TU Event Guides vs Owl SAFE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TU Event Guides
This official university app provides comprehensive information for various student and family events, including orientation, commencement, and welcome programs. Access details for TU4U, New Student Orientation, Family Orientation, and more.
- Official event information
- TU4U details
- New Student Orientation
- Commencement information
- Family Orientation
- Welcome to Towson
- Family Weekend
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Welcome to Towson University! The TU Event Guides app is the official source for information about TU4U, New Student Orientation, Commencement, Supporting Your Tiger: Family Orientation, Welcome to Towson, and Family Weekend.
Owl SAFE
This app provides enhanced safety and security for students, faculty, and staff on a specific college campus. It offers emergency contacts, real-time location sharing, tip reporting, and access to campus maps and emergency guides. Users can also share their location with friends for added peace of mind during walks.
- Emergency contacts
- Real-time location sharing
- Friend Walk safety feature
- Report safety concerns
- Campus safety toolbox
- Offline emergency guides
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Owl Safe is the official safety app of Prince George's Community College. It is the only app that integrates with Prince George's Community College's safety and security systems. PGCC has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Prince George's Community College campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Owl Safe features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Prince George's Community College area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Prince George's Community College security in real-time in case of a crisis - Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS on your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, the user picks their destination and their friend tracks their location in real time; they can keep an eye on them to make sure they make it safely to their destination. - Report a Tip: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Prince George's Community College security. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - Notification History: Find previous Push Notifications for this app with the date and time. - Share Map with your Location: Send your location to a friend by sending them a map of your position. - I’m OK!: Send your location and a message indicating that “You’re OK” to a recipient of your choosing. - Campus Map: Navigate around the Prince George's Community College area. - Emergency Guides: Campus emergency documentation that can prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Prince George's Community College. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Prince George's Community College safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Owl SAFE at 5.0 against TU Event Guides's 3.3. Owl SAFE also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). TU Event Guides's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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.
Owl SAFE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TU Event Guides has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TU Event Guides | Owl SAFE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Towson University | Prince George's Community College |
Customer experience
TU Event Guides
Owl SAFE
In-app purchases
TU Event Guides
No in-app purchases
Owl SAFE
No in-app purchases
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