Smart Button Panic Button vs Fordham Orientation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Button Panic Button
This app allows users to quickly report emergencies and share important information within their school or organization. It provides instant notifications to emergency contacts with location data and stores emergency plans for easy access.
- Instant emergency reporting
- GPS location sharing
- Emergency plan access
- Multi-language support (English/Spanish)
- Notifications to emergency contacts
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The Smart Button is a communications and panic button app that can be used by faculty, employees, students, and/or parents to report emergencies and other important information. This mobile application is now available in English and Spanish. The Smart Button® is a revolutionary tool for school administrators, teachers, and professors to instantly report credible threats, dangerous situations with students, medical emergencies, health, and other safety issues that warrant immediate attention. Organizational emergency plans and procedures are stored in the app for quick access on smartphones and tablets. When the Smart Button® is pressed, emergency contacts at your school, district, university or organization are immediately notified with your information and/or GPS map location. This innovative app is free to download.
Fordham Orientation
This official university app provides new students with essential information for their first days. Access your orientation schedule, navigate campus with an interactive map, and connect with fellow students through social media integration.
- Orientation schedule access
- Interactive campus map
- Social media connection
- New student information
- Event details
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Welcome to Fordham University! “Ram Guide” is Fordham New Student Orientation’s official app. This app will provide you with everything you need to know for your first few days at Fordham! “Ram Guide” allows you to easily access your orientation schedule, view our campus map, and connect with other rams via social media!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fordham Orientation at 100% against Smart Button Panic Button's 40%. Smart Button Panic Button's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Smart Button Panic Button ships an update every 2 months, Fordham Orientation every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Button Panic Button | Fordham Orientation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anonymous Alerts, LLC | Fordham University |
Customer experience
Smart Button Panic Button
Fordham Orientation
In-app purchases
Smart Button Panic Button
No in-app purchases
Fordham Orientation
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smart Button Panic Button free?
Is Fordham Orientation free?
Do Smart Button Panic Button or Fordham Orientation have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smart Button Panic Button or Fordham Orientation?
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