Comparison

BlackBerry AtHoc vs SAFE Mobile App 5.0

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

Head to head
About

BlackBerry AtHoc

Receive critical alerts and share real-time media from the field during events. Easily send duress signals or your GPS location for enhanced security. Operators can manage alerts and ensure safety on the go.

Highlights
  • Receive critical alerts
  • Share pictures and videos from the field
  • Send one-click duress signals
  • Share real-time GPS location
  • Send alerts on the go
  • Manage system on the go
Features
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The BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app brings the industry’s leading crisis communication capabilities to the palm of your hands. During an event, users can receive critical alerts, and easily share pictures and videos from the field back to their operations center to enhance situational awareness across the organization. Users can also send one-click duress signals or even share their real-time GPS location to give further awareness of their location for added security and protection. In addition, system operators are enabled to send alerts and manage their system while on-the-go, helping to get the word out and ensure safety for their people. Learn more about BlackBerry AtHoc’s Mobile Apps here: https://www.athoc.com/products/platform.html#mobile Note: • Use of the BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app requires an Organization Code from your system administrator. • The BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app uses GPS services when location tracker feature is ON. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

SAFE Mobile App 5.0

This app extends physical identity and access management to mobile devices. It allows visitors to check in and out, and employees to request replacement badges, improving productivity and user satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Visitor check-in/check-out
  • Replacement/temporary badge requests
  • Identity management
  • Access management
  • Visitor management
Features
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About HID SAFE Mobile App: HID SAFE Mobile app extends the capabilities of HID SAFE, HID’s web-based physical identity and access management software, to mobile devices. HID SAFE Mobile app offers functions for security staff as well as end users, and helps improve productivity and end-user satisfaction. It allows visitors to use their invitation code / confirmation number to check-in and check-out through the visitor kiosk. It allows employees to submit requests for replacement/temporary badges   About HID SAFE: HID SAFE Enterprise is off-the-shelf software that enables organizations to manage identities – employees, contractors, tenants, and visitors – and their access across physical access systems. HID SAFE Enterprise solves the key identity management challenges organizations face – onboarding and badging, visitor management, access management, and compliance.   As software that breaks down traditional organizational silos, HID SAFE Enterprise not only advances the security function, it also transforms the communities of stakeholders involved in identity management. This includes, employees, contractors and visitors as well as process managers in HR, IT, Facilities, Reception and Contractor Administration.

Screenshots

BlackBerry AtHoc4 screens
SAFE Mobile App 5.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SAFE Mobile App 5.0 at 5.0 against BlackBerry AtHoc's 2.6. SAFE Mobile App 5.0 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). BlackBerry AtHoc's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 2). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAFE Mobile App 5.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackBerry AtHoc has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BlackBerry AtHoc versus SAFE Mobile App 5.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackBerry AtHocSAFE Mobile App 5.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (74 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtHoc, Inc.HID Global

Customer experience

BlackBerry AtHoc

All ratings74 ratings
Positive37.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative58.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative67.7%

SAFE Mobile App 5.0

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BlackBerry AtHoc

No in-app purchases

None

SAFE Mobile App 5.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlackBerry AtHoc free?
BlackBerry AtHoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SAFE Mobile App 5.0 free?
SAFE Mobile App 5.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlackBerry AtHoc or SAFE Mobile App 5.0?
SAFE Mobile App 5.0 is rated higher. BlackBerry AtHoc averages 2.6 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while SAFE Mobile App 5.0 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BlackBerry AtHoc or SAFE Mobile App 5.0 have ads?
Neither BlackBerry AtHoc nor SAFE Mobile App 5.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackBerry AtHoc or SAFE Mobile App 5.0?
BlackBerry AtHoc ships an update every 2 months, and SAFE Mobile App 5.0 every 2 months. Most recently, BlackBerry AtHoc was updated on October 29, 2026 and SAFE Mobile App 5.0 on October 23, 2026.

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