SHU Safe vs mPay2Park+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHU Safe
This application allows users to quickly contact their university's public safety department in emergencies. It supports sending text messages, photos, and videos, along with location data, for faster assistance.
- Emergency contact with public safety
- Send text messages
- Share photos and videos
- Location sharing
- Quick access in dangerous situations
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If you're in a dangerous situation, use the SHU Safe application to quickly and easily make contact with the University's public safety department. You can also use the app to send text messages, along with photos and videos, to the public safety department. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
mPay2Park+
Easily pay for parking with your mobile device. Locate nearby parking, start, stop, and extend sessions remotely, and receive expiration reminders. Manage your parking history and vehicle information all in one place.
- Mobile parking payments
- Parking facility locator with GPS
- Start, stop, and extend parking sessions remotely
- Expiration time reminders
- Transaction history and online receipts
- Manage registered vehicles
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Mobile parking payments with a tap of your finger! The mPay2Park system offers the subscriber quick and easy access to parking spaces and efficient and safe payment methods using a “pay as you stay” or a prepaid parking approach. Parking facilities are easily located via the map-view on the users mobile device, with nearest locations auto-populated. Parking sessions are started, stopped, and extended "on the go", allowing the user to avoid standing in line, or fumbling with cash or or credit cards. Some of the Customer Benefits of Using mPay2Park include: •Parking facility locator on your mobile device utilizing full GPS capability. •No need to worry about Cash, Coin or Credit Card availability. •Extend parking from any phone device (mobile web or App) or Internet anywhere. •Receive notification reminders when the parking time is close to expiring. •View all transactions from an on line user account. •Online receipts and secure password login. •Maintain all records of each car registered. •Pay from the comfort of your own vehicle using your personal mobile device. •User friendly and easy to use. •Additional Promotion features at participating locations. The mPay2Park system is convenient and efficient for drivers and parking operators alike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHU Safe at 100% against mPay2Park+'s 7%. SHU Safe also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.5) and device support (4 vs 2). mPay2Park+'s advantage is ratings volume (211 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHU Safe holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mPay2Park+ has 211 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SHU Safe's written reviews are positive against 7% of mPay2Park+'s.
SHU Safe ships an update every 5 months, mPay2Park+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHU Safe | mPay2Park+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.5 (211 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 7.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 211 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — 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 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sacred Heart University, Inc. | Mobile Payment Processing Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
SHU Safe
mPay2Park+
Bugs and requests
SHU Safe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
mPay2Park+
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes 6-7 times when scanning QR codes
- Password reset emails delayed 4-15 hours
- Login credentials not syncing between app and website
- Parking spot numbers not recognized as valid
- Cannot delete or update vehicle information
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- Keyboard not minimizable, blocking completion button
- Inconsistent parking spot availability on refresh
- QR code scanning not working
- App logs out when switching to other apps
- Payment processed but not applied to parking spot
- Map displays entire North America instead of local area
- Geolocation permission crashes app repeatedly
- Form fields don't support autofill
- Submit buttons not functioning
- Timeout errors on both app and website
- Invalid parking zone errors for legitimate spaces
- Meter not updating after app payment
- Registration errors with all required fields filled
- Cannot add time to existing parking session
- Charges applied without proper confirmation
Requested features
15 requests- Apple Pay and modern digital wallet integration
- License plate-based payment system
- Credit card number scanning capability
- Autofill support for registration fields
- Dark mode support
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- Ability to add multiple credit cards
- License plate recognition for faster payments
- Zip code search functionality
- Better map interface with zoom and location selection
- In-app feedback submission that actually works
- Flexible payment options without prepayment requirement
- Real-time parking spot availability updates
- Ability to add time without restarting transaction
- Confirmation emails for transactions
- Better contrast and readability in sunlight
In-app purchases
SHU Safe
No in-app purchases
mPay2Park+
No in-app purchases
