LSU Shield vs ULM Safe
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."
ULM Safe
This app allows users to quickly contact university safety forces and report suspicious activity with messages, photos, and videos. It also offers safety escorts and a peer-to-peer location tracking feature for added security.
- Contact university safety forces
- Send crime tips with media
- Request safety escorts
- FriendWatch location tracking
- Peer-to-peer safety network
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Use the ULM Safe application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. ULM Safe also allows you to: -Send messages, photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to university safety forces. -Request a safety escort to walk you though campus. -Use the FriendWatch feature to create a peer-to-peer safety network. Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use Friend Watch to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -And more. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
LSU Shield and ULM Safe both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 33% of ULM Safe's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for LSU Shield against 4.3 for ULM Safe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 33% of ULM Safe's.
LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, ULM Safe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSU Shield | ULM Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) | 4.3 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louisiana State University | The University of Louisiana at Monroe |
Customer experience
LSU Shield
ULM Safe
In-app purchases
LSU Shield
No in-app purchases
ULM Safe
No in-app purchases
