Comparison

ButterflyMX vs SafeHours

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

Head to head
About

ButterflyMX

Control property access, including doors, gates, elevators, and garages, directly from your smartphone. Grant entry to visitors and deliveries remotely, and receive video calls for enhanced security. Manage all building access points seamlessly from one app.

Highlights
  • Open doors, gates, elevators, garages from smartphone
  • Grant visitor access remotely
  • Receive delivery notifications and grant access
  • Video calls with visitors before granting access
  • Manage all property access points
Features
Currently charting
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ButterflyMX makes property access simple. With the ButterflyMX mobile app, you can open doors, gates, elevators, and garages from your smartphone. Whether you’re coming home, welcoming a guest, or accepting a delivery, it’s all one tap away. Key mobile app features: - Property access from anywhere. Unlock any connected entry point on your property using your smartphone. - Visitor access made easy. Send Visitor Passes to friends, family, and trusted service workers so they can enter even when you’re not home. - Never miss another delivery. Share Delivery Passes and get notified when deliveries arrive to grant property access from anywhere. - Security you can see. Receive video calls and speak with your visitors before granting them property access. From front doors and garages to gates and elevators, ButterflyMX connects every access point in one secure, easy-to-use app, so property access is simple at your building.

About

SafeHours

This tool helps Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) monitor duty time limits. It visualizes flight, ground, and class time on a 24-hour timeline, providing automatic warnings for excessive hours or insufficient rest. Customize rules and export data locally for efficient schedule management.

Highlights
  • Track Flight, Ground, SIM, and Class time
  • Visualize activity on a 24-hour timeline
  • Automatic warnings for excessive hours
  • Customize duty rules
  • Export and save data locally
Features
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SafeHours is a tool designed specifically for Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) to manage and monitor daily, weekly, and consecutive duty time limits. With a clean interface and intuitive design, SafeHours allows CFIs to: • Track Flight, Ground, SIM, and Class time • Visualize activity on a 24-hour timeline • Receive automatic warnings for excessive hours or inadequate rest • Record Writtens/Practicals and Endorsements with Photos! • Customize duty rules based on your school's policies • Export and save data locally Whether you’re checking today’s totals or reviewing the past 7 days, SafeHours puts flight safety and schedule management in the palm of your hand. Built by instructors, for instructors.

Screenshots

ButterflyMX4 screens
SafeHours4 screens

Verdict

The call

ButterflyMX and SafeHours both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SafeHours's written reviews are positive against 51% of ButterflyMX's. SafeHours also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). ButterflyMX's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (113K vs 11). On rating, 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

ButterflyMX is free to download; SafeHours costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ButterflyMX against 4.9 for SafeHours. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 113K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of ButterflyMX's written reviews are positive against 100% of SafeHours's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, SafeHours weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ButterflyMX versus SafeHours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButterflyMXSafeHours
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (113K ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113K — better11
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperButterflyMX, Inc.Stacy Elliott

Customer experience

ButterflyMX

All ratings112,895 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative40.1%

SafeHours

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ButterflyMX

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Missed notifications
  • Inconsistent door unlocking
  • Intercom call routing problems
  • Elevator access issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remote door opening option
  • Improved delivery workflow
  • Independent user controls
  • Accessibility improvements
  • Bluetooth/offline access

SafeHours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ButterflyMX

No in-app purchases

None

SafeHours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ButterflyMX free?
ButterflyMX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafeHours free?
SafeHours costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ButterflyMX or SafeHours?
SafeHours is rated higher. ButterflyMX averages 4.9 out of 5 from 113K ratings, while SafeHours averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do ButterflyMX or SafeHours have ads?
Neither ButterflyMX nor SafeHours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ButterflyMX or SafeHours?
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, and SafeHours weekly. Most recently, ButterflyMX was updated on October 24, 2026 and SafeHours on October 22, 2026.

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