DPPL Mobile vs Safe2SpeakUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DPPL Mobile
Manage your library account, renew borrowed items, and search the catalog. Access digital content, discover library events, and receive personalized recommendations. The app also features a digital library card for convenient checkouts.
- Renew items
- Manage account
- Search catalog
- Access digital content
- Find library events
- Digital library card
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Renew items, manage your account, search the catalog, get digital content, find library events, and get personalized recommendations. Try out the new Des Plaines Public Library app, with faster load times and an added library card feature. Store your card in the app for easier checkouts in person. Still haven’t registered for a library card? Come to our downtown Des Plaines location to register today! Your library card from any Illinois public library may also be registered here to check out materials from our consortium of area libraries. Electronic materials require a Des Plaines Public Library card. See our website for more info, https://dppl.org/patron-services/get-a-library-card
Safe2SpeakUp
This app allows students to anonymously report bullying, tips, or incidents to their school's safety team. It facilitates secure messaging with authorized groups and offers a panic button feature for emergencies. All reports are recorded while preserving user anonymity.
- Anonymous reporting of bullying
- Report other school incidents
- Secure messaging with school safety teams
- Panic button for emergencies
- Activity recording for reporting
- Anonymity preservation
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The Safe2SpeakUP app is the student companion to CrisisGo Bully & Tips. Using Safe2SpeakUP, students can report bullying for themselves or their friends, as well as other tips or incidents as defined by their school. They can message with groups that are permissioned to them by their school districts, or with the school's safety team in charge of bullying. Additional features such as a panic button can also be turned on by the school. All activities are recorded for reporting purposes, and when selected, anonymity is ALWAYS preserved. Feel safe to speak up, and let's unite against bullying!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DPPL Mobile at 67% against Safe2SpeakUp's 19%. DPPL Mobile also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.8). Safe2SpeakUp's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
DPPL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Safe2SpeakUp has 107 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of DPPL Mobile's written reviews are positive against 19% of Safe2SpeakUp's.
DPPL Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Safe2SpeakUp every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DPPL Mobile | Safe2SpeakUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.8 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 19.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 107 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Des Plaines Public Library | The Tech Road, Inc. |
Customer experience
DPPL Mobile
Safe2SpeakUp
In-app purchases
DPPL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Safe2SpeakUp
No in-app purchases
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