Thinkific vs Safe Beginnings First Aid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thinkific
Access courses and communities on your schedule, from anywhere. Learn with various lesson formats optimized for mobile and track your progress seamlessly. Stay connected with instructors and peers through integrated communities and activity feeds.
- Mobile course access
- Progress tracking
- Community interaction
- Multiple lesson formats
- Push notifications
- On-the-go learning
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Access your courses, engage with your community, and learn on the go with the Thinkific mobile app. With the app, you can: Pick up where you left off: Your progress tracking is saved automatically, so you can jump back in with one tap and keep moving forward across all your devices. Shop without switching screens Browse, purchase, and instantly access additional courses, downloads, and digital products — all from within the app. Enjoy a personalized experience: From your progress and recent courses to your profile, certifications, and notifications, your home screen provides a personalized experience that reflects your unique learning journey. Connect with your community: Join discussions, share ideas, message peers, and participate in live events — making every course a more interactive experience filled with key learning moments. Access an AI-powered learning assistant: Get instant answers, ask questions, and pick up conversations across web and mobile with Thinker, the AI-powered teaching assistant. Discover more to learn: Browse and explore new learning opportunities to continue building your skills. Whether you're learning for work, upskilling, or personal growth, everything you need is in one place with the Thinkific mobile app. Download the app and start learning today.
Safe Beginnings First Aid
Learn essential baby and toddler safety skills, including CPR and car seat safety, through online courses. Access purchased content and free resources on the go, with progress tracking to resume lessons easily.
- Infant CPR courses
- Car seat safety guidance
- Babyproofing techniques
- Progress tracking
- Access to free resources
- Mobile learning
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Safe Beginnings First Aid is North America’s leading provider of online safety courses covering all things baby and toddler safety, including: infant CPR, car seat safety, babyproofing and more! With the Safe Beginnings First Aid mobile app, enjoy the freedom of learning anytime, from anywhere. Access your purchased courses and free resources, from one convenient place. With progress tracking and start and stop lessons, it’s easy to pick up from where you left off. Not a Safe Beginnings First Aid student yet? Download the app to access our free baby and toddler safety checklists and resource guides. Questions? Message us on Instagram @safebeginnings!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Safe Beginnings First Aid at 5.0 against Thinkific's 1.8. Thinkific's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (104 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Safe Beginnings First Aid sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Thinkific asks for nothing beyond the download.
Safe Beginnings First Aid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thinkific has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Thinkific ships an update weekly, Safe Beginnings First Aid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinkific | Safe Beginnings First Aid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (104 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thinkific | Holly Choi |
Customer experience
Thinkific
Safe Beginnings First Aid
Bugs and requests
Thinkific
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login failures and constant sign-outs
- App crashes on startup or when searching for courses
- Gray/blank screen appearing on launch
- Video playback freezing and buffering
- Complete button missing or not clickable
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- Resume content button not remembering position
- Full-screen mode reverting to normal view
- Video speed resetting from 1.5x to 1.0x
- Content not loading on iPad/tablet devices
- Navigation buttons covered by white blocks
- Course list indefinitely loading
- Search functionality not working
- Password reset loop not functioning
- App not recognizing enrolled courses
- Landscape mode blocking bottom of page content
- Pinch-to-zoom causing page navigation issues
- Videos not playing after recent updates
- App crashing when switching between apps
- Unable to find school/business name in app
- Unwanted Thinkific pop-ups on unbranded domains
Requested features
15 requests- Unified dashboard for multiple courses from different creators
- Ability to manage multiple courses without logging out
- AirPlay and casting support for videos
- Offline download capability
- PDF annotation and highlighting tools
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- Direct messaging and member directory in communities
- Event visibility and live session notifications
- Calendar integration
- Better course search and discovery
- Persistent full-screen mode across videos
- Video playback speed consistency
- Improved resume functionality to remember exact position
- Better landscape mode support
- Course list filtering and sorting options
- Direct app links for easy student access
Safe Beginnings First Aid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thinkific
No in-app purchases
Safe Beginnings First Aid
- Getting It Right From Day One$65.00
- Supporting Neonatal Resuscitat$85.00
- Infant Child CPR Choking and$85.00
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- Baby and Toddler Home Safety$97.00
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