Parcel Pending vs Bear Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parcel Pending
Easily manage your package deliveries with automatic notifications upon arrival. Access your packages contactlessly using a unique QR code for pickup. The app also allows for vacation mode, managing other users, and customizing notification settings.
- Package delivery notifications
- Contactless package access
- Unique QR code for pickup
- Vacation mode
- Manage other users
- Customize notification settings
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Parcel Pending makes it simple to receive your packages and online orders! Get automatic notifications the moment your packages are delivered with our easy-to-use mobile app. Use the Parcel Pending mobile app to: - Get package delivery notifications - Utilize contactless package access - Use a unique QR Code for pick-up - Set vacation mode - Add and manage other users - Update notification preferences and accessibility settings - Contact our support team 24/7 We are always looking to improve our app and services. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make our app better.
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 Parcel Pending's 4.0. Bear Shield also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). Parcel Pending's advantage is ratings volume (741 vs 3) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parcel Pending has 741 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Parcel Pending ships an update every 2 months, Bear Shield every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parcel Pending | Bear Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (741 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #132 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Quadient Shipping | Missouri State University |
Customer experience
Parcel Pending
Bear Shield
In-app purchases
Parcel Pending
No in-app purchases
Bear Shield
No in-app purchases
Questions
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