SchoolGuard vs The BOH App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchoolGuard
This app provides K-12 school staff with an immediate panic button for emergencies. Upon activation, it alerts law enforcement, school personnel, and nearby protected schools, while displaying the alert's location.
- One-tap panic button for emergencies
- Alerts law enforcement and school staff
- Sends location data
- Notifies nearby schools
- Listed in AT&T FirstNet App Catalog
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SchoolGuard is a mobile panic button app for K-12 school staff. In the event of an active school shooting emergency, a teacher or school staff member presses the main SchoolGuard panic button. As the app is dialing 911, an alert is immediately sent to the smartphones of all federal, state and local, ON and OFF duty, law enforcement officers who are in close proximity to the school and who belong to the Hero911 Network. Additionally, an intra-school alert is simultaneously sent to the smartphones of all school staff and a mapped location of the initial alert is displayed (mapping depends on cell coverage). SchoolGuard also alerts all other protected schools within a 5 mile radius of the initial alert. SchoolGuard is also listed in the AT&T FirsNet App Catalog as an emergency app for first responders. Please be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
The BOH App
Stay connected with your church community. Access past sermons, receive event notifications, and communicate with your small group or team.
- Watch or listen to past sermons
- Event and service notifications
- Message small groups
- Message teams
- Stay connected with church life
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: Watch or listen to past sermons Stay up to date with events/services with push notifications Message your Small Group or Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SchoolGuard at 5.0 against The BOH App's 4.2. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
SchoolGuard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.
SchoolGuard ships an update every 6 months, The BOH App every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchoolGuard | The BOH App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guard911, LLC | Bridge of Hope Worship Center |
Customer experience
SchoolGuard
The BOH App
In-app purchases
SchoolGuard
No in-app purchases
The BOH App
No in-app purchases
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