DrexelOne vs TUSafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrexelOne
Access academic, financial, and career information for Drexel University students, faculty, and staff. Stay updated on campus events, grades, and news. Navigate campus with interactive maps and dining information.
- View class schedules and grades
- Access academic and financial information
- Monitor coop interviews
- View faculty gradebooks
- Check DragonCard account status
- Campus directory and map
- Shuttle bus schedules
- University news and events
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DrexelOne Mobile provides students, faculty, and staff of Drexel University with access to personal academic, financial, and career information. Public functions let everyone learn more about what's happening in the University community. Students can view class schedules, find instructors, keep abreast of course announcements and events, monitor grades, and review coop interviews. Faculty can view photo class lists with student details, private gradebooks, and Bb Vista "tracking" metrics. They can even send an email to all students in their class from within the app. Professional staff can view accrued time for vacation, sick, and personal leave. Students, faculty, or staff with DragonCard funds can see their current account status and review recent transactions. The directory lets you locate classmates, professors and colleagues and call or email them from within the app. With the Campus Map, you can find ATMs, bike lock locations, hydration stations, public art and more on any of Drexel's four main campuses. You can search a list of merchants that take DragonCard funds, then see if the merchant is open, where they are, and even call ahead. If you're hungry, you can see what’s on the menu at your favorite local campus eatery via campus dining menus, available within the app from participating merchants. Shuttle bus schedules tell you when the next shuttle bus is arriving and how long it will take to walk to the nearest stop. Stay current with Inside Drexel. See a quick overview of the latest Drexel Now stories or headlines from The Triangle, Drexel’s student newspaper, or peruse athletics news, scores, and upcoming events. For fun, check out Candid Campus photos and Candid Question surveys. Signed in users can even upload new photos, vote and comment!
TUSafe
This official university safety app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It offers emergency contacts, real-time location sharing for crisis situations, and tools to report concerns directly to campus security.
- Emergency Contacts
- Panic Button
- Friend Walk Location Sharing
- Report Safety Tips
- Virtual WalkHome Monitoring
- Safety Toolbox
- Campus Maps
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TUSafe is the official safety app of Temple University. It is the only app that integrates with Temple University's safety and security systems. Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Temple University campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. TUSafe features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Temple University area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Panic Button : Send your location to Temple University security in real-time in case of a crisis - Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS on your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, the user picks their destination and their friend tracks their location in real time; they can keep an eye on them to make sure they make it safely to their destination. - Report a Tip: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Temple University security. - Virtual WalkHome: Allow Campus Security to monitor a user’s walk. If a user feels unsafe when walking on campus, they can request a Virtual WalkHome and a dispatcher on the other end will monitor their journey until they reach their destination. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - Notification History: Find previous Push Notifications for this app with the date and time. - Share Map with your Location: Send your location to a friend by sending them a map of your position. - I’m OK!: Send your location and a message indicating that “You’re OK” to a recipient of your choosing. - Campus Maps: Navigate around the Temple University area. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Temple University safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrexelOne at 3.2 against TUSafe's 2.3. DrexelOne also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 6). TUSafe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
DrexelOne holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrexelOne has 53 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DrexelOne ships an update every 3 months, TUSafe every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrexelOne | TUSafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (53 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drexel University | Temple University |
Customer experience
DrexelOne
TUSafe
Bugs and requests
DrexelOne
Reported bugs
15 issues- App only works sometimes
- Cannot log in
- App stopped working
- Doesn't show grades or submitted work
- Authentication issues
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- App crashes when opening GPA
- App no longer showing grades
- App crashes when trying to sign in
- App crashes when selecting class with zero credits
- GPS to class on map doesn't work
- App doesn't launch anymore
- Crashes every time I launch it
- Keeps track of dragon dollars weirdly
- Doesn't have hours for many food vendors
- Logs out frequently and won't let back in
Requested features
5 requests- Add Dragon Link access
- Improve transition between pages
- Update shuttle schedules
- Provide a tutorial for login
- Fix grade refresh issues
TUSafe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrexelOne
No in-app purchases
TUSafe
No in-app purchases








