Digital ID by Leonard's vs DBUShield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital ID by Leonard's
Access your school identification card directly on your mobile device. This app ensures you'll never misplace your student ID again, providing convenient and secure access.
- Access school ID on mobile
- Never lose your ID
- Secure digital access
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Use Digital ID by Leonard's to access your school id on your mobile phone. Never lose your school id again!
DBUShield
This app enhances campus safety by allowing users to submit anonymous tips, activate emergency alerts, and access campus safety resources. It provides real-time updates on campus safety maps and allows for setting safety timers.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Emergency alert activation
- Campus Safety Map updates
- Safety timer settings
- Access to campus resources
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Help protect Dallas Baptist University and stay safe by submitting Anonymous Tips, activating the Emergency Slider, viewing updates to the campus Safety Map, Setting Safety Timers and reviewing Campus materials via the Resources folder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DBUShield at 3.9 against Digital ID by Leonard's's 1.8. Digital ID by Leonard's's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (221 vs 15). 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.
DBUShield holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital ID by Leonard's has 221 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Digital ID by Leonard's ships an update every 3 weeks, DBUShield every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital ID by Leonard's | DBUShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (221 ratings) | 3.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rekcut Photographic Inc | Dallas Baptist University |
Customer experience
Digital ID by Leonard's
DBUShield
Bugs and requests
Digital ID by Leonard's
Reported bugs
12 issues- Verification code never sends
- App crashes on launch or when opening
- Blank screen display
- Login fails repeatedly
- Student ID not found despite correct information
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- App kicks user out when trying to access ID
- Photos don't load or display
- Information input ignored by app
- Requires re-login every school year
- Menu (three lines) only shows version number
- Page reloads without action on 'Get ID' button
- Security vulnerability allowing unauthorized account access
Requested features
7 requests- Photo update functionality that actually works
- Better photo quality and natural editing
- Improved app stability and reliability
- Faster load times
- Better error messages explaining rejection reasons
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- Alternative ID verification methods
- Support for users without phones
DBUShield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Digital ID by Leonard's
No in-app purchases
DBUShield
No in-app purchases
Questions
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