Safer Web vs Insects & Us
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Safer Web
This app provides a secure browsing experience for children by acting as a wrapper for a safe search engine. It blocks restricted keywords, websites, and advertisements, ensuring a safe online environment for young users and offering peace of mind to parents and educators.
- Safe search engine integration
- Blocks restricted keywords
- Filters websites and advertisements
- Prevents direct website entry
- Link-based navigation only
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Wrapper for a safe search engine which ensures safety on the internet for children from Pre-K and up and peace of mind for teachers and parents. Safer Web is a free wrapper app that makes the online kid safe search engine, Kiddle.co, its home page. The app ensures safe browsing by blocking any web searches, websites or adverts that match any restricted keywords identified when following links that take you out of Kiddle.co. Safer Web does not allow you to type a website address directly into it and you can only follow links deemed safe by the search engine and restricted keyword list. Icon design by Luke Bowles.
Insects & Us
Explore a virtual, animated ecosystem and learn about the vital roles insects play in our world. Discover their stories, understand their importance to the environment, and hear from scientists about conservation efforts. Uses augmented reality to bring the experience to life on your device.
- Augmented reality exploration
- Interactive virtual ecosystem
- Learn about insect roles
- Scientist interviews
- Story-driven learning
- Place ecosystem on surfaces
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Insects & Us invites you to explore a virtual, animated environment and engage with the interwoven stories of its inhabitants. Insects serve as food for other animals, pollinate our crops, act as natural pest control agents and play a crucial part in turning dead organic matter into fertile soil. The numbers and diversity of insects have been in sharp decline though over the last few decades. If the trend continues it will dramatically affect human welfare. Watch crickets, dragonflies, butterflies, beetles, and ants make their simple, yet vital contributions for a functioning ecosystem - whilst listening to four scientists talk about why they matter and what can be done to help. Start exploring by scanning a well-lit, textured surface (like a table or a floor) with your smartphone or tablet. 'Tap and Hold' to place the virtual ecosystem on that surface. Once the Insects & Us story-world appears, select (‘Tap and Hold') one of five sparkling insects to start a story. Featured Scientists: Dr. Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, PhD, Dr. Jessica Ware, PhD, Dr. Andreas Segerer and Peter Smithers. Insects & Us was designed and directed by Kris Hofmann and produced by Animate Projects. All 3D content was created and animated by R5 Region Five Media GmbH. Code by WAMMS, sound and music by Marian Mentrup. The project was funded by the AWS Austrian Wirtschaftsservice and the FFF FilmFernsehFonds Bayern.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Safer Web at 4.5 against Insects & Us's 3.0. Safer Web also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months). Insects & Us's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Safer Web holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Safer Web ships an update every 2 weeks, Insects & Us every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safer Web | Insects & Us |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roth Educational Services (PTY) LTD | Andreas Wuthe |
Customer experience
Safer Web
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In-app purchases
Safer Web
No in-app purchases
Insects & Us
No in-app purchases
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