Wilkes Shield vs Honorlock
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."
Honorlock
Transform your mobile device into a webcam for online assessments. This application securely streams your camera feed to supported testing platforms, enhancing your exam experience. It functions as a companion to your institution's existing assessment tools.
- Use phone camera as webcam
- Secure video feed for assessments
- Easy setup with exams
- Compatible with Honorlock sessions
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Honorlock helps you complete your authentication steps and use your mobile device as a webcam during supported Honorlock online assessments. This app walks you through each step before your session begins, then securely connects your phone's camera to your session. This app does not deliver sessions or provide proctoring itself. It works alongside your institution's Honorlock enabled assessments. Features - Guided, step-by-step Honorlock authentication - Use your phone's camera as a webcam - ID, workspace, and camera setup in one place - Saved progress so an interruption won't make you start over - Compatible with supported Honorlock enabled assessments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wilkes Shield at 4.7 against Honorlock's 1.1. Wilkes Shield also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.0). Honorlock's advantage is ratings volume (230 vs 7) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Wilkes Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Honorlock has 230 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wilkes Shield ships an update every 2 months, Honorlock every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wilkes Shield | Honorlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 1.1 (230 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 2.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 230 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #82 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wilkes University- Teaching Commons | Honorlock |
Customer experience
Wilkes Shield
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In-app purchases
Wilkes Shield
No in-app purchases
Honorlock
No in-app purchases
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