LSU Shield vs FFTix Admin
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."
FFTix Admin
This utility app is designed for scanning tickets at events using the Fansfirst Tickets box office solution. It streamlines the entry process for attendees and administrators.
- Ticket scanning
- Box office solution integration
- Event entry management
- Mobile scanning
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Scanning app for use with Fansfirst Tickets box office solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FFTix Admin at 5.0 against LSU Shield's 4.2. FFTix Admin also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). LSU Shield's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). 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.
FFTix Admin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LSU Shield has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, FFTix Admin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSU Shield | FFTix Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louisiana State University | Fans First Entertainment, LLC |
Customer experience
LSU Shield
FFTix Admin
In-app purchases
LSU Shield
No in-app purchases
FFTix Admin
No in-app purchases
