Comparison

SAFE@MacEwan vs Ultimate Coders

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

Head to head
About

SAFE@MacEwan

This official university safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It integrates with university systems to send alerts, offer emergency contacts, and provide real-time location sharing for personal safety.

Highlights
  • Emergency contacts
  • Safety notifications
  • Mobile bluelight with location sharing
  • Friend Walk location tracking
  • Work Alone check-in alerts
  • Emergency preparedness information
  • Campus maps
Features
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SAFE@MacEwan is MacEwan University’s official safety app, designed to provide students, faculty and staff with added safety on the MacEwan campus. Integrated with MacEwan’s safety and security systems, the app sends important safety alerts and provides instant access to campus safety resources. SAFE@MacEwan features include: Emergency Contacts: Direct contacts for the MacEwan University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern. Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from MacEwan University when on-campus emergencies occur. Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Security Services in real time in case of a crisis. Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS. After the friend accepts your request, pick your destination and your friend tracks your location in real time to make sure you reach your destination safely. Work Alone Check In: Log in to this feature to enable push notifications for you to "check in" while working alone or after hours. If you don't respond, the app will alert Security Services. Emergency: What To Do: Valuable information that will prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when you aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. Support Resources: Links to important support resources on campus. Personal Safety resources: Safety tips and links to campus resources. Campus Maps: Navigate around the MacEwan University area. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

About

Ultimate Coders

Features
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Ultimate Coders keeps you on top of your child's coding classes — schedules, absences, makeups and attendance, all in one place. Built for families enrolled at Ultimate Coders, the app replaces phone calls and email threads with a few taps. WHAT YOU CAN DO See the weekly schedule Your child's regular class days and times, plus every upcoming session, shown in your location's time zone. Report an absence in seconds Know your child is going to miss a class? Tell the school straight from the app — no phone call needed. Turn a missed class into a makeup A reported absence earns a makeup credit. Browse open slots at your location, see how many spots are left before you choose, and send your request. Keep track of makeup bookings Review pending, approved and past makeup requests, and cancel a booking if plans change again. Look back at attendance A clear record of the classes your child has attended. Manage more than one child Switch between your children — and between locations — without logging out. HOW IT WORKS Ultimate Coders is for families with an active registration at one of our locations. Sign up with the email address on your child's registration and your children are linked to your account automatically. Makeup requests are reviewed by the team at your location, and you'll be emailed as soon as a decision is made. ABOUT ULTIMATE CODERS Ultimate Coders runs in-person and online coding classes for kids across Canada, teaching real programming skills through projects children are excited to build. Questions or trouble signing in? Email contact@ultimatecoders.com and we'll help.

Screenshots

SAFE@MacEwan4 screens
Ultimate Coders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ultimate Coders at every 3 weeks against SAFE@MacEwan's every 22 months. SAFE@MacEwan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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

SAFE@MacEwan ships an update every 22 months, Ultimate Coders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SAFE@MacEwan versus Ultimate Coders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAFE@MacEwanUltimate Coders
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrant MacEwan UniversityUltimate Coders Franchising Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SAFE@MacEwan

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Coders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAFE@MacEwan free?
SAFE@MacEwan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Coders free?
Ultimate Coders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SAFE@MacEwan or Ultimate Coders have ads?
Neither SAFE@MacEwan nor Ultimate Coders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAFE@MacEwan or Ultimate Coders?
SAFE@MacEwan ships an update every 22 months, and Ultimate Coders every 3 weeks. Most recently, SAFE@MacEwan was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ultimate Coders on October 31, 2026.

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