Comparison

LSU Shield vs MyDEMCO

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

MyDEMCO

Manage your utility account with ease. View usage, pay bills, report issues, and receive important notifications about your service. Access account history and find service locations all within a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • View usage and billing
  • Manage payments
  • Report account/service issues
  • Outage notifications
  • View bill history
  • Energy use graphs
  • Contact customer service
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MyDEMCO provides members with a full range of services at their fingertips. Through this fast, user-friendly app, view usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues, report and receive outage-related notifications, and receive special messaging from DEMCO. Additional Features: Bill & Pay -Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. My Usage -View energy use graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture-based interface. Contact Us -Easily contact DEMCO. News -Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Outage Map -Displays service interruption and outage information. Maps -Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.

Screenshots

LSU Shield3 screens
MyDEMCO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LSU Shield at 4.2 against MyDEMCO's 2.3. LSU Shield also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%) and device support (4 vs 2). MyDEMCO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 21% of MyDEMCO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, MyDEMCO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LSU Shield versus MyDEMCO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLSU ShieldMyDEMCO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (38 ratings) — better2.3 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better20.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3856 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLouisiana State UniversityDixie Electric Membership Corporation

Customer experience

LSU Shield

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

MyDEMCO

All ratings55 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative67.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative70.8%

In-app purchases

None

LSU Shield

No in-app purchases

None

MyDEMCO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LSU Shield free?
LSU Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyDEMCO free?
MyDEMCO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LSU Shield or MyDEMCO?
LSU Shield is rated higher. LSU Shield averages 4.2 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while MyDEMCO averages 2.3 from 56 ratings.
Do LSU Shield or MyDEMCO have ads?
Neither LSU Shield nor MyDEMCO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LSU Shield or MyDEMCO?
LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, and MyDEMCO every 2 months. Most recently, LSU Shield was updated on October 21, 2026 and MyDEMCO on October 29, 2026.

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