CarPooling vs Panic State Button App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarPooling
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"CarPooling - Princeton Ride Share" connects users with matching carpooling needs in the Princeton, NJ area. Enter your your travel details (home location, work location, travel days and times and whether or not you have a car) and the app matches your travel details with other users. Matches are displayed on a map and ordered based on the separation of home locations. Overlapping days/times are indicated in a red/green graphic. A messaging system allows you to send and receive messages to and from your matches. Messaging is done anonymously until you chose to reveal your identity to a match. Flexible - can be used for daily 9-5 commuting, for off-hours commuting or for weekly scheduled activities. Enter information on up to 5 rides. Receive a notification whenever someone messages you. Uses Apple's iCloud CloudKit database; all information is transmitted and stored anonymously. Screenshots: 1) Matches around 'Home' location. Green areas on graphic indicate matches. 2) Matches around 'Work" location. 3) Match information on #2 identified by an anonymous ID#. 4) Messages received from other users of the app. 5) Sending a message giving contact information.
Panic State Button App
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The user encounters an emergency and presses the panic button on the Lifeline Panic App. The app immediately captures the user’s real-time location and sends it to predefined emergency contacts. The app initiates image sharing, capturing and sending photos (optional video recording if enabled). The user’s contacts receive an instant alert via SMS, in-app notification, or email with location details and media. Postconditions: The user data is transmitted to emergency contacts via sms The app send the data to the server and is marked as active with all the Images and other sensitive data captured and posted to the API
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CarPooling at 8.0 against Panic State Button App's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | CarPooling | Panic State Button App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | Prakash Abhichandani |
In-app purchases
CarPooling
No in-app purchases
Panic State Button App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CarPooling free?
Is Panic State Button App free?
Do CarPooling or Panic State Button App have ads?
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