Comparison

Transact eAccounts vs LIUSafety

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

Head to head
About

Transact eAccounts

Manage your campus accounts on the go. View balances, track transactions, and add funds easily. At participating institutions, use your digital ID for access and payments.

Highlights
  • View account balances
  • Track recent transactions
  • Add money to accounts
  • Digital ID in Apple Wallet
  • Report lost/found cards
  • Multi-factor authentication
Features
Currently charting
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For users at participating campuses and institutions, eAccounts mobile makes it easy to view account balances, add money and track recent transactions. At select campuses, users can now add their ID card to Wallet to access places like your residence hall, the library, and events; or pay for laundry, snacks, and dinners using their iPhone and Apple Watch. Key Features & Benefits: • View account balances • Track recent transactions • Add money to accounts using Apple Pay or a previously-saved payment method • Add your ID card to Apple Wallet (select campuses) • Barcode (select campuses) • Report cards lost or found • Multi Factor Authentication • App Shortcuts • Change PIN Requirements: • Campus or institution must subscribe to eAccounts service • Campus or institution must enable mobile features to provide access to users • Wi-Fi or cellular data plan for Internet access Contact your campus ID card office to check availability.

About

LIUSafety

This app offers safety tips and emergency procedures for Long Island University campuses, following U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidelines. It provides information on crime prevention, personal safety, and emergency alerts administered by the Public Safety Department.

Highlights
  • Safety tips
  • Emergency procedures
  • Crime prevention programs
  • Personal safety workshops
  • Emergency alert system
  • Administrator manual
Features
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LIUSafe App provides safety tips for use on Long Island University Campuses by the guidelines of the United States Department of Homeland Security. At LIU, the Public Safety Department administers a comprehensive public safety program, including traffic enforcement, crime prevention programs, fire prevention exercises, personal safety workshops, escort services, an emergency alert system, and a network of sirens and loudspeakers in the event of outdoor emergencies. The Department of Public Safety works closely with the local Police Departments to ensure the safety of the Campus community. The Department maintains and promotes respect for the individual rights and dignity of all persons and continually attempts to instill public confidence by maintaining a high degree of professionalism, dedication and expertise in the delivery of the service it provides. [Features] Brooklyn and Post Campus - Emergency Procedure - Safety Tips - Administrator Manual

Screenshots

Transact eAccounts4 screens
LIUSafety4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Transact eAccounts at 55K against LIUSafety's 2. Transact eAccounts also leads on chart position (#176 vs unranked). LIUSafety's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, 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

LIUSafety holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transact eAccounts has 55K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, LIUSafety weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Transact eAccounts versus LIUSafety: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransact eAccountsLIUSafety
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings55K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB122 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTransact Campus, LLCLong Island University

Customer experience

Transact eAccounts

All ratings48,559 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative51.6%

LIUSafety

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Transact eAccounts

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot add card to wallet
  • Login/authentication issues
  • Incorrect balance display
  • Grayed out main screen after login
  • Inability to find/select school

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow for two accounts under the same institution
  • Add option to edit payments within the app
  • Improve wallet integration

LIUSafety

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Transact eAccounts

No in-app purchases

None

LIUSafety

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transact eAccounts free?
Transact eAccounts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LIUSafety free?
LIUSafety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transact eAccounts or LIUSafety?
LIUSafety is rated higher. Transact eAccounts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 55K ratings, while LIUSafety averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Transact eAccounts or LIUSafety have ads?
Neither Transact eAccounts nor LIUSafety shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transact eAccounts or LIUSafety?
Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, and LIUSafety weekly. Most recently, Transact eAccounts was updated on November 3, 2026 and LIUSafety on October 30, 2026.

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