LSU Shield vs SWEPCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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."
SWEPCO
Manage your utility account with ease. View and pay bills, report power outages, and track restoration progress. Access billing history, compare energy usage, and set up paperless billing and alerts.
- Report power outages
- Check outage status
- View and pay bills
- Manage account details
- View billing history
- Compare energy usage
- Paperless billing enrollment
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Welcome to a better way to manage your account with our customer mobile app. You can view and pay your bill, report an outage, check outage status, manage your accounts, view billing history, and more! Use the "Remember me" feature to make login a breeze. Everything is now at the touch of your fingertips. Features include: OUTAGE INFORMATION - Report a power outage - Check outage status and track restoration progress - Easy access to view outage maps in your area ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Choose "Remember me" to skip logging in each time you use the app* - View your real-time account balance, payment due date, and balance details - View and download your bill (PDF) - Pay immediately for free from your bank account - Make automatic or scheduled payments - Other ways to pay (credit/debit card, in-person, by phone) - Switch between multiple accounts ENERGY USAGE - Compare how your current usage compares to last month or the same time last year SETTINGS - Enroll in and manage your paperless billing - Add or delete your bank accounts - Enroll in and manage billing and outage alerts *Logging into the SWEPCO app requires an active account that is registered online at SWEPCO.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LSU Shield at 4.2 against SWEPCO's 2.9. LSU Shield also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 16%) and device support (4 vs 2). SWEPCO's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (100 vs 31). 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.
LSU Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 16% of SWEPCO's.
LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, SWEPCO monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSU Shield | SWEPCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) — better | 2.9 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louisiana State University | American Electric Power |
Customer experience
LSU Shield
SWEPCO
In-app purchases
LSU Shield
No in-app purchases
SWEPCO
No in-app purchases





