Safe2SpeakUp vs UIC Connection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
UIC Connection
This app serves as an online campus hub for University of Illinois Chicago students, faculty, and staff. It provides access to campus events, student organizations, academic departments, and essential resources to support student success. Users can manage their involvement, track academic progress, and earn recognition.
- Event calendar integration
- Student organization management
- Event registration and check-in
- Service hour tracking
- Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate application
- User profile updates
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UIC Connection is an online campus engagement space for UIC students (undergraduate/grad/professional), faculty, staff, and affiliates at the University of Illinois Chicago. You will find information about UIC events, student organizations, academic departments, campus partners, and Student Affairs and access key campus resources to help you succeed at UIC through this app. Key Features Include: • Add upcoming events to your calendar • Manage and join student organizations on campus • Register and check-in to events • Track service hours and apply for Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate • Earn PyroPoints • Update User Profile
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UIC Connection at 3.2 against Safe2SpeakUp's 1.8. UIC Connection also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 19%). Safe2SpeakUp's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 11) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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.
UIC Connection holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Safe2SpeakUp has 111 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Safe2SpeakUp's written reviews are positive against 33% of UIC Connection's.
Safe2SpeakUp ships an update every 3 months, UIC Connection every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safe2SpeakUp | UIC Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (111 ratings) | 3.2 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Tech Road, Inc. | University of Illinois at Chicago |
Customer experience
Safe2SpeakUp
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In-app purchases
Safe2SpeakUp
No in-app purchases
UIC Connection
No in-app purchases
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