Comparison

Safe Redbirds vs Smith Walbridge Clinics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Safe Redbirds

This app provides Illinois State University students, faculty, and guests with enhanced campus safety. It offers emergency alerts, direct access to safety resources, and tools for personal safety and reporting concerns.

Highlights
  • Emergency alerts and contacts
  • Campus safety guides (text/video)
  • Virtual Blue Light emergency feature
  • Request campus escorts (Redbird Safe Walk)
  • Friend Walk location sharing
  • Tip reporting to campus police
  • Interactive campus maps
Read full description

Safe Redbirds is the official safety app of Illinois State University. It is the only app that integrates with ISU's safety and security systems. ISU Police and Emergency Management worked together to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty, staff, and guests with added safety on the Illinois State University campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Safe Redbirds features include: - Emergency Numbers: Contact the correct services for the Illinois State University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern.  - Emergency Guides: Campus emergency documentation with instructions on what to do in different types of emergency situations. Guides are available in both plain text and short video clips. Text guides can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data, but video clips do require a data connection. - Virtual Blue Light: Similar to the blue light emergency phones located around campus, the Virtual Blue Light feature allows you to speak with an ISU Police dispatcher and simultaneously share your location with them in real time. This feature is only available on or near campus. - Redbird Safe Walk: Request ISU Police have a representative walk with you on campus. - Virtual Safe Walk: Allow an ISU Police dispatcher to monitor your walk. If you would like an added level of safety when walking on or near campus, you can request a Virtual Safe Walk and a dispatcher on the other end will monitor your journey until you reach your destination. - Friend Walk: The app sends your location to a friend through email or SMS from your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, you pick your destination and your friend tracks your location in real time; they can keep an eye on you to make sure you make it safely to your destination. Your friend does not need the Safe Redbird app for this feature. - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to ISU Police and other key offices on campus. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app.       - 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: - Campus Map: Navigate around ISU’s campus and see details about each campus building. - Where’s My Bus?: Track the Redbird Express or other Connect Transit lines in real time. - Campus Parking Map: See details of all parking lots on campus. - Campus AEDs: Interactive map with the locations of all AEDs on campus. - Evacuation Assembly Areas: Interactive map with pre-designated emergency evacuation assembly areas. - Blue Light Phones: Interactive map showing all physical blue light phones on campus. - Pawfficer Sage page: Pawfficer Sage now has her own page in the Safe Redbirds App, with details about her and a form to request Sage and the University Police Community Engagement Unit for your event. - Alerts, Crime Advisories, and Community Updates: Learn about the difference between ISU Emergency Alerts, Crime Advisories, and Community Updates, and see a history of notifications received through the app. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

About

Smith Walbridge Clinics

This app offers marching arts students essential resources like schedules, music, and tutorial videos. It aims to enhance the learning experience and ease navigation during camp. Parents can also access important updates and information.

Highlights
  • Student schedules
  • Music library
  • Tutorial videos
  • Photo gallery
  • Forms access
  • Parent information tab
Features
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This app provides resources and updates for our students participating in our clinics. Students are able to access schedules, music, tutorial videos, pictures, forms, and other beneficial resources during camp. This app enhances the student experience and makes it easy for any student to navigate the the day and their own learning. We do provide an additional tab for parents and guardians to view important information and access updates if wanted while their student is in attendance. If there are additional features you would like to see, please reach out to our office at swclinics@swclinics.com. It is important to us that this app provides the best educational experience as possible. Please help us continue to improve our app for you!

Screenshots

Safe Redbirds4 screens
Smith Walbridge Clinics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smith Walbridge Clinics at 100% against Safe Redbirds's 50%. Smith Walbridge Clinics also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). Safe Redbirds's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smith Walbridge Clinics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Safe Redbirds's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smith Walbridge Clinics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe Redbirds ships an update every 11 months, Smith Walbridge Clinics every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Safe Redbirds versus Smith Walbridge Clinics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe RedbirdsSmith Walbridge Clinics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings813 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB386 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIllinois State UniversitySmith-Walbridge Clinics, Inc.

Customer experience

Safe Redbirds

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Smith Walbridge Clinics

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Safe Redbirds

No in-app purchases

None

Smith Walbridge Clinics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safe Redbirds free?
Safe Redbirds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smith Walbridge Clinics free?
Smith Walbridge Clinics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Safe Redbirds or Smith Walbridge Clinics?
Smith Walbridge Clinics is rated higher. Safe Redbirds averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Smith Walbridge Clinics averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Safe Redbirds or Smith Walbridge Clinics have ads?
Neither Safe Redbirds nor Smith Walbridge Clinics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safe Redbirds or Smith Walbridge Clinics?
Safe Redbirds ships an update every 11 months, and Smith Walbridge Clinics every 6 weeks. Most recently, Safe Redbirds was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smith Walbridge Clinics on October 30, 2026.

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