Ohio State vs Wildcat Safe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ohio State
Navigate campus life with real-time transit, class schedules, building directories, and dining information. Manage your BuckID account, access academic resources, and discover student organizations. This app provides essential tools for students, faculty, and alumni.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Class schedules and grades
- Campus building directory
- BuckID account management
- Course catalog search
- Student organization listings
- Apple Watch app integration
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Put campus in your pocket with the Ohio State app! Features: • Real-time bus tracking • Class schedules and grades • Complete campus building directory • Parking garage listing with current capacity information • BuckID account balances and transaction history • Student statement of account • Advisors and notes • Dining locations • Course catalog search • Library listing • Faculty, staff, and student directory search • Apple Watch app with class schedules, buses, and BuckID balances • Class schedule and parking garage today widgets • Academic calendar • A comprehensive listing of student organizations • Siri shortcuts for BuckID balances, upcoming classes, and bus stop predictions • Gender inclusive restroom listing • Lactation room listing • A listing of merchants that accept BuckID • Information about safety on campus • Features for alumni • Wallpapers As always, if you have suggestions for improving the app or notice any bugs, please use the contact form within the app. We love to hear from our users! Go Bucks!
Wildcat Safe
This safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced security on campus. It offers emergency alerts, direct access to campus safety resources, and tools to report concerns or share your location.
- Emergency Contacts
- Mobile Bluelight with real-time location sharing
- Friend Walk location sharing
- Tip Reporting to security
- Safety Toolbox with Notification History
- Campus Map
- Emergency Plans
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Wildcat Safe is the official safety app of Saint Ignatius High School. It is the only app that integrates with Saint Ignatius High School's safety and security systems. Campus Security has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Saint Ignatius High School campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Wildcat Safe features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Saint Ignatius High School area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Saint Ignatius High School 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 Saint Ignatius High School security. - 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 Map: Navigate around the Saint Ignatius High School 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. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Saint Ignatius High School 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: Ohio State at 4.5 against Wildcat Safe's 2.6. Ohio State also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 33%) and ratings volume (793 vs 27). Wildcat Safe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Ohio State holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ohio State has 793 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Ohio State's written reviews are positive against 33% of Wildcat Safe's.
| Parameter | Ohio State | Wildcat Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (793 ratings) — better | 2.6 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 793 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ohio State University | ST IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL OF CLEVELAND |
Customer experience
Ohio State
Wildcat Safe
Bugs and requests
Ohio State
Reported bugs
4 issues- White screen on launch
- Favorite bus stops not saving
- Incorrect class schedules
- Parking garage widget not working
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with Carmen (learning management system)
- Add ability to view weekly calendar
- Improve bus schedule accuracy
- Expand to include more campus resources
Wildcat Safe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ohio State
No in-app purchases
Wildcat Safe
No in-app purchases









