Comparison

CurbSmart vs Lake

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

Head to head
About

CurbSmart

Streamline student pick-up with this app that synchronizes parent arrivals and allows administrators to manage student releases. Quickly identify arriving parents, view their details, and release students efficiently.

Highlights
  • Synchronize pick-up lane arrivals
  • Enter parent placard numbers
  • View parent and vehicle information
  • Manage student release lists
  • Release students to parents
  • Access release summaries
Features
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CurbSmart is the easy-to-use app that instantly synchronizes pick-up lane arrivals, allowing school administrators inside and outside to coordinate the organized release of students. With CurbSmart, school administrators can - Quickly enter placard numbers of arriving parents - View approved pickups, address, and vehicle information right from the app - View the list of students available to release - Release students to their parents - Access a summary of the students who have been released

About

Lake

This app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced safety on campus. It sends important safety alerts and offers instant access to campus safety resources, emergency contacts, and location-sharing tools.

Highlights
  • Emergency Contacts
  • Friend Walk location sharing
  • Report a Concern
  • Live Chat with Security
  • Campus Maps
  • Emergency Plans
  • Safety Notifications
Features
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Lake-Sumter Safe is the official safety app of Lake-Sumter State College. It is the only app that integrates with LSSC's safety and security systems. Lake-Sumter State College has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the LSSC campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Lake-Sumter Safe features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the LSSC area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - 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 Concern: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to LSSC security. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - Chat with Security: Communicate live with safety staff at LSSC via chat. - 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 Maps - Campus Map: Navigate around the Lake-Sumter State College area. - Transit Map: Find transit routes currently in service. - Emergency Plans: 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 Lake-Sumter State College. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from LSSC safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

CurbSmart4 screens
Lake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CurbSmart at every 2 months against Lake's every 43 months. CurbSmart also leads on ratings volume (386 vs 5). Lake's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CurbSmart against 5.0 for Lake. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CurbSmart has 386 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CurbSmart ships an update every 2 months, Lake every 43 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CurbSmart versus Lake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurbSmartLake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (386 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings386 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNutri-LinkLake Sumter State College

Customer experience

CurbSmart

All ratings360 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Lake

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CurbSmart

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App freezes upon opening
  • Constant freezing, crashing, and restarting
  • Unresponsive interface when inputting numbers
  • Server downtime
  • Lagging input
Show 2 more
  • App not working at all
  • Cannot create an account

Requested features

2 requests
  • Backup server for reliability
  • More options for dismissal

Lake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CurbSmart

No in-app purchases

None

Lake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CurbSmart free?
CurbSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lake free?
Lake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CurbSmart or Lake?
Lake is rated higher. CurbSmart averages 4.9 out of 5 from 386 ratings, while Lake averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do CurbSmart or Lake have ads?
Neither CurbSmart nor Lake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CurbSmart or Lake?
CurbSmart ships an update every 2 months, and Lake every 43 months. Most recently, CurbSmart was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lake on November 2, 2026.

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