TERRIER SAFE vs MCCS Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TERRIER SAFE
This app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced safety on campus. It offers emergency alerts, direct access to campus safety resources, and tools like real-time location sharing with friends. Navigate campus with integrated maps and access emergency response guides offline.
- Emergency Contacts
- Friend Walk (real-time location sharing)
- Report Safety Concerns
- Safety Toolbox
- Campus Maps
- Offline Emergency Response Guides
- Safety Notifications
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TERRIER SAFE is the official safety app of Thomas College. It is the only app that integrates with Thomas College's safety and security systems. This unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Thomas College campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. TERRIER SAFE features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Thomas College area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - 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. - Report a Tip: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Thomas College security. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - Campus Maps: Navigate around the Thomas College area. - How to Respond: 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. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Thomas College. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Thomas College safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
MCCS Mobile
Stay organized with your academic life, connect with your campus community, and access essential resources. Manage classes, track assignments, discover events, and receive important notifications.
- Academic tools access
- Deadline notifications
- Class and assignment management
- Campus event discovery
- Campus community connection
- Push notifications for alerts
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The Maine Community College System App brings campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the MCCS community: Stay on top of your events, classes, and assignments with the built-in calendar function, and get notified of important dates, deadlines & security announcements. Make friends, ask questions, and access campus resources at any time! Some other exciting features include: -ACADEMICS: real-time access to all of the critical academic tools -DEADLINES: Stay on top of multiple deadlines with push notifications, students receive reminders, alerts, and critical notifications -CLASSES: Manage classes, create to-dos & reminders, and stay on top of assignments. -EVENTS: Discover campus events, set reminders, and track your attendance -FEATURED ACTIVITIES: Orientation, Homecoming, etc. -CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening in Community -GROUPS & CLUBS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests -CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid & Counseling -PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts -CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MCCS Mobile at fortnightly against TERRIER SAFE's every 10 months. MCCS Mobile also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 3). TERRIER SAFE's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
TERRIER SAFE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MCCS Mobile has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
TERRIER SAFE ships an update every 10 months, MCCS Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TERRIER SAFE | MCCS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thomas College | Maine Community College System |
Customer experience
TERRIER SAFE
MCCS Mobile
In-app purchases
TERRIER SAFE
No in-app purchases
MCCS Mobile
No in-app purchases
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