Comparison

Calipsa vs BuildingSafe

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

Head to head
About

Calipsa

This platform uses machine learning to reduce false alarms in video monitoring. It helps detect and prevent crime by revolutionizing alarm management.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based alarm filtering
  • False alarm reduction
  • Machine learning technology
  • Video monitoring enhancement
  • Crime detection and prevention
Features
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Calipsa’s cloud-based alarm filtering platform is the global leader in false alarm reduction. Using the latest machine learning technology, Calipsa is revolutionising false alarm management and video monitoring to help detect and prevent crime.

About

BuildingSafe

Features
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Record the safety checks your building needs, and prove you did them. BuildingSafe keeps a log of fire alarm tests, emergency lighting, fire doors, drills and risk assessments - plus anything else your building needs checking, from CCTV to meter readings. Set a check to repeat weekly, monthly or annually and logging it moves the next one on automatically. * See at a glance what is overdue * Log a check in two taps while you are standing at the panel * Works without a signal - entries send themselves when you are back online * Get a reminder when something falls due * Every entry keeps its date, outcome, details and who recorded it * Export or print the lot when an inspector asks Used to keep community halls, scout huts and small commercial buildings compliant. BuildingSafe records the checks you carry out. It is not a substitute for a fire risk assessment or any other statutory inspection.

Screenshots

Calipsa4 screens
BuildingSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BuildingSafe at daily against Calipsa's every 5 weeks. Calipsa's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calipsa ships an update every 5 weeks, BuildingSafe daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Calipsa versus BuildingSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalipsaBuildingSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMotorola Solutions, IncCameron Chalmers

In-app purchases

None

Calipsa

No in-app purchases

None

BuildingSafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calipsa free?
Calipsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuildingSafe free?
BuildingSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calipsa or BuildingSafe have ads?
Neither Calipsa nor BuildingSafe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calipsa or BuildingSafe?
Calipsa ships an update every 5 weeks, and BuildingSafe daily. Most recently, Calipsa was updated on October 15, 2026 and BuildingSafe on October 3, 2026.

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