATANA Safety has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KATANA Safety ships an update monthly, CBHAPulse every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KATANA Safety | CBHAPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 438 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aluma Innovations, LLC | Columbia Basin Health Association |
Customer experience
KATANA Safety
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In-app purchases
KATANA Safety
- Plus Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Month
- Premier Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
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- Plus Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
- Premier Yearly Subscription$199.991 Year
CBHAPulse
No in-app purchases
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