Comparison

Brightspace Pulse vs Safe@St.Cloud

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

Head to head
About

Brightspace Pulse

Stay connected with your courses on the go. Visualize upcoming deadlines, manage your time effectively, and receive real-time updates on course activities. Access course content offline and participate in discussions.

Highlights
  • Visualize upcoming dates and deadlines
  • Receive push notifications for course updates
  • Offline access to course content
  • Participate in Activity Feed discussions
  • Seamless browser login to D2L Brightspace
  • Apple Continuity support
Features
Currently charting
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Stay connected to learning anytime, anywhere with Brightspace Pulse. Brightspace Pulse gives learners and their authorized parents and guardians a convenient way to follow coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates. Learners can: - Access their course content - View important dates and deadlines across their courses - Manage upcoming and overdue coursework - Receive notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments, Activity Feed posts, and more - Access supported course content offline, including video and audio - Participate in Activity Feed discussions - Open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities Parents and guardians can: - View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates - Receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates - Follow multiple learners from one account, when supported by their school or organization Features vary by role and by your institution or organization’s Brightspace configuration. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner’s school or organization. NOTE: iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

About

Safe@St.Cloud

This official campus safety application provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers real-time location sharing with security, quick access to emergency contacts, and important safety alerts.

Highlights
  • Mobile Bluelight for real-time location sharing
  • Direct access to emergency contacts
  • Receive instant safety notifications
  • Interactive campus map
  • Centralized campus safety resources
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Safe@St.Cloud is the official safety app of St. Cloud State University. It is the only app that integrates with SCSU's safety and security systems. SCSU Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the SCSU campus.  The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Safe@St.Cloud features include: - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to SCSU security in real-time in case of a crisis   - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the SCSU area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Campus Map: Find your way safely around the SCSU campus.   - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app.    Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

Brightspace Pulse4 screens
Safe@St.Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brightspace Pulse at 4.8 against Safe@St.Cloud's 3.3. Brightspace Pulse also leads on ratings volume (271K vs 3) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). Safe@St.Cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brightspace Pulse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightspace Pulse has 271K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Brightspace Pulse versus Safe@St.Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightspace PulseSafe@St.Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (271K ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings271K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD2L CorporationMINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Customer experience

Brightspace Pulse

All ratings271,102 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews964 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative52.5%

Safe@St.Cloud

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Brightspace Pulse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-out problems
  • Inability to load course content
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow file downloads and exports
  • Improve notification reliability
  • Optimize for tablet/iPad use
  • Add more customization options

Safe@St.Cloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brightspace Pulse

No in-app purchases

None

Safe@St.Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brightspace Pulse free?
Brightspace Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Safe@St.Cloud free?
Safe@St.Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brightspace Pulse or Safe@St.Cloud?
Brightspace Pulse is rated higher. Brightspace Pulse averages 4.8 out of 5 from 271K ratings, while Safe@St.Cloud averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Brightspace Pulse or Safe@St.Cloud have ads?
Neither Brightspace Pulse nor Safe@St.Cloud shows ads.

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