TechSafe vs Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TechSafe
This app provides illustrated information and resources on sexting for children, teens, and adults. It aims to help users prevent or deal with the risks associated with sharing explicit images, videos, or messages online. The content is designed to educate on the prevalence and dangers of sexting.
- Illustrated internet safety information
- Advice on sexting risks
- Resources for prevention and dealing with sexting
- Targeted at kids, teens, and adults
- Developed with funding from UK Police and Crime Commissioners
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TechSafe - Sexting is one of a series of beautifully illustrated internet safety information apps by kids and teens. ‘Sexting’ is when a person shares naked, semi-naked, sexual images or videos of themselves or others. It’s also when people send sexually explicit texts or messages. Children as young as 6 are Sexting and the most common age to send and receive Nude photos is 14. During the 2020 lockdown period sexts written by children in the UK rose by 183% Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioners Action Fund and Herts Community Fund in the UK, this app is packed with advice and resources to help kids, teens and adults prevent or deal with Sexting.
Echo
This communication aid uses auditory scanning for individuals with visual and physical impairments. It offers sound cues and distinct voices for navigation and expression, accessible via switches, gestures, or arrow keys.
- Auditory scanning communication method
- Sound cues for navigation
- Separate voices for cues and speech
- External switch access
- Swipe gesture control
- Arrow key navigation
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Echo is an AAC app designed for those with a visual difficulty and physical difficulty to access communication. Echo is based around the concept of auditory scanning. Auditory scanning is a communication method using sound cues or auditory feedback rather than visual cues. This method is especially valuable for those with a visual impairment who cant access visual based AAC. Echo provides you with two different voices, one for your auditory cues and the another to represent your voice. You can access Echo using the following methods. - Any external switch (or combination of switches) - Swipe Gestures - Arrow Keys We have plans to extend this in the future to allow for more access methods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Echo at every 2 weeks against TechSafe's every 14 months. TechSafe's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TechSafe against 5.0 for Echo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TechSafe ships an update every 14 months, Echo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TechSafe | Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosby Designs Ltd. | Ace Centre |
Customer experience
TechSafe
Echo
In-app purchases
TechSafe
No in-app purchases
Echo
No in-app purchases
