Comparison

Safe Hub vs Hornbill

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

Head to head
About

Safe Hub

This app provides safety modules for lone workers, including emergency calling, well-being checks, and proactive fall detection. It also features a secure broadcast message system for notifications and emergencies.

Highlights
  • Emergency alert calling
  • Regular well-being checks
  • Worker down detection
  • Group alert broadcasts
  • GPS location services
Features
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Safe Hub application for iPhone works in conjunction with the UK BS8484 certified Lone Worker Manager platform and requires a valid login to the platform (see www.loneworkersolutions.com for further details). The application provides the Lone Worker with the following safety modules:- - Alert Call Amber/Yellow and Red alert emergency calling; - SafeCheck , a module to regularly check the well being of a lone worker; - Worker Down Module, a proactive non movement / orientation detecting safety module. - Group Alert module - a secure emergency and notification broadcast message feature Disclaimer: This application uses GPS location services to allow the application to work successfully sending your location to an emergency response centre in the case of an emergency. Continued use of applications using GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. It is therefore recommended that the application is operated per your companies lone worker safety policy.

About

Hornbill

Features
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The app provides you mobile access to Hornbill’s flagship business collaboration and application platform Hornbill ESP. Manage your contacts, co-workers,document manager, have real-time conversations, collaborate with each other, share ideas and interact with your customers.

Screenshots

Safe Hub4 screens
Hornbill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hornbill at weekly against Safe Hub's every 4 months. Safe Hub's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe Hub ships an update every 4 months, Hornbill weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Safe Hub versus Hornbill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe HubHornbill
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size40 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLone Worker Solutions LimitedHornbill Technologies Limited

In-app purchases

None

Safe Hub

No in-app purchases

None

Hornbill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safe Hub free?
Safe Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hornbill free?
Hornbill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safe Hub or Hornbill have ads?
Neither Safe Hub nor Hornbill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safe Hub or Hornbill?
Safe Hub ships an update every 4 months, and Hornbill weekly. Most recently, Safe Hub was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hornbill on November 11, 2026.

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