CampusShield vs V
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.
V
This app provides a mobile safety solution to alert individuals about threats or important announcements, even when traditional notification systems are unavailable. It allows for the creation of virtual perimeters to define areas of concern.
- Mobile life safety solution
- Expand notification reach
- Alerts for indoor, outdoor, and on-the-go users
- Set virtual perimeters
- Notify of threats or announcements
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A life safety solution at your fingertips. V-Alert Mobile helps you expand your reach where traditional notifications such as speakers, horns, call boxes and LED signs may not be present. Now you can reach people inside, outside, or on the go. Set virtual perimeters that notifies people of a specific area of a threat or important announcement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CampusShield at 55% against V's 0%. CampusShield also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (90 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusShield has 90 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of CampusShield's written reviews are positive against 0% of V's.
CampusShield ships an update every 2 months, V every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusShield | V |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (90 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 5 |
| 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 — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 911Cellular | Valcom Inc |
Customer experience
CampusShield
V
In-app purchases
CampusShield
No in-app purchases
V
No in-app purchases
