Comparison

MyKAU vs SafeDRM

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

Head to head
About

MyKAU

This official university app provides secure access to a range of E-Services for students, faculty, employees, and visitors. Features include secure login, schedule viewing, messaging, attendance tracking, grade viewing, and access to university maps and financial reports.

Highlights
  • Secure login (face/fingerprint)
  • View class schedule
  • Faculty-student messaging
  • Attendance tracking
  • View grades and financial reports
  • Electronic university ID
  • University map access
Features
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MyKAU App is the official King Abdulaziz University mobile application. It enables users to access E-Services easily and safely The application provides its services to all different users: Student, faculty member, employee, and visitor the app functionality includes: - Safe and fast login via face or fingerprint. - View the schedule in two different designs. - Exchanging messages between faculty members a students or vice versa. - Take attendance and review its reports. - View the electronic university ID for students. - View grade transcripts for students. - Experimental GPA calculation for students. - View student financial reports. - View the KAU map. - View E-transactions and their attachments - Clinic reservation - Salary and allowance statements for employees For more information about the application https://mykau.kau.edu.sa/Default-223111-ar please do not hesitate to contact us if you encounter any problems with the application or have any suggestions it.myaku@kau.edu.sa

About

SafeDRM

Features
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SafeDRM is designed to protect audio,video and PDF files intended for playback on personal computers against copying, illegal distribution and unauthorized use. The program uses high-strength encryption algorithms to protect audio, video files, and PDF files. These files can be played on multiple platforms, such as cellphone and PC. Multi-platform: The encrypted files could be used on cellphone and PC. File Formats: Audio, video and PDF files are supported. High-level Encryption: With 256-bit AES encryption and advanced video encoding algorithm, more secure and reliable! Prevent Screen Recording and Screenshots: Automatically identify various known and unknown screen recorder software. If users take a screenshot on windows, they could only get a black screen picture. License Control: Before the users can play the video, they must enter the correct authorized account and password; Authorize students to play specified lessons, and control the expiration date. Watermark: Set different text watermark for each user. Watermark text consists of student's name or other personal information. Static watermark and floating watermark are supported.

Screenshots

MyKAU4 screens
SafeDRM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MyKAU at fortnightly against SafeDRM's every 5 months. SafeDRM's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyKAU ships an update fortnightly, SafeDRM every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyKAU versus SafeDRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyKAUSafeDRM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (417 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings417 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerkau.edushenzhen chaoshidai Software Co., Ltd

Bugs and requests

MyKAU

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when accessing grades or schedule
  • Messages disappearing automatically
  • Login credentials not being saved despite 'Remember Me' option
  • Automatic logout after leaving a page
  • Student ID displaying as 'null'
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  • Schedule not displaying completely or correctly
  • University ID card image not showing
  • Slow loading of user data
  • Notification delays
  • App freezing during dark mode usage
  • Login failure with correct credentials
  • Incompatibility with iCloud saved credentials

Requested features

13 requests
  • Push notifications for new messages
  • Message deletion and editing capability
  • Ability to send messages to multiple students at once
  • Attachment support for documents and images
  • Longer message character limit
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  • Daily attendance report printing
  • Save login credentials functionality
  • Message search and filtering options
  • Schedule display with room numbers and course codes
  • Calendar synchronization with iOS calendar
  • Exam schedule viewing
  • University email integration
  • Copy and paste functionality for messages

SafeDRM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MyKAU

No in-app purchases

None

SafeDRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyKAU free?
MyKAU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafeDRM free?
SafeDRM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyKAU or SafeDRM have ads?
Neither MyKAU nor SafeDRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyKAU or SafeDRM?
MyKAU ships an update fortnightly, and SafeDRM every 5 months. Most recently, MyKAU was updated on October 26, 2026 and SafeDRM on October 7, 2026.

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