SaferMobility vs Speed Queen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SaferMobility
This app provides real-time video communication with campus safety officials, sharing your location and profile information during calls. It's designed for use at supported locations to enhance safety.
- Real-time video calls
- Location sharing
- Profile information sharing
- Connects to campus safety officials
- Available at supported locations
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SaferMobility is a real-time video communication tool that connects your smartphone to campus safety officials based on its location. During your video call, campus safety officials will see your location and any profile information you have entered. This service is available only at SaferMobility-supported locations. Check with your local public safety officials to see whether this is available.
Speed Queen
Easily pay for washers and dryers directly from your smartphone. Check machine availability, receive notifications when your laundry is almost done, and streamline your laundry day.
- Mobile payment for washers and dryers
- View machine availability
- Location-based machine finder
- Laundry completion notifications
- Contactless payment
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The Speed Queen app makes it easy to pay for a washer or dryer right from your phone. No more last-minute searching for quarters or wondering if machines are available. Enter a location, view machine availability, pay from your phone and you are ready to go. We’ll even let you know when your laundry is almost finished. Your best laundry day starts now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Queen at 4.8 against SaferMobility's 2.8. Speed Queen also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and ratings volume (23K vs 4). SaferMobility's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speed Queen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Queen has 23K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SaferMobility's written reviews are positive against 41% of Speed Queen's.
SaferMobility ships an update every 2 months, Speed Queen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SaferMobility | Speed Queen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SaferMobility LLC | Alliance Laundry Systems LLC |
Customer experience
SaferMobility
Speed Queen
Bugs and requests
SaferMobility
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speed Queen
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes, freezes, or fails to connect to machines
- Incorrect machine availability status
- Unexpected charges or lost funds
- Issues with email verification and account login
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to pay per cycle instead of pre-loading funds
- Implement a way to notify others when machines are available
- Add a directory to find laundromats that support the app
- Improve the app's stability and reliability
In-app purchases
SaferMobility
No in-app purchases
Speed Queen
No in-app purchases
