Safe vs STAR/CHILD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Safe
This app provides an audio and visual alert system to remind you to check your backseat before exiting your vehicle, helping to prevent children or pets from being left behind in hot or cold cars. It uses Bluetooth GPS locator technology and offers customizable interval alarms for peace of mind.
- Audio and visual backseat alerts
- Bluetooth GPS locator
- Customizable interval alarms
- Email/social media sign-up
- Free 60-day trial
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According to kidsandcars.org since 1990 more than 900 children have died in hot cars in the U.S. Yearly, 38 kids die on average. There are many studies attempting to explain this traumatic and heartbreaking phenomenon which leaves a lifelong scar and mark for those who have experienced such a painful tragedy. The fact is we are living in a fast-paced time where we are bombarded with many distractions and unexpected stresses. For parents of newborns, there is also the sudden adaptation of what is called “prospective memory” which involves the intent to try and remember to complete tasks out of your ordinary routine which may lead to forgetting your child in a car. Today, there is a practical solution and answer to preventing the devastation of losing a child or pet due to unintentionally leaving one behind in a hot car or frozen car. Introducing the SAFE SEAT app. For years the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has encouraged you to remember: Park.Look.Lock. The SAFE SEAT app is a practical and easy to use audio and visual alert system which further reminds you to check your backseat before you exit your vehicle. Reminder systems do exist in the market today but most require some external piece of hardware and are unaffordable for many. SAFE SEAT exists right at your fingertips via Bluetooth GPS locator. Once you parked a written notification and sound will alert you to check your backseat. For peace of mind, you can set interval alarms ranging from 1 to 5 minutes. All you need to do is sign up via email or a popular social media site such as Facebook, register your name and location and SAFE SEAT is there. SAFE SEAT is the creation of aspiring children’s book author and mother of a toddler, Sadie Quinn. She states, “After becoming a first-time mom I began noticing article after article about babies being left in cars and dying. I could not imagine that happening to me and my child. After searching the marketplace I could not find an app that could help me. I created Safe Seat to fill that need and bring peace of mind to those that use it.” Download SAFE SEAT today for a 60-day free trial period on iOS. Safe Seat because the child’s life you save may be your own. Terms and Conditions- https://safeseatapp.com/terms-of-service/
STAR/CHILD
This app provides personalized astrological insights for parents, offering detailed relationship breakdowns and birth chart analyses for your entire family. It delivers daily horoscopes, audio readings, and weekly previews to help you understand your children's needs and enhance your parenting style.
- Family relationship breakdowns
- Full birth charts and analysis
- Daily horoscopes for parents and kids
- Daily and weekly audio astrology readings
- Whole Sky horoscope tracking
- Downloadable parenting guides
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STAR/CHILD is the only astrology app just for parenting. It’s a complete parenting playbook based on your unique astrological chart and the charts of your whole family. Here’s what you get to work with: * Ultra-detailed relationship breakdowns that unpack what astrology says about your relationship with your kids and co-parents (and how they vibe with each other too) * Full birth charts for everyone in your family along with an extensive and highly specific analysis of what each of your placements has to say about your parenting style — and what your kids’ charts have to say about what exactly they’re likely to need most from you in order to thrive. * Daily horoscopes for you and each of your kids that take everything happening up in the sky and translate it into the essential things you need to know to make the most of your parenting life on any given day. * Daily audio readings to give you the essential rundown of the day: what's the vibe, what to expect, and how to make the most of it. * Weekly audio astrology previews to take you deep into the coming week's astrology and what it means for life with kids (and life in general). * Whole Sky horoscopes to show you where every planet, luminary, and node are in the sky on any given day: what sign they're in, what house they're in for you specifically, and what you need to know about each transit. * Downloadable guides that go in deep (we mean super deep) on what your Sun, Rising, and Moon signs say about your parenting superpowers, how you emotionally process things, what parts of life with kids might be challenging for you, and how to deal with all of it. Your family isn’t like anyone else’s. This is your super-detailed guidebook to life with your weird little crew, specifically. Just as they are, just as you are, explained by the astrology of the moment you were born, and every moment you’re living in now. Terms of Service: https://www.starchild.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.starchild.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Safe at none against STAR/CHILD's shown. Safe also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.2). STAR/CHILD's advantage is ratings volume (420 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Safe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and STAR/CHILD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Safe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STAR/CHILD has 420 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Safe's written reviews are positive against 36% of STAR/CHILD's.
Safe ships an update every 2 weeks, STAR/CHILD monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Safe | STAR/CHILD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (420 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 36.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 420 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jennifer Phillips | STAR/CHILD |
Customer experience
Safe
STAR/CHILD
Bugs and requests
Safe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
STAR/CHILD
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on launch or when opening
- Login screen loops infinitely
- Users logged out repeatedly throughout the day
- Account data wiped requiring re-input of information
- New app update reverts to old interface
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- Daily horoscopes not updating or loading late
- Weekly readings showing previous week's content
- Multiple family members showing identical horoscopes despite different signs
- Co-parent horoscopes lagging days behind other users
- Date adjustment feature not functioning properly
- Email sign-up code not being received
- Charts showing incorrect house placements
- Inconsistent data across different profiles
- App stuck on previous week's content
Requested features
13 requests- Multiple house system options (Placidus, Porphyry, Equal House)
- Synastry and composite chart analysis
- Relational analysis comparing parent-child charts
- Ability to add grandchildren and extended family
- Automatic daily reading uploads at consistent times
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- Bulk weekly reading uploads
- Subtitles for audio-only features
- Email update functionality
- Visible logout button in settings
- Free trial period before paid subscription
- Educational content for children
- Aspect and placement details in charts
- Relationship analysis between family members
In-app purchases
Safe
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Subscription Yearly$9.991 Year
STAR/CHILD
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Monthly$10.001 Month
- Yearly$99.001 Year









