GatorWay vs SeminoleSAFE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GatorWay
This app provides official guides for University of Florida events, including schedules, maps, and social platforms. Users can customize their experience and access resources offline.
- Event guides
- Customizable schedules
- Interactive maps
- Resource hub
- In-app social feeds
- Offline access
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GatorWay is the official app of New Student and Family Programs in the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Florida. This app lets you download guides to various events including: Preview, GatorGrowl, Family Weekend and many others. With GatorWay, UF students and families can access comprehensive schedules, detailed maps and broad social platforms in which to engage with other Gators. Features Schedules – View updated schedules for individually tailored programs. GatorWay lets you customize your experience by choosing the programs that best meet your needs. Maps – Find your way around UF with GatorWay’s built in map and building floor plans. Resources – Still have questions? Search through GatorWay’s resource hub to find contacts, presentation slides and campus office locations. Social Platforms – Stay up-to-date with university events by utilizing the in-app social feeds including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Access – Downloading GatorWay allows for flexible browsing. No connection required to stay current with each event. Additional Info Find out more about the GatorWay app at bit.ly/ufgatorway and be sure to follow us on Social Media @NewUFGators
SeminoleSAFE
This official university safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It delivers emergency notifications, instant access to safety resources, and features like real-time location sharing for friends.
- Emergency notifications
- Instant access to campus safety resources
- Real-time friend location tracking
- Campus maps and crime maps
- Waze integration for driving directions
- Gameday guide with parking and weather
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SeminoleSAFE is the official safety app of Florida State University. It is the only app that integrates with FSU's safety and security systems. Emergency Management has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the FSU campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. SeminoleSAFE features include: - Emergency notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Emergency help: contact campus safety staff quickly for help in an emergency. - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app. - Maps & Driving Directions: Maps of all buildings on campus as well as Crime maps and Blue Light Emergency maps. We have partnered with the Waze Traffic App to give you driving directions to every building on campus, so you are never lost! - Gameday Guide: A through gameday guide that has: Parking Info, Gate Info, maps, ATM locations, Weather, and much more! - 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. Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SeminoleSAFE at 4.3 against GatorWay's 3.8. SeminoleSAFE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). GatorWay's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SeminoleSAFE holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of GatorWay's written reviews are positive against 100% of SeminoleSAFE's.
GatorWay ships an update every 4 months, SeminoleSAFE every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GatorWay | SeminoleSAFE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Florida | Florida State University |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
GatorWay
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









