Comparison

UR Mobile vs Tigersafe

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

Head to head
About

UR Mobile

This official university app provides students, faculty, and staff with essential campus information. Access bus schedules, event listings, directory searches, emergency services, and campus maps. Stay updated with the latest news and athletic scores.

Highlights
  • Campus maps and building search
  • Student and faculty directory
  • Event listings and calendars
  • Athletics news, schedules, and scores
  • Campus news updates
  • Course descriptions and schedules
  • Bus schedules and real-time transit
  • Emergency procedures and contacts
  • Library catalog and hours
  • Parking availability and maps
Features
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UR Mobile is the official mobile app for the University of Rochester. You can use the app throughout the day to find essential information and to quickly check bus schedules, browse events, search the directory, access emergency services, and much more. Features: Maps – Search for buildings on any of UR’s six campuses. See your relative location. Directory – Look up students in the UR directory. Events – Check out listings of art and performance events from the University’s main calendar. Athletics – See up-to-date news stories, schedules and scores for your favorite Yellowjacket teams. News – Get the latest news stories from across the campus, including the Medical Center. Courses – See course descriptions, times, locations for classes in any of the schools for the current and upcoming term. Buses - View University of Rochester bus lines and schedules. See whether your bus is currently in transit to your location. Safety and Emergencies - Be prepared with emergency procedures, emergency contacts, and location services features to help keep you safe on campus. Libraries - Browse the catalog or look up hours quickly and easily. Provides easy mobile access to all of the University's libraries websites. Parking - Quick links to parking maps and bus schedules. Also view current, up-to-date information about availability of parking spots in Medical Center lots, including overflow locations.

About

Tigersafe

This official campus safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security. It offers real-time location sharing with security, emergency contact access, and tip reporting. Receive instant safety alerts and navigate campus with an integrated map.

Highlights
  • Mobile Bluelight for real-time location sharing
  • Emergency contact access
  • Tip reporting to Public Safety
  • Friend Walk location monitoring
  • Instant safety notifications
  • Live chat with security
  • Campus map navigation
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Tigersafe is the official safety app of Rochester Institute of Technology. It is the only app that integrates with RIT's safety and security systems. RIT Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the RIT campus.  The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Tigersafe features include: - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to RIT security in real-time in case of a crisis   - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the RIT area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to RIT Public Safety, or request assistance from Public Safety. - Friend Walk: Ask a friend to monitor your location as you walk home. - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Chat with Security: Communicate live with safety staff at RIT via chat. - Campus Map: Find your way around campus!   - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app.    Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

UR Mobile4 screens
Tigersafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UR Mobile at every 5 months against Tigersafe's every 40 months. UR Mobile also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (44% vs 33%). Tigersafe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

UR Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of UR Mobile's written reviews are positive against 33% of Tigersafe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UR Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Tigersafe every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UR Mobile versus Tigersafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUR MobileTigersafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings) — better3.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of RochesterRochester Institute of Technology

Customer experience

UR Mobile

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

Tigersafe

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

UR Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Tigersafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UR Mobile free?
UR Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tigersafe free?
Tigersafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UR Mobile or Tigersafe?
UR Mobile is rated higher. UR Mobile averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Tigersafe averages 3.2 from 13 ratings.
Do UR Mobile or Tigersafe have ads?
Neither UR Mobile nor Tigersafe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UR Mobile or Tigersafe?
UR Mobile ships an update every 5 months, and Tigersafe every 40 months. Most recently, UR Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tigersafe on November 2, 2026.

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