Comparison

Safety Plan vs Mission

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

Head to head
About

Safety Plan

This app guides users through creating a personalized safety plan to manage suicidal thoughts and self-harm urges. It offers tools for crisis moments, mood tracking, and access to support resources for individuals and their loved ones.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step safety plan creation
  • Shareable safety plans
  • Crisis intervention tools
  • Mood tracking
  • Access to crisis support
  • Informational resources
Features
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Safety Plan is here to help you make a plan for dealing with thoughts of suicide and self-harm. The app will walk you through filling out the 6 steps of a safety plan, share your safety plan with your loved ones, and use your safety plan in a moment of crisis. The app also includes audio and interactive tools to help you calm down, information for you and your loved ones about safety plans and suicide, mood tracking, and ready access to crisis support. Safety Plan is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs app, developed by the National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division and the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

About

Mission

This app offers a supportive community and resources to improve your mental wellbeing and mindfulness. Access tools and guidance 24/7 to work on your mental health at your own pace, with community support available.

Highlights
  • Community space for connection
  • Resources for wellbeing improvement
  • Mindfulness tools
  • 24/7 access to resources
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline sync
Features
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Feeling lost and don't know where to start when it comes to improving your mental health? Mission: Fit is here to help. We provide a community space for you to connect with others, explore ways to improve your wellbeing and become more mindful. Our resources and tools are available for you 24/7, so you can work on improving your mental health at your own pace. Becoming mentally and physically healthy doesn't have to be hard. With Mission: Fit, all of the resources and tools you need are right at your fingertips. And our community is always here to support you along the way. Click this ad now and sign up for free today! INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of Mission: Fit is free of charge. No free trial offered. Should you use Mission: Fit app to access in-app content via available subscription(s), a payment will be charged to your credit card through your App Store account . A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscription(s) can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Safety Plan4 screens
Mission3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Safety Plan at none against Mission's 1. Safety Plan also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). Mission's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 22 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Mission sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.00 per month. Safety Plan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Safety Plan against 5.0 for Mission. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Safety Plan has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safety Plan ships an update every 22 months, Mission every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Safety Plan versus Mission: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafety PlanMission
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (23 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)Myrna Molinari

Customer experience

Safety Plan

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mission

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Safety Plan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mission

Subscriptions1
  • Mission:FIT Subscription$5.001 Month

Questions

Is Safety Plan free?
Safety Plan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mission free?
Mission is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Safety Plan or Mission?
Mission is rated higher. Safety Plan averages 5.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Mission averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Safety Plan or Mission have ads?
Mission shows ads; Safety Plan does not.
Which is updated more often, Safety Plan or Mission?
Safety Plan ships an update every 22 months, and Mission every 6 weeks. Most recently, Safety Plan was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mission on November 3, 2026.

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