CampusShield vs UL Shield
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.
UL Shield
Enhance organizational security with tools like a panic button, tip submission, and a safety timer. This application provides an extra layer of protection for your organization.
- Panic Slider
- Submit Tips
- Safety Timer
- Organizational Protection
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Use UL Shield to add an additional layer of protection to your organization by utilizing tools such as: Panic Slider, Submit Tips and Safety Timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UL Shield at 5.0 against CampusShield's 4.3. CampusShield's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 2). 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.
UL Shield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusShield has 90 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CampusShield ships an update every 2 months, UL Shield every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusShield | UL Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (90 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 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 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 911Cellular | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Customer experience
CampusShield
UL Shield
In-app purchases
CampusShield
No in-app purchases
UL Shield
No in-app purchases
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