AlwaysSafe vs UniFi Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlwaysSafe
Monitor your security system remotely. View live camera feeds, playback recorded video clips, and capture still images. Supports multiple cameras simultaneously and allows for two-way audio communication on compatible systems.
- Live camera viewing
- Playback recorded video
- Capture still images
- Multi-camera support
- Save clips to phone
- Listen and talk back
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Security in the Palm of your Hands Check on your Security System from wherever you are. Playback stored recordings on your mobile device See Live View of your cameras. Playback video clips Capture single and multi still images to save to your device Supports multicamera viewing at the same time Save clips to your phone. Listen & talk back on supported systems
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Design at 5.0 against AlwaysSafe's 2.1. UniFi Design also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 10%). AlwaysSafe's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). 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.
UniFi Design holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlwaysSafe has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of AlwaysSafe's written reviews are positive against 24% of UniFi Design's.
AlwaysSafe ships an update every 7 months, UniFi Design fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlwaysSafe | UniFi Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.7% of reviews | 23.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swann Communications Pty Ltd | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
AlwaysSafe
UniFi Design
Bugs and requests
AlwaysSafe
Reported bugs
5 issues- Landscape mode not working after iOS 18 update
- App crashes when trying to connect to WiFi
- Playback not working, can't view recorded videos
- Push notifications stopped working
- App freezes and becomes unusable
Requested features
5 requests- Update app to support latest iOS versions
- Add landscape mode support
- Improve remote/mobile connectivity
- Fix push notification issues
- Enhance playback and recording features
UniFi Design
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AlwaysSafe
No in-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
Questions
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