Comparison

YuLife vs Surviva

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

Head to head
About

YuLife

This app combines wellbeing benefits, rewards, and group insurance into one platform. It uses behavioral science and gamification to encourage employees to prioritize their health and earn real money rewards for healthy activities. Users can access virtual GP services, track wellbeing, and redeem rewards for top brands or charitable causes.

Highlights
  • View insurance and benefits
  • 24/7 Virtual GP and EAP
  • Sync with wearables
  • Earn real money rewards
  • Redeem rewards at top brands
  • Support charitable causes
  • Friendly team competitions
Features
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Recognised as one of the UK's fastest-growing tech companies, the innovative YuLife app combines wellbeing benefits, rewards, and group insurance (including Health, Life, and Income Protection) into one easy-to-use platform. The app’s use of behavioural science and gamification empowers employees to prioritise everyday wellbeing and improve long-term health. With the YuLife app, employees can: - View your company-provided insurance and benefits at a glance - Access 24/7 Virtual GP services and Employee Assistance Programmes - Sync seamlessly with Apple Health or your wearable device to track wellbeing activities - Earn rewards (yes, real money!) for walking, cycling, meditating, and more - Redeem your rewards for top brands like Tesco, Amazon, Apple, and Nike in our YuStore - Give back by using your points to support a charitable cause of your choice - Join in friendly competition with colleagues, whether it’s for daily steps or the fastest Sudoku time (yes, you can finally try to beat Steve from accounting!) …and much more! Join over 1 million employees worldwide and take proactive steps towards better health and wellbeing with YuLife.

About

Surviva

Receive clear, actionable emergency alerts directly on your lock screen. This app translates official warnings for natural disasters into simple steps, offers live map data, and includes safety guides and communication tools.

Highlights
  • Lock screen alerts with Live Activities
  • Interactive map with disaster data
  • Actionable emergency guides
  • Live video sharing
  • SOS and Family Circle features
  • AI safety coach
  • Practice drills in Training Lab
Features
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Surviva is the OS for Human Safety. When a warning hits your area, it tells you in plain words what's happening, where, and what to do first, right on your Lock Screen, before you even open the app. Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, heat and smoke: one calm app that watches the places you care about and turns official alerts into clear next steps. LIVING ALERT CARDS When the National Weather Service issues an alert for your place, Surviva opens a rich alert card: what is happening, the official alert area on a map, a short checklist of what to do first and, when the forecast includes them, the worst hours and live wind and gusts. More than one alert at once? Swipe through them in one stack. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Follow an active warning on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity. A distinct alert sound tells you it's Surviva. Set it to Signature, Subtle or Off. THE MAP IS YOUR HOME SCREEN The live map opens first: earthquakes from USGS, wildfire hotspots from NASA satellites, hurricane tracks from the National Hurricane Center, volcano alerts, air quality and disease outbreaks. Tap an alert for the latest clear satellite picture of the area when one exists, labelled with the date it was taken. YOUR PLACES, ANYWHERE Watch home, work and other places, in the US and abroad. Each place shows its warnings, air and sky, and says plainly when a source can't be checked. Outside the US, warnings come from Apple Weather. SKY AND AIR • Forecasts from Apple Weather: the next hour of rain where it's available, the next 24 hours and the next 10 days • Street-level air from nearby sensors, with its trend and the past 24 hours • Window advice: when to close up for smoke, and when it's fine to air out • Space weather and tonight's aurora chances, from live NOAA data PRACTICE IN THE TRAINING LAB Rehearse a tornado, wildfire, earthquake, flood, hurricane, tsunami and more in 3D on your own map. Every drill is clearly marked as training and never sends anything to anyone. GO LIVE Share live video of what's happening where you are. Recordings are checked before anyone else can see them, and you can report a broadcast or block a broadcaster. SOS AND FAMILY CIRCLE One-tap SOS is always free and alerts the trusted contacts you choose. Family Circle lets your household check in with "I'm safe" or "I need help" so you know who is okay. READY BEFORE IT HAPPENS • Step-by-step first-aid and emergency guides for CPR, choking, severe bleeding, fire and earthquakes that work without a signal • A daily safety briefing you can read or listen to • An AI safety coach for your questions (you choose whether to turn on AI features) • A Prepared Score that grows as you get ready, with optional Apple Health support WHERE THE ALERTS COME FROM Surviva reads official public sources, including the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, USGS, NASA, FEMA, CDC, WHO and EPA AirNow, and Apple Weather. Surviva is independent and is not affiliated with any government agency. Always follow instructions from local officials. FREE TO START SOS, Medical ID, local official alerts from the National Weather Service, the daily briefing and the basic skills library are free, with a daily allowance of AI questions. Surviva Plus adds unlimited AI questions, national and worldwide alerts, the Family SOS network for up to 6 people, text and voice emergency notifications, and the 72-hour outlook. SUBSCRIPTIONS & LEGAL Surviva Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($9.49/month or $74.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://surviva.info/privacy

Screenshots

YuLife4 screens
Surviva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Surviva at 5.0 against YuLife's 4.4. Surviva also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). YuLife's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Surviva sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. YuLife asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surviva holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YuLife has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of YuLife's written reviews are positive against 100% of Surviva's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YuLife ships an update weekly, Surviva fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
YuLife versus Surviva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYuLifeSurviva
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB193 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperYu Life LimitedPhoenix Health LLC

Customer experience

YuLife

All ratings29 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.7%

Surviva

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

YuLife

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Unable to log in after update
  • Menu/icons not usable after update
  • Quest broken since last update
  • App crashing after update
  • Coin amount calculating incorrectly
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  • App keeps crashing on start up
  • App freezing
  • Steps not syncing from Apple Health
  • App offline error
  • Yudoku scroll issue on iPhone SE
  • Quest not recording walking

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more mind games besides Yudoku
  • Create a widget for Home Screen/Lock Screen
  • Include workouts tracked by Garmin
  • Add Apple Watch app support
  • Add heart rate monitoring
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  • Add all-time steps to leaderboard
  • More puzzle challenges other than Sudoku
  • Allow practice games after daily challenge
  • Improve Yudoku (e.g., no pause for leaderboard)

Surviva

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

YuLife

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Surviva

Subscriptions2
  • Surviva Plus$9.491 Month
  • Surviva Plus Annual$74.991 Year
One-time6
  • Support Surviva — $1$0.99
  • Support Surviva — $5$4.99
  • Support Surviva — $10$9.99
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  • Support Surviva — $25$24.99
  • Support Surviva — $50$49.99
  • Support Surviva — $100$99.99

Questions

Is YuLife free?
YuLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surviva free?
Surviva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YuLife or Surviva?
Surviva is rated higher. YuLife averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Surviva averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do YuLife or Surviva have ads?
Neither YuLife nor Surviva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YuLife or Surviva?
YuLife ships an update weekly, and Surviva fortnightly. Most recently, YuLife was updated on October 30, 2026 and Surviva on October 24, 2026.

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