Comparison

Redact vs BuildingSafe

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

Head to head
About

Redact

Easily censor sensitive information in photos, screenshots, and PDFs. Tools include blurring, pixelation, and blackout to protect your privacy before sharing. Offers freehand drawing and signature addition for quick edits.

Highlights
  • Blackout, blur, and pixelate tools
  • Highlight, underline, and strike-through
  • Blend tool to match background
  • Freehand drawing and signature
  • Import from Photos, Files, or Camera
  • Works with images, screenshots, and PDFs
  • Zoom for detailed edits
  • Quick export and local saving
Features
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Redact helps you quickly block out names, blur faces, pixelate text, or erase anything sensitive. Whether you are sharing screenshots, PDFs, or photos, use simple tools to protect your privacy in seconds. Key Features - Blackout blur pixelate and erase tools - Highlight underline and strike-through - Blend tool that matches background color - Freehand draw or add a signature Import Options - Open from Photos Files or Camera - Works with images screenshots and PDFs Editing Tools - Zoom in for detailed edits - Undo and redo with ease - Customize markup colors Quick Export - Share directly from the app - Save redacted images locally - No internet connection needed Redact gives you full control before you share anything. Simple fast and secure.

About

BuildingSafe

Features
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Record the safety checks your building needs, and prove you did them. BuildingSafe keeps a log of fire alarm tests, emergency lighting, fire doors, drills and risk assessments - plus anything else your building needs checking, from CCTV to meter readings. Set a check to repeat weekly, monthly or annually and logging it moves the next one on automatically. * See at a glance what is overdue * Log a check in two taps while you are standing at the panel * Works without a signal - entries send themselves when you are back online * Get a reminder when something falls due * Every entry keeps its date, outcome, details and who recorded it * Export or print the lot when an inspector asks Used to keep community halls, scout huts and small commercial buildings compliant. BuildingSafe records the checks you carry out. It is not a substitute for a fire risk assessment or any other statutory inspection.

Screenshots

Redact3 screens
BuildingSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BuildingSafe at none against Redact's shown. BuildingSafe also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Redact's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Redact ships an update every 6 weeks, BuildingSafe daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Redact versus BuildingSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedactBuildingSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKok KeongCameron Chalmers

In-app purchases

None

Redact

No in-app purchases

None

BuildingSafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Redact free?
Redact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuildingSafe free?
BuildingSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Redact or BuildingSafe have ads?
Redact shows ads; BuildingSafe does not.
Which is updated more often, Redact or BuildingSafe?
Redact ships an update every 6 weeks, and BuildingSafe daily. Most recently, Redact was updated on October 14, 2026 and BuildingSafe on October 3, 2026.

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