chmod vs Private Safety Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
chmod
This app helps you understand and master the 'chmod' command by easily deciphering octal values. Choose to click individual bits or select octal values to learn file permissions.
- Decipher octal values
- Learn file permissions
- User-friendly interface
- Click individual bits
- Select octal values
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Ever been curios about what those numbers means in a chmod command? Well, wonder no more! Learn and master the art of chmod-fu. With chmod-fu's super easy to use user-interface you can decipher those octal values in a blink of an eye. You choose if you want to click on individual bits, such as read, write, execute, or pick an octal value, both are available to suite your preference.
Private Safety Network
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Private Safety Network joins individual users who share a common connection or setting, such as students in a local school, employees in a common workplace, people in adjoining neighborhoods, or a business or college with multiple buildings on a campus who want the protection, safety and convenience of a private communication system that communicates to all members simultaneously. Linking these networks provides a further benefit for networks with common interests, such as a hospital, a nursing home, and first responders that can then share the speed of encrypted communications with each other all at the same time. By also providing important information for key personnel; businesses, administrators and responders can manage emergencies successfully. The Private Safety Network app requires the user be a part of a Private Safety Network. Please see http://privatesafetynetwork.com for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: chmod at 8.2 against Private Safety Network's 11.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | chmod | Private Safety Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Shark AB | Mooseworks Software, LLC |
In-app purchases
chmod
No in-app purchases
Private Safety Network
No in-app purchases









