Corq vs BC Safe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Corq
Discover campus events, explore student organizations, and stay connected to campus life. Easily find communities and access your event pass for seamless check-ins.
- Discover campus events
- Explore student organizations
- Access Event Pass QR code
- Save Event Pass to digital wallet
- Stay connected to campus life
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Corq — Your Campus, Connected Discover what’s happening on campus, explore student organizations, and stay connected to the experiences that matter most—all from your phone. Powered by Engage, Corq makes it easy for students to find events, join organizations, and participate in campus life. What you can do with Corq * Discover campus events happening today, this week, or anytime. * Explore clubs and organizations to find communities that match your interests. * Access your Event Pass QR code instantly from the home screen. * Save your Event Pass to your digital wallet for fast, seamless check-ins. Stay in the loop. Find your community. Show up with confidence. Welcome to Corq.
BC Safe
This official safety application provides Boston College students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus security. It offers emergency preparedness guides, real-time location sharing with friends, and direct access to campus safety resources and reporting tools.
- Campus emergency documentation
- Real-time location sharing
- Access to support resources
- Emergency contact directory
- Crime prevention and reporting
- Mass notification check-in
- Instant safety alerts
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BC Safe is the official safety app of Boston College. It is the only app that integrates with Boston College's safety and security systems. Boston College Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Boston College campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. BC Safe features include: - How to Respond: Campus emergency documentation that can prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. - Maps & Transport: Navigate around the Boston College area. - 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. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Boston College. - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Boston College area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Crime Prevention & Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Boston College security. - Check-In: Enables Boston College to send a mass notification to any or all users of the app requesting for them to "check-in" to communicate that they are OK or require help in an emergency situation. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Boston College 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: BC Safe at 4.3 against Corq's 1.7. Corq's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 84 months) and ratings volume (146 vs 6). 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.
BC Safe holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Corq has 146 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Corq ships an update every 3 weeks, BC Safe every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Corq | BC Safe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (146 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 84 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Campus Labs, Inc. | Boston College |
Customer experience
Corq
BC Safe
Bugs and requests
Corq
Reported bugs
61 issues- App takes too long to load
- App does not load at all
- App is unusable after update
- New UI is harder to use
- Cannot find event times
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- Missed university events due to UI
- Events not showing up
- Dates are messed up
- Shows past events when filtered
- Only a fraction of events displayed
- Cannot check 'my events'
- Difficult to find future events
- Manually select date range
- Events are large
- Filters not working correctly
- Cannot search upcoming events more than a day in advance
- Does not show events more than a few days in advance
- Cannot view times without clicking
- Upcoming events from years ago
- Events displayed as blocky images
- Stock photos used for events
- Cannot see 'your events' tab
- App is less functional
- Errors constantly
- Subscribed to random calendars without permission
- Malware
- Logged out frequently
- Cannot log back in after being logged out
- App won't show campus events
- App is super slow
- Event info is incorrect
- Deceitful event listings
- App is glitchy
- App crashes easily
- App won't start
- App crashes after 2 minutes
- Unexpected error code 6001 2500
- App crashes when opening
- App crashes when trying to type school
- App black screens and exits
- App keeps crashing
- Login feature not fully functional
- Event not listed
- Cannot sign in
- Error message on login/refresh
- No permission to see page
- App freezes on login
- App takes too long to load
- App won't load
- App crashes when there are many events
- Hard to sign up when app crashes
- App is broken
- University not found when searching
- Scrolling resets to the beginning
- App requires update but no update available
- App fails every time on entry
- App is buggy
- App crashes easily
- App won't let me log in
- Blank page on login
- App reloads at the top of the page when scrolling
Requested features
7 requests- Revert UI to old version
- Add link to Google Calendar
- Background notifications for events
- Allow organizations to add events
- Implement RSVP and check-in features
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- Allow organizations to see attendee contact info
- Add ability to check lead credit status
BC Safe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Corq
No in-app purchases
BC Safe
No in-app purchases
