8world vs SGSecure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8world
Stay informed with breaking news from Singapore and around the world, covering business, lifestyle, technology, and sports. Access current affairs programs and news bulletins directly within the app. Share your news tips effortlessly.
- Breaking news updates
- World and Singapore news
- Business and technology news
- Lifestyle and sports coverage
- Current affairs programs
- News tip submission
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Breaking news on Singapore, world, business, lifestyle, technology, sports. Watch our Current Affairs programmes and news bulletins. Send your news tips to us through the app!
SGSecure
This app serves as a community response tool for terrorism threats, enabling users to report suspicious activity and receive emergency alerts. It also offers features for contacting authorities during emergencies, responding to immediate incidents like cardiac arrest or fires, and locating nearby emergency facilities and AEDs.
- Report suspicious activity with media
- Receive emergency alerts and advisories
- Personal SOS feature for police assistance
- Respond to cardiac arrest and fires
- Locate nearby AEDs and emergency facilities
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SGSecure is Singapore’s community response to the threat of terrorism. It is a movement to build the resilience of our community and a call to action to everyone in our society to come together to safeguard Singapore and our way of life. Use the SGSecure app to: - send videos, photos and incident details to the authorities if you see anything suspicious. - receive timely alerts from the authorities in the event of major emergencies, as well as security-related updates and advisories. - activate the Personal SOS feature to contact the Police via the Police’s SMS 70999 service, and allow them to access your approximate location, if you require emergency Police assistance but are unable to call ‘999’. - contact the authorities when you require emergency assistance. - respond to nearby cardiac arrest cases and minor fires. - locate the nearest AED in your vicinity. - be informed of the latest SGSecure initiatives and announcements via the home screen. - locate nearby emergency facilities e.g. Civil Defence Public Shelters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SGSecure at 70% against 8world's 18%. SGSecure also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 8world's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
8world holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of 8world's written reviews are positive against 70% of SGSecure's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
8world ships an update monthly, SGSecure every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8world | SGSecure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | 3.4 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mediacorp Pte Ltd | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Customer experience
8world
SGSecure
In-app purchases
8world
No in-app purchases
SGSecure
No in-app purchases
