CampusShield vs Speed Queen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CampusShield
This mobile safety app acts as a software panic button, connecting you instantly to campus security. Receive emergency alerts via push notification and stay informed about campus events and happenings.
- Software panic button
- Emergency alerts via push notification
- Instant connection to campus security
- Campus event information
- Mobile safety tool
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Stay safer on campus by using our mobile safety app to keep you connected. This mobile safety app is a software panic button that also receives emergency alerts via push notification. CampusShield provides instant access to your campus’s security and emergency response team and it's loaded with extra features to keep you informed on campus events and happenings.
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 CampusShield's 4.3. Speed Queen also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 90) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). CampusShield's advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 41%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
Speed Queen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Queen has 23K ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of CampusShield's written reviews are positive against 41% of Speed Queen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CampusShield ships an update every 2 months, Speed Queen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusShield | Speed Queen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (90 ratings) | 4.8 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 40.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 911Cellular | Alliance Laundry Systems LLC |
Customer experience
CampusShield
Speed Queen
Bugs and requests
CampusShield
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
CampusShield
No in-app purchases
Speed Queen
No in-app purchases
