LSU Shield vs Jags 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."
Jags Safe
This app provides a direct link to university safety forces for quick assistance in emergencies. It allows users to send crime tips with media, share their location with friends, request safety escorts, and access campus resources like shuttle schedules and emergency procedures.
- Emergency contact with university safety forces
- Send crime tips with photos/videos
- Friend Watch location tracking
- Request safety escorts
- View shuttle schedules and real-time locations
- Access campus resources and emergency procedures
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the Jags Safe application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. Jags Safe 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 Friend Watch 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. -Request a safety escort to walk you through campus. -View campus shuttle schedules and even view the real-time locations of shuttles. -View campus resources, such as the student handbook, and emergency procedures directly through the app. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
LSU Shield and Jags Safe both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 0% of Jags Safe's. LSU Shield also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Jags Safe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of LSU Shield's written reviews are positive against 0% of Jags Safe's.
LSU Shield ships an update every 6 months, Jags Safe every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSU Shield | Jags Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| 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 | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louisiana State University | Southern University and A and M College System |
Customer experience
LSU Shield
Jags Safe
In-app purchases
LSU Shield
No in-app purchases
Jags Safe
No in-app purchases
