Comparison

LSU Shield vs SubItUp Timeclock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LSU Shield

This safety app connects users with university safety forces during emergencies. It allows for sending crime tips with media, creating a peer-to-peer safety network for location tracking, and accessing campus safety resources.

Highlights
  • Emergency contact with university safety forces
  • Send crime tips with photos/videos
  • Peer-to-peer location tracking (Safety Check)
  • Access campus safety resources
  • Emergency procedures guide
Features
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LSU Shield is the official safety app of Louisiana State University. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the LSU Shield application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. LSU Shield also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to university safety forces. -Use the Safety Check feature to create a peer-to-peer safety network. Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use Safety Checks to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access campus safety resources, such as emergency procedures, directly through the app. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."

About

SubItUp Timeclock

This mobile time clock solution offers robust time and attendance tracking for businesses. It features GPS capture, multiple authentication methods, and online/offline modes for flexible use. The app simplifies employee clock-ins and schedule verification for efficient labor cost management.

Highlights
  • GPS location and real-time tracking
  • Multiple authentication methods (barcode, PIN, etc.)
  • Online and offline modes
  • Intuitive workflow, quick training
  • Roster punch for group clock-ins
  • Schedule verification and reconciliation
Features
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SubItUp's mobile time clock solution, is a robust time and attendance solution that can be easily configured to meet the needs of your business or organization. With an intuitive workflow, GPS capture and device tracking, online and offline modes, real-time reporting, and multiple authentication types - the SubItUp Time Clock app will fit your unique needs. GPS location and real-time tracking: Every punch is associated with a GPS location. Managers can see in real-time the location of employee clocking transactions, run reports to view saved geotag location data and other statistics, and perform other operations through the SubItUp management portal. Multiple authentication methods: Employees can be authenticated using various entry methods including having the device's camera function as a barcode scanner (saving you money by eliminating the need to purchase or lease additional equipment). Other entry options include using an external scanner, unique pin number entry, phone number, username and password, and more. Online and Offline Modes: Don't always have a connection? Use the SubItUp Time Clock time clock in areas with high cell-service saturation and/or no internet access. Our offline time clock syncs time clock data directly with the SubItUp platform once a connection is established Intuitive Workflow: We know your team doesn't have time to troubleshoot issues in the field. That is why the SubItUp Time Clock user experience was built so managers and employees can be trained in under 5 minutes. If you do need assistance, SubItUp's support team is here to help with call, chat, and email support. Roster Punch: Need to quickly clock in a group of employees? SubItUp Time Clock's roster time clock feature allows managers to manually clock in multiple staff at the same time. Set clock in times based on employees’ scheduled shift start time or by the time the manual clock in occurred. Schedule Verification: Want to more accurately project labor costs and save your managers time doing time and attendance reconciliation? By having employees clock in for scheduled time, the SubItUp Time Clock app will reference an employee's scheduled shift and automatically reconcile their clocking transactions with their scheduled shift. Restrictions and thresholds can be set to only allow clock in times based on the start and end times of the scheduled shift, prompt notifications to managers for certain clocking transactions, and require manager overrides for certain actions. Need to have employees clock in for unscheduled time? Don't worry, the SubItUp Time Clock app can be configured to allow for unscheduled clocking transactions as well. SubItUp Time Clock is the mobile time clock solution for SubItUp's scheduling platform. SubItUp was founded at MIT in 2007 and, as of 2017, has over 35 million shifts under management.

Screenshots

LSU Shield3 screens
SubItUp Timeclock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LSU Shield at 50% against SubItUp Timeclock's 0%. LSU Shield also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (31 vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LSU Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 0% of SubItUp Timeclock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, SubItUp Timeclock every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LSU Shield versus SubItUp Timeclock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLSU ShieldSubItUp Timeclock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (31 ratings) — better1.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLouisiana State UniversitySubItUp, Inc.

Customer experience

LSU Shield

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SubItUp Timeclock

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

LSU Shield

No in-app purchases

None

SubItUp Timeclock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LSU Shield free?
LSU Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubItUp Timeclock free?
SubItUp Timeclock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LSU Shield or SubItUp Timeclock?
LSU Shield is rated higher. LSU Shield averages 4.2 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while SubItUp Timeclock averages 1.9 from 7 ratings.
Do LSU Shield or SubItUp Timeclock have ads?
Neither LSU Shield nor SubItUp Timeclock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LSU Shield or SubItUp Timeclock?
LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, and SubItUp Timeclock every 10 months. Most recently, LSU Shield was updated on September 24, 2026 and SubItUp Timeclock on June 4, 2026.

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