Comparison

ASafetyNet vs Notara

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

Head to head
About

ASafetyNet

Features
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Private Safety Documentation ASafetyNet helps you privately document incidents, organize evidence, identify patterns, and prepare information you may choose to share with trusted support. Built for people experiencing domestic violence, stalking, harassment, coercive control, or campus safety concerns, ASafetyNet gives you a structured place to record what happened before details fade. Add dates, times, locations, descriptions, photos, videos, audio notes, witnesses, police details, medical details, injuries, and follow-up notes. Your records stay on your device by default. You decide if and when to export, share, back up, or use AI features. INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION • Guided incident entry with rich safety, evidence, injury, medical, police, and witness fields • Timeline, maps, history, insights, and linked prior incidents • Photo, video, audio, and document attachments • Evidence review tools and missing-detail prompts • PDF reports, JSON export, print-friendly reports, and evidence packages EVIDENCE ORGANIZATION AND SHARING • QR-based sharing for selected reports, with expiration and verification tools • Evidence manifests with hashes and integrity details • Chain-of-custody support, transfer receipts, and preservation instructions • Redaction-aware sharing options • Attorney packet and report export workflows AI SAFETY ASSISTANT ASafetyNet includes an optional AI Safety Assistant subscription for documentation support, pattern review, and safety planning guidance. • Chat with a safety-focused AI assistant • Gabby's Law safety assessment, based on a research-backed 11-question danger assessment approach • Pattern analysis to help identify concerning behaviors over time • Personalized safety planning suggestions • Evidence documentation guidance • Local-first AI responses, with optional OpenAI enhancement only when enabled and consented to by you PRIVACY AND ACCESS PROTECTION • Face ID and passcode protection • Failed-access review and optional access evidence capture • Quick-exit privacy tools • Local storage by default • Optional encrypted local backup export • Optional iCloud backup/sync if enabled SAFETY TOOLS • Safety check-ins with trusted contacts • Emergency contact management • Spyware and device-security checks performed locally • Tracker safety guidance for AirTags and other unwanted trackers • Apple Safety Check and digital safety guidance • Local resources and safety planning tools CAMPUS AND WATCH SUPPORT • Walk Me for campus and personal safety walks • Walk history and location-aware safety tools • Campus emergency resources and security contacts • Apple Watch support for paired safety recording and walk workflows AD-FREE OPTION Remove ads with a one-time purchase. Ad removal is also included with the AI Safety Assistant subscription. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE ASafetyNet is not emergency dispatch, therapy, medical advice, or legal advice. If you are in immediate danger, call emergency services. ASafetyNet is a documentation and safety-planning tool that helps you organize information you may choose to share with advocates, attorneys, law enforcement, campus officials, or trusted people in your life. Privacy Policy: https://safetynet.life/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ```

About

Notara

This app provides a secure, offline-first method for documenting sensitive personal incidents. It allows users to create detailed entries with media attachments, track patterns, and export records. Security features like passcode lock and biometric authentication are included.

Highlights
  • Offline-first incident documentation
  • Attach photos and voice memos
  • Optional location and witness details
  • Timeline and pattern summaries
  • Passcode and biometric lock
  • PDF and evidence package export
  • Local data storage
Features
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Notara is a private, offline-first app for documenting sensitive incidents—harassment, stalking, abuse, discrimination, workplace issues, or anything you need a clear, dated record of. Your entries stay on your device. There is no Notara account and no built-in cloud sync. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create entries with title, category, narrative, date and time, and optional tags • Attach photos (camera or library) and voice memos • Optionally attach location to an entry when you turn it on—only with your permission • Add optional witness details when relevant • See timeline and pattern summaries to review frequency and categories over time • Lock the app with a passcode and use Face ID or Touch ID where available • Optional setting to limit screen capture while using the app (where supported) EXPORT AND BACKUP (YOU CHOOSE) • Quick PDF timeline for sharing or printing • Full evidence package: a ZIP containing the timeline PDF, data manifest, photos, and audio — opens on any device • Backup from Settings for your own safekeeping IMPORTANT Notara is a documentation tool. It does not provide legal, medical, or emergency advice. For immediate danger, contact local emergency services or a trusted crisis line. Your data is stored locally unless you export, back up, or share it yourself. ELUA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ASafetyNet4 screens
Notara4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notara at none against ASafetyNet's 3. Notara also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. ASafetyNet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Notara asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ASafetyNet versus Notara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASafetyNetNotara
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSafetyNet Limited Liability CompanyMatthew Kerr

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ASafetyNet

Subscriptions1
  • SafetyNet Premium$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • SafetyNet Premium$2.99
None

Notara

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASafetyNet free?
ASafetyNet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notara free?
Notara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ASafetyNet or Notara have ads?
Neither ASafetyNet nor Notara shows ads.

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