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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Visitor check-in/check-out
- Replacement/temporary badge requests
- Identity management
- Access management
- Visitor management
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackBerry AtHoc | SAFE Mobile App 5.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (74 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AtHoc, Inc. | HID Global |
Customer experience
BlackBerry AtHoc
SAFE Mobile App 5.0
In-app purchases
BlackBerry AtHoc
No in-app purchases
SAFE Mobile App 5.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
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