CampusShield vs ULM Safe
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.
ULM Safe
This app allows users to quickly contact university safety forces and report suspicious activity with messages, photos, and videos. It also offers safety escorts and a peer-to-peer location tracking feature for added security.
- Contact university safety forces
- Send crime tips with media
- Request safety escorts
- FriendWatch location tracking
- Peer-to-peer safety network
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Use the ULM Safe application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. ULM Safe also allows you to: -Send messages, photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to university safety forces. -Request a safety escort to walk you though campus. -Use the FriendWatch 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. -And more. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
CampusShield and ULM Safe both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of CampusShield's written reviews are positive against 33% of ULM Safe's. CampusShield also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 32). ULM Safe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for CampusShield against 4.4 for ULM Safe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of CampusShield's written reviews are positive against 33% of ULM Safe's.
CampusShield ships an update every 2 months, ULM Safe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusShield | ULM Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (105 ratings) — better | 4.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 911Cellular | The University of Louisiana at Monroe |
Customer experience
CampusShield
ULM Safe
In-app purchases
CampusShield
No in-app purchases
ULM Safe
No in-app purchases
