Open vs Guilford Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open
Access your educational courses and content directly from your mobile device. Download materials for offline use, update your profile, and receive important notifications. Students can track grades and badges, while teachers can grade assignments on the go.
- Access courses on mobile
- Download content for offline use
- Update profile information
- Receive course notifications
- View grades and badges (student)
- Grade assignments (teacher)
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Welcome to the Open LMS Mobile App! With the Open LMS Mobile App, you can: • Access your courses directly from your mobile device • Download content for offline access • Update your profile information • Receive course notifications and messages • As a student: view your course grades and awarded badges on your profile • As a teacher: grade assignments both online and offline • ...and much more! We love feedback! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note and a rating on the Store.
Guilford Guard
This safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers emergency contacts, real-time location sharing for crises, and tools to report concerns or navigate campus safely. Access emergency plans and support resources even without a connection.
- Emergency Contacts
- Mobile Bluelight (real-time location)
- Friend Walk location sharing
- Tip Reporting
- Virtual WalkHome monitoring
- Safety Toolbox
- Campus Maps
- Emergency Plans (offline access)
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Guilford Guard is the official safety app of Guilford College. It is the only app that integrates with Guilford College'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 Guilford College campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Guilford Guard features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Guilford College area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Guilford College 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. - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety concern directly to Guilford College Public Safety. - 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. - Campus Maps: Navigate around the Guilford College area. - Emergency Plans: 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. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Guilford College. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Guilford 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 rating: Guilford Guard at 5.0 against Open's 2.7. Guilford Guard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Open's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (86 vs 1). 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.
Guilford Guard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Open ships an update every 2 months, Guilford Guard every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open | Guilford Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PeopleFluent, Inc. | Guilford College |
Customer experience
Open
Guilford Guard
In-app purchases
Open
No in-app purchases
Guilford Guard
No in-app purchases
