Comparison

Be Safe vs INSIST

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

Head to head
About

Be Safe

This free app helps individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts create a personalized safety plan. It allows direct calling of emergency contacts and helplines, and enables sharing the plan via email. The app is based on research by leading experts in suicide prevention.

Highlights
  • Create personalized safety plans
  • Direct calling of contacts and helplines
  • Email safety plans to support networks
  • Update safety plans anytime
  • Based on expert research
Features
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The Be Safe app is free and enables the person with thoughts of suicide to create a safety plan that will help keep them safe should another suicidal crisis occur. It is a person driven app that empowers them to manage their thoughts/behaviours. Phone contacts and Helplines can be called directly from the app without scrolling through their contact list. When they have completed their safety plan, they can email it directly from the app to formal or informal supports of their choice. And their safety plan can be updated at any time.This app is based on the latest research by Barbara Stanley and Gregory Brown. You can read more about the authors by clicking on this link: https://suicidesafetyplan.com

About

INSIST

This app assists trained responders in suicide prevention efforts within their communities. It provides tools for managing at-risk individuals, accessing local support services, and connecting with a network of responders. The app also supports responder self-care and offers access to online resources.

Highlights
  • Manage at-risk individuals
  • Search local support services
  • Connect with responders
  • Revise training
  • Link to online resources
  • Responder self-care support
  • Record notes and reminders
Features
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The INSIST app was developed to support INSIST trained responders with suicide prevention in their communities. The app can be used as a tool to: - Support INSIST suicide responders with managing people at-risk of suicide - Search a directory of local support services - Connect with a network of INSIST responders - Revise training over time - Link to and share helpful online resources - Help with responder self-care - Record notes and reminders The Indigenous Network Suicide Intervention Skills Training (INSIST) program is a multi­faceted suicide prevention training program that targets at-risk Indigenous youth. The app is part of the INSIST research program conducted by the University of Queensland.

Screenshots

Be Safe4 screens
INSIST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Be Safe at 4.5 against INSIST's 3.0. INSIST's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Be Safe holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be Safe ships an update every 3 months, INSIST weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Be Safe versus INSIST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe SafeINSIST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAccent HR Pty LtdJamani Services PTY LTD

Customer experience

Be Safe

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

INSIST

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Be Safe

No in-app purchases

None

INSIST

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Be Safe free?
Be Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is INSIST free?
INSIST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Be Safe or INSIST?
Be Safe is rated higher. Be Safe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while INSIST averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Be Safe or INSIST have ads?
Neither Be Safe nor INSIST shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Be Safe or INSIST?
Be Safe ships an update every 3 months, and INSIST weekly. Most recently, Be Safe was updated on September 10, 2026 and INSIST on September 19, 2026.

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