Wilkes Shield vs CALECO CleanMobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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."
CALECO CleanMobile
Easily pay for laundry cycles at participating locations using your iPhone. Purchase credit within the app and use Bluetooth to communicate with washers and dryers. Track your transaction history and receive alerts when your laundry is done.
- Bluetooth machine control
- In-app credit purchase
- Transaction history
- Machine availability view
- Cycle completion alerts
- QR code scanning
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating Caleco Laundry locations. Caleco CleanPay is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Caleco CleanPay to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: CALECO CleanMobile at 5K against Wilkes Shield's 9. CALECO CleanMobile also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.2). Wilkes Shield's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Wilkes Shield against 4.7 for CALECO CleanMobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CALECO CleanMobile has 5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wilkes Shield ships an update every 2 months, CALECO CleanMobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wilkes Shield | CALECO CleanMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 77.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wilkes University- Teaching Commons | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Wilkes Shield
CALECO CleanMobile
Bugs and requests
Wilkes Shield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CALECO CleanMobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Machines not starting after payment
- Inaccurate cycle time tracking
- Payment issues (money disappearing, unable to pay)
Requested features
5 requests- Option to add smaller amounts than $10
- Ability to see machine availability
- Ability to extend dryer time
- Support for Apple Pay/mobile wallets
- Refund process improvements
In-app purchases
Wilkes Shield
No in-app purchases
CALECO CleanMobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is CALECO CleanMobile free?
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