CampusShield vs El Metro
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.
El Metro
Access comprehensive transit information for your trips, including route schedules, maps, service details, and fare information. Easily find out where to purchase your tickets to board the bus.
- Route schedules
- Downloadable maps
- Service descriptions
- Fare information
- Ticket purchase locations
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The El Metro app is designed to better help customers access information to provide an easier trip. the El Metro app will contain all route schedules and maps easy to download, description of services offered, fare information and where to buy your tickets to board the bus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CampusShield at 55% against El Metro's 6%. CampusShield also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.7) and device support (4 vs 2). El Metro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.2). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CampusShield holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of CampusShield's written reviews are positive against 6% of El Metro's.
CampusShield ships an update every 2 months, El Metro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusShield | El Metro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (90 ratings) — better | 1.7 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 5.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 911Cellular | Liquid Studio Group |
Customer experience
CampusShield
El Metro
In-app purchases
CampusShield
No in-app purchases
El Metro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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