GBV Pocket Guide vs S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GBV Pocket Guide
This resource offers step-by-step guidance and tools for humanitarian practitioners to support survivors of gender-based violence, especially where services are unavailable. It provides key messages, decision-making tools, and specific advice for child and adolescent survivors, adhering to global standards to prevent further harm.
- Step-by-step guidance for practitioners
- Tools to support GBV survivors
- Global standards for basic support
- Key messages for survivors
- Interactive decision-tree
- Do's, Don'ts, and sample scripts
- Targeted guidance for child survivors
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The GBV Pocket Guide resource provides step-by-step guidance and tools to all humanitarian practitioners across all sectors on how to support survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) when there are no GBV services, referral pathways or focal points in your area. It uses global standards on providing basic support and information to survivors of GBV without doing further harm. The GBV Pocket Guide provides key messages on how to support survivors; an interactive decision-tree to guide practitioners through what to do if someone shares their experience of violence; easy-to-read Do’s, Don’ts and sample scripts; and targeted guidance on child and adolescent survivors. The GBV Pocket Guide is a companion to the 2015 IASC GBV Guidelines. Visit gbvguidelines.org for more information and resources on GBV risk mitigation strategies in emergencies.
S
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S-Buddy is a reproductive health application targeted towards educating the youth especially on reproductive health and assisting with various health centers from which they can access quality health services at their convenience. Users get to connect to counselors via the messaging session of the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GBV Pocket Guide at monthly against S's every 9 months. S's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GBV Pocket Guide ships an update monthly, S every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GBV Pocket Guide | S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | International Rescue Committee, Inc. | NALO Solutions Limited |
In-app purchases
GBV Pocket Guide
No in-app purchases
S
No in-app purchases
