PBC DART vs DBUShield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PBC DART
Prepare for disasters and report damage to your home or business. This tool helps disaster managers quickly assess the impact across the county to prioritize response efforts.
- Disaster preparedness information
- Home and business damage reporting
- Real-time damage assessment
- Prioritized response efforts
- Countywide disaster picture
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The Palm Beach County Disaster Awareness and Recovery Tool (PBC DART) provides residents with information and tools used to prepare for a disaster and with the ability to report damage to their home or business in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Damage reports help disaster managers get an immediate Countywide "picture" within hours of a disaster event to help prioritize response efforts.
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 iOS requirement: PBC DART at 10.3 against DBUShield's 13.2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
PBC DART holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 15 respectively.
PBC DART ships an update every 5 months, DBUShield every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PBC DART | DBUShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — 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 | 10.3 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | County of Palm Beach | Dallas Baptist University |
Customer experience
PBC DART
DBUShield
In-app purchases
PBC DART
No in-app purchases
DBUShield
No in-app purchases
