OCCC Shield vs My OKC Utilities
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.
My OKC Utilities
Manage your water and trash collection services with ease. View bills, schedule secure payments, track payment history, and receive important notifications. The app also helps you monitor water usage and offers conservation tips.
- View and pay bills securely
- Schedule payments
- Track payment history
- Receive bill and account alerts
- Monitor water usage
- Water conservation tips
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With My OKC Utilities, you now have a more convenient way to view bills, schedule payments, and manage your water and trash collection services. •Stress-free Bill Payment Manage bills and pay them securely, with multiple payment options available. View your bill and track payment history. Add a guest account to assist family members. • Receive Notices and Alerts Sign up for text or email notifications about your bill, payments and account changes. • Improve Water Use Efficiency View your monthly water use and get notified of money-saving, water conservation tips. Download My OKC Utilities, complete the registration, and activate your new profile from the link sent to your email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: My OKC Utilities at every 6 weeks against OCCC Shield's every 12 months. My OKC Utilities also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 5). OCCC Shield's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 23%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
OCCC Shield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My OKC Utilities has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of OCCC Shield's written reviews are positive against 23% of My OKC Utilities's.
OCCC Shield ships an update every 12 months, My OKC Utilities every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OCCC Shield | My OKC Utilities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oklahoma City Community College | OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST |
Customer experience
OCCC Shield
My OKC Utilities
Bugs and requests
OCCC Shield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
My OKC Utilities
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login and password reset problems
- Payment processing errors
- Incompatibility with certain devices and browsers
Requested features
4 requests- Print bill option
- Scheduled payment feature
- Improved account management tools
- Better holiday/service day information
In-app purchases
OCCC Shield
No in-app purchases
My OKC Utilities
No in-app purchases






