SHU Safe vs UH Safe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHU Safe
This application allows users to quickly contact their university's public safety department in emergencies. It supports sending text messages, photos, and videos, along with location data, for faster assistance.
- Emergency contact with public safety
- Send text messages
- Share photos and videos
- Location sharing
- Quick access in dangerous situations
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the SHU Safe application to quickly and easily make contact with the University's public safety department. You can also use the app to send text messages, along with photos and videos, to the public safety department. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
UH Safe
This app provides a quick way to contact safety forces in emergencies. It allows users to send crime tips with media, share their location with friends, and access campus safety resources and incident maps.
- Emergency contact
- Crime tip reporting
- Location sharing
- Resource access
- Incident map
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the UH Safe application to quickly and easily contact safety forces. UH Safe also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to safety forces. -Walking alone and want some additional safety? Use FriendWatch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access resources directly through the app, such as the handbook, and emergency procedures. -View a map which displays recent incidents and safe locations on and around campus. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
SHU Safe and UH Safe both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SHU Safe's written reviews are positive against 0% of UH Safe's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SHU Safe against 4.0 for UH Safe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SHU Safe's written reviews are positive against 0% of UH Safe's.
SHU Safe ships an update every 5 months, UH Safe every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHU Safe | UH Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sacred Heart University, Inc. | University Hospitals Health System, Inc. |
Customer experience
SHU Safe
UH Safe
In-app purchases
SHU Safe
No in-app purchases
UH Safe
No in-app purchases
