PTA365 vs SCC ALERT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTA365
This app offers a daily multiple-choice question to help physical therapist assistants and students assess their knowledge. It provides detailed explanations for each answer and allows users to track their performance and compare it with others.
- Daily multiple-choice questions
- Detailed answer explanations
- Performance tracking
- User comparison
- Varying question complexity
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Physical therapist assistants and physical therapist assistant students have a unique daily opportunity to assess their mastery of essential physical therapy content by answering a single multiple-choice question. Think of the app as your daily PTA vitamin! A complete explanation of both correct and incorrect options is offered for all questions. The app provides users with a method to track their performance over time answering questions of varying complexity and to compare their results to the relative performance of other users.
SCC ALERT
This official safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers real-time location sharing for emergencies, a panic button, and direct reporting of safety concerns to campus security.
- Panic Button / Mobile Bluelight
- Friend Walk location sharing
- Tip Reporting to security
- Safety Toolbox with location sharing
- Campus Maps
- Emergency Plans
- Support Resources access
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SCC Alert is the official safety app of Southwestern Community College. It is the only app that integrates with SCC's safety and security systems. Campus Safety and Security has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the SCC campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. SCC Alert features include: - Panic Button / Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to SCC security in real-time in case of a crisis - 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. - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to SCC security. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - 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: Navigate around the SCC area. - 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 SCC. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from SCC safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SCC ALERT at none against PTA365's shown. SCC ALERT also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). PTA365's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 50 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 — 4.9 for PTA365 against 5.0 for SCC ALERT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTA365 has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PTA365 ships an update monthly, SCC ALERT every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PTA365 | SCC ALERT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 50 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scorebuilders | Southwestern Community College |
Customer experience
PTA365
SCC ALERT
Bugs and requests
PTA365
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login/sign-in errors
- Camera button not working
Requested features
3 requests- More questions per day
- Push notifications for new questions
- Discounts for school groups
SCC ALERT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PTA365
No in-app purchases
SCC ALERT
No in-app purchases









