RIW vs StaySafe Lone Worker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RIW
This app allows authorized personnel to verify rail industry worker credentials and compliance. It enables checking competencies, viewing restrictions, and managing worker site access and roles.
- Verify worker competencies
- Check work restrictions
- View job roles
- Award site competencies
- Manage site locations
- View shift history
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Endorsed by the Australasian Railway Association, the RIW app provides you immediate access to compliance information about rail industry workers across Australia. The RIW app allows an authorised person nominated by their organisation to scan a Rail Industry Worker Card (physical or virtual) to: - Check in and verify workers to ensure they have appropriate, current and valid competencies to undertake roles before entering a worksite. - View work restrictions, blocks or suspensions associated with a rail industry worker and deny access to site. - View job roles associated with a rail industry worker. - Award site based competencies and view pending competencies. - Change site locations for teams or individual rail industry workers. - View shift history of a rail industry worker to support fitness for duty. Please visit riw.net.au for further information.
StaySafe Lone Worker
This app provides safety for individuals working alone. It automatically alerts emergency contacts and transmits your location if you fail to check in, have an accident, or activate an alert. Your employer can then view your location on a map and dispatch assistance.
- Lone working sessions
- Panic button
- Discreet duress alerts
- Regular check-ins
- Non-movement and impact detection
- Location tracking for employers
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StaySafe® is designed to protect you in emergency situations. If you fail to check-in safely during a lone working session, have an accident or raise an alert, the app automatically alerts emergency contacts at your workplace. It transmits your location to a secure, online hub where your employer can see your location on a map and quickly send help to you. StaySafe’s innovative functionality is designed to give you and your employer peace of mind when you attend meetings or appointments alone, travel alone or when you are working in an isolated location. StaySafe is BS8484 accredited and works over a mobile or Wi-Fi data connection. StaySafe's Core Features: - Lone Working Sessions - Works over Wi-Fi and mobile data - Panic Button - Discreet Duress - Regular Check-ins - Non-Movement and Impact Detection - Simple to Use Interface Find out more here: https://staysafeapp.com/ Use StaySafe with: - The StaySafe Response Hub - 24x7x365 Response Center - V.BTTN Wearable Device - Garmin InReach Satellite Device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StaySafe Lone Worker at 57% against RIW's 0%. RIW's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
RIW ships an update every 4 months, StaySafe Lone Worker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RIW | StaySafe Lone Worker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reference Point Limited | Safe Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
RIW
StaySafe Lone Worker
In-app purchases
RIW
No in-app purchases
StaySafe Lone Worker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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