Smart911 vs AARP SafeTrip™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart911
Enhance emergency preparedness by creating a Safety Profile to share vital household information with 9-1-1. Receive targeted emergency alerts for weather, traffic, and public safety events.
- Create Safety Profiles
- Share household information with 9-1-1
- Receive emergency alerts
- Customize notification types
- View medical and contact details
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Be better prepared for any emergency with Smart911. By signing up, you can share lifesaving information about your household with 9-1-1 and receive targeted emergency alerts. When you call 9-1-1, your Smart911 Safety Profile displays on the 9-1-1 screen. The 9-1-1 call takers can view your addresses, medical information, home information, pets and vehicles, and emergency contacts. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. This additional information enables 9-1-1 and first responders to send help fast. Smart911 can also keep you informed of weather, traffic, and other emergencies by sending emergency alerts from the National Weather Service and local public safety agencies. You can select the types of notifications you want and how you want to be notified. Smart911: Information worth sharing. Sign up today.
AARP SafeTrip™
This app helps you monitor your driving habits and earn rewards for safe driving. It also includes crash detection and 24/7 assistance in case of an accident.
- Driving habit monitoring
- Earn AARP Rewards points
- CrashAssist® technology
- 24/7 crash assistance
- Safe-driving milestones
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The AARP SafeTrip™ app is an easy way to securely monitor your driving and see how you can improve – then, get rewarded! Earn badges, bragging rights and AARP Rewards when you reach safe driving milestones. Plus, know you’re not alone in case of an accident. Get 24/7 help with CrashAssist® technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart911 at 4.7 against AARP SafeTrip™'s 4.3. Smart911 also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 208). AARP SafeTrip™'s advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 37%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Smart911 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart911 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Smart911's written reviews are positive against 65% of AARP SafeTrip™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart911 | AARP SafeTrip™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (208 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 208 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rave Mobile Safety | AARP |
Customer experience
Smart911
AARP SafeTrip™
Bugs and requests
Smart911
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to confirm phone number and get verification code
- Keeps signing users out and unable to log back in
- Incorrect address formatting and inability to update location
- Delayed or missing emergency alerts and notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust pin location on map
- Option to select specific areas for alerts
- Improved notification settings and customization
- Support for apartment/building entry details
AARP SafeTrip™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart911
No in-app purchases
AARP SafeTrip™
No in-app purchases
