Smart Button Panic Button vs Scurry
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Scurry
Stay informed about district events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get real-time updates and easily find staff and department contact information.
- Event listings with calendar integration
- Customizable student organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District live feed updates
- Staff and department directory
Read full descriptionHide full description
Introducing the brand new app for Scurry-Rosser ISD, TX. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Smart Button Panic Button at 3 against Scurry's 1. Smart Button Panic Button also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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, Scurry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Button Panic Button | Scurry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anonymous Alerts, LLC | Scurry Rosser ISD School District |
Customer experience
Smart Button Panic Button
Scurry
In-app purchases
Smart Button Panic Button
No in-app purchases
Scurry
No in-app purchases





