Swarm vs Safe IM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swarm
Automates data protection and ensures compliance with security standards. It safeguards your data against cyber threats by enhancing security at the data level, reducing human reliance. State-of-the-art encryption protects sensitive information from unauthorized access.
- Automated data protection
- Ensures data security compliance
- Protects data from cyber threats
- Enhances data-level security
- Reduces reliance on people
- State-of-the-art encryption
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Swarm automates data protection while ensuring strict adherence to data security compliance, so you and your team don’t have to worry about your data security and loss. We protect your data even if an attacker gets past other cyber-defenses and into your systems. Our Innovative approach enhances data security adaptation within your team by focusing on hardening data level security while reducing reliance on people. No more worrying about your data falling into the wrong hands. Our bees will BUZZ your data with state of the art encryption.
Safe IM
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Safe IM is tailored for businesses that demand secure and efficient communication. Whether sharing confidential project updates, sensitive client data, or internal strategies, Safe IM provides a safe and controlled environment for your team to collaborate. Empower your organization with Safe IM—download now to experience secure, encrypted communication for your business needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Safe IM at 12.1 against Swarm's 14.1. 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.
Swarm ships an update every 5 weeks, Safe IM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swarm | Safe IM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Autnhive Corporation | Statys Tech Inc |
In-app purchases
Swarm
No in-app purchases
Safe IM
No in-app purchases
