Rave Guardian vs UB Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rave Guardian
Enhance personal safety by creating a private network of trusted contacts. This app facilitates rapid communication with your organization, offering features like real-time texting, anonymous tips, and location sharing during emergencies. It provides quick access to important numbers and resources curated by your organization.
- Private safety network
- Real-time texting with organization
- Anonymous tip submission
- Location sharing in emergencies
- Access to curated safety resources
- Location-based notifications
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Rave Guardian is the best way to improve your personal safety by leveraging those you trust to be your own private safety network. Rave Guardian provides rapid and proactive communication with your organization. Guardian is completely configured by the organization(s) you are associated with to make connecting in times of crisis or just plain confusion simple and easy. Easy 2 field sign-up process for most people. Rave Guardian allows you to do the following(depending on what your participating organization allows): • Text with your organization in real time • Send in anonymous tips • Deliver a rich profile of information to safety officials • Share location information with safety official during an emergency call • Quick access to safety or important phone numbers • Robust resources selected by your organization for convenience • If you allow Guardian, you can receive important notification based on your location. If you allow Rave Guardian, you can received push notifications related to on-going events in your area. If you wish to customize Rave Guardian for your campus or workplace, contact us at demos@ravemobilesafety.com Notes: • Rave Guardian requires a connection to a mobile network data connection. • Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
UB Libraries
Easily borrow books from the University at Buffalo Libraries using your smartphone or tablet. This application allows for quick checkouts of library items from anywhere within the library premises.
- Borrow books easily
- Use smartphone or tablet
- Check out items anywhere
- Fast borrowing process
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UB Libraries is an easy, fast way to borrow books from the University At Buffalo Libraries. You can use your smartphone or tablet to check out items anywhere in the library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UB Libraries at 5.0 against Rave Guardian's 4.6. UB Libraries also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Rave Guardian's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
UB Libraries holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rave Guardian has 2.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rave Guardian ships an update every 2 months, UB Libraries every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rave Guardian | UB Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 408 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rave Mobile Safety | Meescan Inc. |
Customer experience
Rave Guardian
UB Libraries
Bugs and requests
Rave Guardian
Reported bugs
4 issues- Verification code character limit
- Inability to delete account
- Persistent notification issues
- Registration process problems
Requested features
3 requests- Text/photo submission option
- Recurring safety timers
- Ability to add multiple campuses
UB Libraries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rave Guardian
No in-app purchases
UB Libraries
No in-app purchases
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