Comparison

Controls vs Safety Observer 3.0

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

Head to head
About

Controls

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RISMAs værktøj til kontrolarbejdet hjælper dig med at minimere risikoen for fejl ved at systematisere og automatisere kontrollerne, så de bliver udført korrekt, til tiden og kræver mindre manuelt arbejde.

About

Safety Observer 3.0

Features
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Safety Observer is a tool for measuring and improving workplace safety behaviour and safety conditions. It can be used in a wide variety of sectors and settings. It shows the workplaces' current level of safety expressed as the percentage of correct safety observations, which can be supported by notes, photos and smileys. Immediate results are provided on-screen and sent as a PDF report to your e-mail address. Results can directly be compared with results from previous measurements from the same or other workplaces. In the web-based 'administrator' module for the app you can customize your company's own observation lists and administer results (PDF reports and Excel statistics). The lists can be accessed by your company's 'users' for performing safety observations at various work sites.

Screenshots

Controls3 screens
Safety Observer 3.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Controls at 13.0 against Safety Observer 3.0's 16.4. 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

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

Controls ships an update every 2 months, Safety Observer 3.0 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Controls versus Safety Observer 3.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlsSafety Observer 3.0
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolai AscaniusThe National Research Centre for the Working Environment

In-app purchases

None

Controls

No in-app purchases

None

Safety Observer 3.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Controls free?
Controls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Safety Observer 3.0 free?
Safety Observer 3.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Controls or Safety Observer 3.0 have ads?
Neither Controls nor Safety Observer 3.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Controls or Safety Observer 3.0?
Controls ships an update every 2 months, and Safety Observer 3.0 monthly. Most recently, Controls was updated on October 10, 2026 and Safety Observer 3.0 on September 25, 2026.

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