Comparison

Modern Campus Involve vs VALPO SAFE

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

Head to head
About

Modern Campus Involve

Discover campus organizations and events, sync them to your calendar, and check into activities using your digital ID. Leaders can also manage event check-ins within the app. It's designed to boost student engagement and track involvement.

Highlights
  • Discover organizations
  • Find tagged events
  • Sync events to calendar
  • View Digital ID
  • Run Event Check-In
  • Facilitate event check-in
Features
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Use the all-new Modern Campus Involve app to find out how you can get involved on campus, check-in to events with your Digital ID, and more! Organization leaders and administrators can also facilitate the event check-in process all in the same application. • Discover organizations to get involved in • Find events tagged with your favorite activities • Sync interesting events to your calendar • View your Digital ID • Run Event Check-In • And More! Powered by Modern Campus Involve. Involve provides a web and mobile platform to universities and colleges to help increase student engagement, assess involvement, track and measure learning, and improve retention.

About

VALPO SAFE

This official university safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers real-time alerts, emergency contacts, and tools for reporting concerns or sharing your location for added peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Emergency contact numbers
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Tip reporting to security
  • Virtual walk home monitoring
  • Live chat with campus safety
  • Campus and parking maps
  • Emergency preparedness plans
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VALPO SAFE is the official safety app of Valparaiso University. It is the only app that integrates with Valparaiso University's safety and security systems. VUPD has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Valparaiso University campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. VALPO SAFE features include: - Emergency Numbers: Contact the correct services for the Valparaiso University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Panic Button / Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Valparaiso 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. - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Valparaiso 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. - Chat with VUPD: Communicate live with safety staff at Valparaiso University via chat. - 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 - Campus Map: Navigate around the Valparaiso University area. - Parking Map: To find parking lots and rates throughout Valparaiso University, use the interactive parking map and grid. - 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 Valparaiso University. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Valparaiso University safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

Modern Campus Involve4 screens
VALPO SAFE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VALPO SAFE at 5.0 against Modern Campus Involve's 1.8. VALPO SAFE also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Modern Campus Involve's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 2). 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

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

VALPO SAFE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Modern Campus Involve has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Modern Campus Involve versus VALPO SAFE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModern Campus InvolveVALPO SAFE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (60 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings60 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheck I'm Here, LLCValparaiso University

Customer experience

Modern Campus Involve

All ratings56 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative82.9%

VALPO SAFE

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

Bugs and requests

Modern Campus Involve

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Login trouble
  • App crashes
  • Search bar does not work
  • Categories in search bar are unhelpful
  • Garbage backend
Show 25 more
  • Login error for campus
  • Camera not working (iPhone 15)
  • Won't ask permission for camera
  • App steals information
  • Can't find school/nothing to click
  • Can't sign in
  • Presence not good for college
  • Used by schools to track students
  • Can't log in
  • Login Issue
  • Not worth downloading
  • Failed to log in
  • App suuuuuucks
  • Won't let me log in
  • Can't log in to start using it
  • Gave me Ebola
  • Caused grandma to die from cancer
  • Made parents divorce
  • Keeps giving option to log in after many tries
  • Link does not load for student account
  • Stuck on first screen
  • Stuck on intro page
  • Won't work on iPhone and iPad
  • Won't let me past location select screen
  • Stuck on the first page after opening

Requested features

5 requests
  • 💡 Improve login system
  • 💡 Fix search functionality
  • 💡 Enable camera for check-ins on iPhone 15
  • 💡 Provide clarity on data usage
  • 💡 Offer a regular check-in system alternative

VALPO SAFE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Modern Campus Involve

No in-app purchases

None

VALPO SAFE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Modern Campus Involve free?
Modern Campus Involve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VALPO SAFE free?
VALPO SAFE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Modern Campus Involve or VALPO SAFE?
VALPO SAFE is rated higher. Modern Campus Involve averages 1.8 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while VALPO SAFE averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Modern Campus Involve or VALPO SAFE have ads?
Neither Modern Campus Involve nor VALPO SAFE shows ads.

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