SWG Safe vs Jags Safe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWG Safe
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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."
Jags Safe
This app provides a direct link to university safety forces for quick assistance in emergencies. It allows users to send crime tips with media, share their location with friends, request safety escorts, and access campus resources like shuttle schedules and emergency procedures.
- Emergency contact with university safety forces
- Send crime tips with photos/videos
- Friend Watch location tracking
- Request safety escorts
- View shuttle schedules and real-time locations
- Access campus resources and emergency procedures
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the Jags Safe application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. Jags 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 to class alone and want some additional safety? Use Friend Watch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Request a safety escort to walk you through campus. -View campus shuttle schedules and even view the real-time locations of shuttles. -View campus resources, such as the student handbook, and emergency procedures directly through the app. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
SWG Safe and Jags 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SWG Safe ships an update every 5 months, Jags Safe every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWG Safe | Jags Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | 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 | Southwest General Health Center | Southern University and A and M College System |
In-app purchases
SWG Safe
No in-app purchases
Jags Safe
No in-app purchases
