UH Safe vs Wilkes Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UH Safe
This app provides a quick way to contact safety forces in emergencies. It allows users to send crime tips with media, share their location with friends, and access campus safety resources and incident maps.
- Emergency contact
- Crime tip reporting
- Location sharing
- Resource access
- Incident map
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the UH Safe application to quickly and easily contact safety forces. UH Safe also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to safety forces. -Walking alone and want some additional safety? Use FriendWatch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access resources directly through the app, such as the handbook, and emergency procedures. -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."
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 rating: Wilkes Shield at 4.7 against UH Safe's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, 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.
Wilkes Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively.
UH Safe ships an update every 3 months, Wilkes Shield every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UH Safe | Wilkes Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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 | 44 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University Hospitals Health System, Inc. | Wilkes University- Teaching Commons |
Customer experience
UH Safe
Wilkes Shield
In-app purchases
UH Safe
No in-app purchases
Wilkes Shield
No in-app purchases
