CompTracker vs Safety Wise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CompTracker
This app streamlines practicum management for health science colleges. It replaces manual logbooks with electronic documentation and competency tracking for students, preceptors, and program coordinators. Features include remote progress management, skill demonstration recording, and automated reporting for accreditation.
- Electronic student documentation
- Competency tracking
- Remote progress management
- Skill demonstration recording
- Automated reporting
- Digital sign-offs
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CompTracker is a practicum management solution for health science colleges, replacing student log books and journals for documentation and competency tracking. Students have the option to download courses to their PDA, where they can then submit all of their documentation electronically during classes and practicums. Afterwards, syncing the PDA with the secure network server sends everything to the website. Preceptors and supervisors may sign-off student forms on the mobile device, or online. With CompTracker, program coordinators remotely manage students on practicums and track their progress through custom report generation on the website. Friendly mobile software allows student to record their medical skill demonstrations. Preceptors and supervisors can securely validate and give valuable feedback. Instructors will cut their marking time through automation features and can view class progress at a glance. Custom reports simplify program accreditation for administrators. Auditing features streamline accreditation maintenance. Track attendance and broadcast messages in hospitals, pharmacies, ambulances, or wherever students are learning. CompTracker is ideal for accredited health science colleges with using mandated skills heuristics, notably programs for: Paramedicine, Practical Nursing, Pharmacy Technicians, Respiratory Therapy, Dental Hygiene, Medical Technologists, X-ray Technicians.
Safety Wise
This app enhances campus safety for students, faculty, and staff by providing direct access to emergency contacts, tip reporting, and safety notifications. It offers emergency plans and consolidated campus safety resources for immediate assistance.
- Emergency Contacts
- Tip Reporting
- Safety Notifications
- Emergency Plans
- Campus Safety Resources
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Safety Wise is the official safety app of The British Columbia Institute of Technology. It is the only app that integrates with BCIT's safety and security systems. Campus Security has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the BCIT campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Safety Wise features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the BCIT area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to BCIT security. - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Emergency Plans: Learn what to do in case of an emergency - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app. Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CompTracker at 2.0 against Safety Wise's 1.0. CompTracker also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CompTracker holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
CompTracker ships an update every 6 weeks, Safety Wise every 11 months. Both last shipped on September 8, 2026.
| Parameter | CompTracker | Safety Wise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Great Big Solutions Ltd. | The British Columbia Institute of Technology |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
CompTracker
No in-app purchases
Safety Wise
No in-app purchases









