GATOR SAFE vs Smokin'Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GATOR SAFE
This safety application provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers real-time location sharing for emergencies, direct access to campus safety resources, and the ability to report concerns. Receive instant safety alerts and communicate directly with campus security.
- Real-time location sharing for emergencies
- Instant safety alerts and instructions
- Direct tip reporting to campus police
- Live chat with campus security
- Access to campus safety resources
- Crime mapping for campus and surrounding areas
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GATOR SAFE is the official safety app of University of Florida. The University of Florida Police Department has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the UF campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. GATOR SAFE features include: - Mobile BlueLight: Send your location to UFPD in real-time in case of a crisis - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to UFPD. - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Chat with Security: Communicate live with UFPD via chat. - Crime Mapping: View recent crimes that have occurred on and near campus. - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app. - And much more! Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
Smokin'Notes
Access a vast library of study materials and notes created by fellow students. Improve your academic performance with resources tailored for University of Florida courses. Join a community of over 100,000 students who have already benefited.
- UF student notes
- Study materials
- Grade improvement
- Community resources
- Course-specific content
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Get better grades at UF! Smokin’Notes has helped more than 150,000 UF students get great grades. We can help you too!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smokin'Notes at 98% against GATOR SAFE's 40%. Smokin'Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (122 vs 25). GATOR SAFE's advantage is update cadence (every 23 months vs every 60 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Smokin'Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 122 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of GATOR SAFE's written reviews are positive against 98% of Smokin'Notes's.
GATOR SAFE ships an update every 23 months, Smokin'Notes every 60 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GATOR SAFE | Smokin'Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (25 ratings) | 4.7 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months — better | Every 60 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Florida | Smokin'Notes Inc. |
Customer experience
GATOR SAFE
Smokin'Notes
Bugs and requests
GATOR SAFE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smokin'Notes
Requested features
1 request- Ability to highlight or write notes on PDF documents using a stylus
In-app purchases
GATOR SAFE
No in-app purchases
Smokin'Notes
No in-app purchases
