Comparison

SWG Safe vs UH Safe

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

Head to head
About

SWG Safe

Features
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SWG Safe is the official safety app of Southwest General Hospital. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the SWG Safe application to quickly and easily contact Hospital safety forces. SWG Safe also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to university safety forces. -Use the Friend Watch feature to create a peer-to-peer safety network. Walking alone to and from the hospitals facilities and want some additional safety? Use Friend Watch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access campus resources, such as emergency procedures, directly through the app. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."

About

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.

Highlights
  • Emergency contact
  • Crime tip reporting
  • Location sharing
  • Resource access
  • Incident map
Features
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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."

Screenshots

SWG Safe3 screens
UH Safe3 screens

Verdict

The call

SWG Safe and UH Safe are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SWG Safe ships an update every 5 months, UH Safe every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SWG Safe versus UH Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSWG SafeUH Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.213.2
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthwest General Health CenterUniversity Hospitals Health System, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SWG Safe

No in-app purchases

None

UH Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SWG Safe free?
SWG Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UH Safe free?
UH Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SWG Safe or UH Safe have ads?
Neither SWG Safe nor UH Safe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SWG Safe or UH Safe?
SWG Safe ships an update every 5 months, and UH Safe every 3 months. Most recently, SWG Safe was updated on September 16, 2026 and UH Safe on July 21, 2026.

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