KickBack Points vs Bear Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KickBack Points
Track your loyalty points and rewards from participating merchants. Easily find nearby locations and view your transaction history to maximize your earnings and plan your next reward.
- Displays current points total
- Recent transaction history
- Find participating merchants
- Search locations by city, state, or zip
- Enroll your card
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KickBack® Points Earn. Enroll. Spend. Stay on top of your KickBack Points with the KickBack Points app! This dynamic app for iPhone® and iPad® keeps track of your transactions as well as the number of KickBack Points earned every time you make a purchase at a participating merchant. Plus, the handy KB locator enables you to find participating KickBack merchants across the country, along with information for each KickBack location. Plot your next road trip. Plan your next purchase. Reward yourself with the KickBack Points app. Features: * Displays current points total * Recent history of KickBack Points transactions * KB locator * Search by city, state, or zip * Enroll your card
Bear Shield
Enhance organizational security with tools like a panic slider, tip submission, and a safety timer. This app provides an extra layer of protection for your community.
- Panic Slider
- Submit Tips
- Safety Timer
- Organizational Protection
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Use Bear Shield to add an additional layer of protection to your organization by utilizing tools such as: Panic Slider, Submit Tips and Safety Timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bear Shield at 5.0 against KickBack Points's 3.0. KickBack Points's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bear Shield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KickBack Points has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KickBack Points ships an update every 5 months, Bear Shield every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KickBack Points | Bear Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KickBack Points, L.L.C. | Missouri State University |
Customer experience
KickBack Points
Bear Shield
Bugs and requests
KickBack Points
Reported bugs
39 issues- App doesn't open
- Points not accurate
- Contests not working
- Cannot opt-in to offers
- Cannot contact support
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- Fantasy points not updating
- No points received
- App crashes
- App won't load
- Screen stays black
- Cannot log in
- Forgot PIN not working
- Cannot reset PIN
- Keyboard covers submit button
- Interface vanishes
- Numeric keyboard covers buttons
- Cannot enter card number
- Cannot submit card number
- App is defective
- Submit button placement issue
- App doesn't work half the time
- Cannot check balance or club status
- Fantasy football won't load
- Server error
- App freezes on first screen
- Card number checking takes too long
- Cannot swipe keyboard away
- Error on submitting numbers
- Cannot see typed information
- App has zero response to customers
- Bug fixes not implemented
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- App doesn't work past PIN screen
- PIN is not valid
- App requires PIN with no help
- App doesn't find stations by GPS
- App requires manual location entry
- Screeching noise with headphones
Requested features
11 requests- Integrate Touch ID
- Integrate Passbook
- Barcode function for scanning
- Wallet option
- Use virtual card at pump
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- Email or text when win reward
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Add card to Apple Wallet
- Open based on location
- Integration with Apple Pay
Bear Shield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KickBack Points
No in-app purchases
Bear Shield
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is KickBack Points free?
Is Bear Shield free?
Which has better reviews, KickBack Points or Bear Shield?
Do KickBack Points or Bear Shield have ads?
Which is updated more often, KickBack Points or Bear Shield?
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