Transact eAccounts vs TUSafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View account balances
- Track recent transactions
- Add money to accounts
- Digital ID in Apple Wallet
- Report lost/found cards
- Multi-factor authentication
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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.
TUSafe
This official university safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It offers emergency contacts, real-time location sharing for crisis situations, and tools to report concerns directly to campus security.
- Emergency Contacts
- Panic Button
- Friend Walk Location Sharing
- Report Safety Tips
- Virtual WalkHome Monitoring
- Safety Toolbox
- Campus Maps
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TUSafe is the official safety app of Temple University. It is the only app that integrates with Temple University's safety and security systems. Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Temple University campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. TUSafe features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Temple University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Panic Button : Send your location to Temple University 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. - Report a Tip: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Temple University security. - Virtual WalkHome: Allow Campus Security to monitor a user’s walk. If a user feels unsafe when walking on campus, they can request a Virtual WalkHome and a dispatcher on the other end will monitor their journey until they reach their destination. - 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 Temple University area. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Temple University 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 rating: Transact eAccounts at 4.8 against TUSafe's 3.0. Transact eAccounts also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (49K vs 4). TUSafe's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Transact eAccounts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transact eAccounts has 49K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, TUSafe every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transact eAccounts | TUSafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (49K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #131 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transact Campus, LLC | Temple University |
Customer experience
Transact eAccounts
TUSafe
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
TUSafe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transact eAccounts
No in-app purchases
TUSafe
No in-app purchases








