OCCC Shield vs Wilkes Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OCCC Shield
This official safety app for Oklahoma City Community College provides quick access to university safety forces in emergencies. It allows users to send crime tips with media, share their location with trusted contacts, and access campus resources like shuttle schedules and emergency procedures.
- Emergency contact with safety forces
- Submit crime tips with photos/videos
- FriendWatch location sharing
- Campus shuttle schedules
- Access campus resources
- View incident map and safe locations
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OCCC Shield is the official safety app of the Oklahoma City Community College District. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the OCCC Shield application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. OCCC Shield also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to college safety forces. -Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use FriendWatch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -View campus shuttle schedules. -Access campus resources, such as the student handbook, and emergency procedures directly through the app. -View a map which displays recent incidents and safe locations on and around campus.
Wilkes Shield
This official university safety app allows users to quickly contact campus security in emergencies. It also enables sending crime tips with photos/videos, sharing location with friends, accessing campus resources, and viewing incident maps.
- Emergency contact with university safety
- Send crime tips with photos/videos
- Friend location tracking (FriendWatch)
- Access campus resources and handbook
- View incident maps and safe locations
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Wilkes Shield is the official safety app of Wilkes University. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the Wilkes Shield application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. Wilkes Shield also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to college safety forces. -Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use FriendWatch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access campus resources, such as the student handbook, and emergency procedures directly through the app. -View a map which displays recent incidents and safe locations on and around campus. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wilkes Shield at every 2 months against OCCC Shield's every 12 months. OCCC Shield's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OCCC Shield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively.
OCCC Shield ships an update every 12 months, Wilkes Shield every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OCCC Shield | Wilkes Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oklahoma City Community College | Wilkes University- Teaching Commons |
Customer experience
OCCC Shield
Wilkes Shield
In-app purchases
OCCC Shield
No in-app purchases
Wilkes Shield
No in-app purchases
