ActiveAlert vs Safety Communicator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveAlert
This app provides essential call details directly on your smartphone, eliminating the need to manually record information or enter addresses while driving. It automatically maps alarm locations, facilitates real-time response coordination, and organizes past and current calls.
- Real-time call details on smartphone
- Automatic alarm location mapping
- Real-time response coordination map
- Access photos and documents
- Converts dispatch data
- Manage past and current calls
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ActiveAlert helps you respond to calls faster by getting the essential details right in your smartphone. No more copying down dispatch information or trying to enter an address while driving. - Uses Apple Push instead of SMS - Automatically maps alarm location - Coordinate response with others using real-time map - Access relevant photos and documents from your phone - Converts hard-to-read dispatch data into legible sections - Manage past and current calls
Safety Communicator
This app transforms a smartphone into a communication hub for industrial workers, transmitting real-time data and location information from personal safety devices to a remote monitoring system via Wi-Fi or cellular networks. It supports multiple safety devices and can mirror alarms directly to the phone.
- Personal safety device data transmission
- Real-time worker location tracking
- Safety device alarm mirroring
- Support for up to 8 safety devices
- Restricted communication to authorized users
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity
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The Honeywell Safety Communicator app enables a smartphone to serve as a personal information and communication hub for industrial workers. Using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, it sends data from a personal safety device using a Wi-Fi or publicly available cellular network to ProRAE Guardian Wireless Safety System for remote monitoring. With the Honeywell Safety Communicator app, you can: • Pair up to 8 personal safety devices • Send real-time data from safety devices to ProRAE Guardian • Send worker location info to ProRAE Guardian • Duplicate safety device alarms on your phone • Restrict communication to authorized users Supported Instruments: · MicroRAE portable gas monitor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ActiveAlert at 55% against Safety Communicator's 0%. ActiveAlert also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Safety Communicator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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.
ActiveAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 741 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of ActiveAlert's written reviews are positive against 0% of Safety Communicator's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, Safety Communicator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | Safety Communicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (741 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | Honeywell International, Inc. |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
Safety Communicator
Bugs and requests
ActiveAlert
Reported bugs
5 issues- Continuous paging/re-alerting issues
- Inability to disable repeat paging
- Alerts not working when phone is on silent
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
8 requests- Favorites or saved calls list
- Ability to adjust alert volume
- More alert tone options
- Improved map routing and integration
- Customizable themes and color schemes
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- Ability to mark on-duty/off-duty status with one button
- Improved call details formatting and organization
- Widgets and CarPlay integration
Safety Communicator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
Safety Communicator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ActiveAlert free?
Is Safety Communicator free?
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