Revolution Prep vs BC Safe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Revolution Prep
Instantly score your SAT, ACT, or PSAT practice exams by taking a picture of your test. Track your progress with detailed reports and analysis, all stored conveniently in one place. Self-proctor exams with built-in timing and audio cues.
- Instant scoring via phone camera
- Detailed score reports and analysis
- Practice exam results storage
- Self-proctoring with timing and audio cues
- Progress tracking
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Self-proctor an exam at home or on-the-go, and score your SAT, ACT, or PSAT exam in a flash. Simply take a picture of your test and instantly get your score! The Revolution Prep app will save all of your score reports, and automatically track your progress in one convenient place. FEATURES: - Instant scoring for your Revolution Prep practice exams with your phone's camera - Detailed score reports and analysis for practice SAT, ACT, and PSAT exams - Practice exam results stored in one place - Self-proctoring with timing and audio cues WHAT'S NEXT? Let us know what other features you'd like to see by emailing us at ios@revolutionprep.com. Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps us continue to improve your Revolution Prep experience.
BC Safe
This official safety application provides Boston College students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It offers emergency preparedness guides, real-time location sharing with friends, and direct access to campus safety resources and reporting tools.
- Campus emergency documentation
- Real-time location sharing
- Access to support resources
- Emergency contact directory
- Crime prevention and reporting
- Mass notification check-in
- Instant safety alerts
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BC Safe is the official safety app of Boston College. It is the only app that integrates with Boston College's safety and security systems. Boston College Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Boston College campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. BC Safe features include: - How to Respond: 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. - Maps & Transport: Navigate around the Boston College area. - 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. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Boston College. - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Boston College area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Crime Prevention & Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Boston College security. - Check-In: Enables Boston College to send a mass notification to any or all users of the app requesting for them to "check-in" to communicate that they are OK or require help in an emergency situation. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Boston College 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 update cadence: Revolution Prep at every 3 months against BC Safe's every 84 months. Revolution Prep also leads on ratings volume (501 vs 6) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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.
Revolution Prep holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Revolution Prep has 501 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Revolution Prep ships an update every 3 months, BC Safe every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Revolution Prep | BC Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (501 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 501 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 84 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Revolution Prep | Boston College |
Customer experience
Revolution Prep
BC Safe
Bugs and requests
Revolution Prep
Reported bugs
5 issues- Automatic scoring system is broken and useless.
- App crashes once a pic is taken to score an exam.
- Scan feature takes forever to process and gives error messages.
- App is terrible at grading exams.
- Scan feature requires multiple attempts to work.
BC Safe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Revolution Prep
No in-app purchases
BC Safe
No in-app purchases
