Comparison

CarPooling vs Panic State Button App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CarPooling

Features
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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.

About

Panic State Button App

Features
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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

Screenshots

CarPooling4 screens
Panic State Button App4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
CarPooling versus Panic State Button App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarPoolingPanic State Button App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerPrakash Abhichandani

In-app purchases

None

CarPooling

No in-app purchases

None

Panic State Button App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CarPooling free?
CarPooling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panic State Button App free?
Panic State Button App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CarPooling or Panic State Button App have ads?
Neither CarPooling nor Panic State Button App shows ads.

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