Comparison

Safer Schools vs Archway Learning Trust

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Safer Schools

This app provides safeguarding information and advice for parents, pupils, and school staff. It uses an application-based learning environment with quizzes and accredited courses to educate users on safety. Push notifications keep the school community informed of important updates and incidents.

Highlights
  • Safeguarding information and advice
  • Application Based Learning Environment (ABLE)
  • Quizzes and accredited courses
  • Audit functions for training impact
  • Push notifications and alerts
  • CPD accredited courses
Features
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Part of the INEQE Group’s Safer Schools Package, the Safer Schools App is designed to help educate, empower and protect the entire school community. This ‘three in one’ compendium Application is packed with contemporary, credible and relevant safeguarding information and advice for parents, pupils , teachers and other school staff. Built by some of the world’s leading safeguarding professionals it really is a one stop shop. The more often users engage the App, the safer they will be. Utilising its Application Based Learning Environment (ABLE) the Safer Schools App makes consuming important information easy and accessible. Quizzes, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accredited courses, tests and audit functions, enable schools to evidence the impact of training and push notifications and alerts keep the entire school in touch with information about serious incidents, key updates and events. Critically, safety information, advice and help is never further away than a user’s iPhone or iPad. Disclaimer: Your organisation must be registered with Safer Schools in order to use the app.

About

Archway Learning Trust

Features
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This app is Archway Learning Trust's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. Benefits of this app for parents of students at the Archway Learning Trust schools include: - Receive push notifications and in-app messages from the School. - Keep important School information available away from the clutter of email. - View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child. - Access important School information via The Hub. - Keep up to date with your children's activities via the Newsfeed. - Clear and visible Notice Updates for important School events. - Paperless communication. Registration: To use the Archway Learning Trust App, you will need an account which will be provided by your child's school. For any further information please email Archway Learning Trust at office@bluecoat.uk.com and please state the school your child attends.

Screenshots

Safer Schools4 screens
Archway Learning Trust4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Safer Schools at 14.0 against Archway Learning Trust's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safer Schools ships an update monthly, Archway Learning Trust every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Safer Schools versus Archway Learning Trust: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafer SchoolsArchway Learning Trust
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB138 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIneqe Group LtdWeduc UK Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Safer Schools

No in-app purchases

None

Archway Learning Trust

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safer Schools free?
Safer Schools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archway Learning Trust free?
Archway Learning Trust is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safer Schools or Archway Learning Trust have ads?
Neither Safer Schools nor Archway Learning Trust shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safer Schools or Archway Learning Trust?
Safer Schools ships an update monthly, and Archway Learning Trust every 2 months. Most recently, Safer Schools was updated on November 2, 2026 and Archway Learning Trust on October 27, 2026.

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