Comparison

InitialView vs HawkWatch Lehigh

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

Head to head
About

InitialView

This platform provides live, unscripted interviews for academic program admissions. It helps assess applicants' English ability and interpersonal skills for boarding schools, undergraduate, and graduate programs worldwide. The service offers admission officers assurance through its proprietary interview technology.

Highlights
  • Live, unscripted interviews
  • English ability assessment
  • Interpersonal skills evaluation
  • Proprietary interview platform
  • Global admissions support
  • Admission officer assurance
Features
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For InitialView Students and Schools' Admission Officers' Use. InitialView was founded in Beijing, China in 2009, and in a short time it has become a world leader in interview services, having provided interviews to thousands of applicants to top academic programs. We provide live, unscripted interviews which are then uploaded to our proprietary interview platform. Our proprietary platform allows viewers to, within seconds, determine the interviewee’s English ability and interpersonal skills. Our technology is currently patent-pending in both the U.S. and China. Our interviews have been a part of more than 40,000 applications reviewed by over 200 boarding school, undergraduate, and graduate programs. We have interviewed applicants in over 50 countries. We are able to provide admission officers a level of assurance about our interviews, processes and operations in China in a way that is unmatched by others in international education.

About

HawkWatch Lehigh

This university safety app provides real-time location sharing with campus security, emergency contact access, and tip reporting. It delivers instant safety alerts and emergency instructions, along with direct chat capabilities with campus safety staff.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing with security
  • Instant safety alerts and instructions
  • Direct contact with campus safety
  • Tip reporting for security concerns
  • Emergency preparedness information
  • Live chat with safety staff
Features
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HawkWatch is the official safety app of Lehigh University. It is the only app that integrates with Lehigh University's safety and security systems. Lehigh University’s Police Department has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Lehigh University campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. HawkWatch features include: - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Lehigh University security in real-time in case of a crisis - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Lehigh University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Lehigh University security. - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Emergency Plans: Learn what to do in case of an emergency - Chat with Security: Communicate live with safety staff at Lehigh University via chat. - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app. Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

InitialView4 screens
HawkWatch Lehigh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HawkWatch Lehigh at 3.4 against InitialView's 2.8. HawkWatch Lehigh also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). InitialView's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HawkWatch Lehigh holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of InitialView's written reviews are positive against 67% of HawkWatch Lehigh's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InitialView ships an update monthly, HawkWatch Lehigh every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
InitialView versus HawkWatch Lehigh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitialViewHawkWatch Lehigh
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (13 ratings)3.4 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerry CrawfordLehigh University

Customer experience

InitialView

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HawkWatch Lehigh

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

InitialView

No in-app purchases

None

HawkWatch Lehigh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InitialView free?
InitialView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HawkWatch Lehigh free?
HawkWatch Lehigh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, InitialView or HawkWatch Lehigh?
HawkWatch Lehigh is rated higher. InitialView averages 2.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while HawkWatch Lehigh averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do InitialView or HawkWatch Lehigh have ads?
Neither InitialView nor HawkWatch Lehigh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InitialView or HawkWatch Lehigh?
InitialView ships an update monthly, and HawkWatch Lehigh every 14 months. Most recently, InitialView was updated on October 24, 2026 and HawkWatch Lehigh on October 21, 2026.

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