FTA Buddy vs Michigan Secure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTA Buddy
This utility app assists volunteers in specific roles at FIRST Robotics Competition events. It provides quick access to a field monitor, technical flashcards, and a reference guide for helpful information.
- Embedded field monitor browser
- Technical flashcards
- Quick reference guide
- Assists FTA/FTAA roles
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This app is for volunteers at FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) events in the FTA (FIRST Technical Adviser) or FTAA (FIRST Technical Adviser Assistant) roles. It's a small app that serves three main purposes: display the field monitor in an embedded browser, show flashcards (like the FTA Notepad app), and show a quick reference page with some helpful technical tidbits.
Michigan Secure
This free app helps protect your mobile device from online threats. It verifies suspicious links and alerts you to unsafe public Wi-Fi networks. It prioritizes your privacy by not collecting sensitive personal data.
- Link safety verification
- Phishing attempt detection
- Untrusted network alerts
- Public Wi-Fi protection
- Privacy-first design
- No data collection
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Free Mobile Threat Protection Provided by the State of Michigan Protect the important devices – and people – in your life with Michigan Secure. This is a free privacy-first, award-winning* mobile app provided by the State of Michigan for residents. Michigan Secure helps protect your mobile device by: - Allowing you to verify if links sent to you through text, email, a messaging app, or social media are safe or a possible phishing attempt. - Alerting you of untrusted networks when using public Wi-Fi networks, vulnerable device configurations, and more. Michigan Secure also helps protect your privacy by never sharing information or collecting messages, emails, call data, and other sensitive data. Don't leave your mobile device unprotected. Download Michigan Secure for free today! *StateScoop 50 2021 Top State IT Innovations of the Year
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FTA Buddy at 100% against Michigan Secure's 33%. FTA Buddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Michigan Secure's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
FTA Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Michigan Secure has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FTA Buddy's written reviews are positive against 33% of Michigan Secure's.
FTA Buddy ships an update every 8 months, Michigan Secure every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTA Buddy | Michigan Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ken Schenke | Zimperium |
Customer experience
FTA Buddy
Michigan Secure
In-app purchases
FTA Buddy
No in-app purchases
Michigan Secure
No in-app purchases
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