Be Safe vs SquatLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create personalized safety plans
- Direct calling of contacts and helplines
- Email safety plans to support networks
- Update safety plans anytime
- Based on expert research
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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
SquatLab
This app facilitates communication between coaches and clients for training programs. Users can receive, write, and provide feedback on workout sessions.
- Coach-client program sharing
- Program writing tools
- Training session feedback
- Workout tracking
- Communication hub
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SquatLab allows you to connect with your coach or client, receive training programs and write training programs, and provide/view feedback on training sessions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Be Safe at 4.5 against SquatLab's 3.7. SquatLab's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). 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.
Be Safe holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Be Safe's written reviews are positive against 75% of SquatLab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Be Safe ships an update every 3 months, SquatLab every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Be Safe | SquatLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Accent HR Pty Ltd | Qubella Corp. |
Customer experience
Be Safe
SquatLab
In-app purchases
Be Safe
No in-app purchases
SquatLab
No in-app purchases
