Comparison

Nova Safe vs Lower Merion Twp Report

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nova Safe

This safety app connects users to university safety forces for quick assistance. It allows sending crime tips with media, requesting safety escorts, and tracking friends' locations. Users can also access campus resources, shuttle schedules, and view a crime map.

Highlights
  • Contact university safety forces
  • Send crime tips with photos/videos
  • Request safety escorts
  • Friend Watch location tracking
  • View real-time shuttle locations
  • Access campus resources
  • View campus crime map
Features
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Nova Safe is the official safety app of Villanova University. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the Nova Safe application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. Nova 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. -Request a safety escort to walk you though campus. -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. -View campus shuttle schedules and even view the shuttles location in real-time. -Access campus resources, such as the student handbook, and emergency procedures directly through the app. -View a crime map which displays recent incidents on campus. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."

About

Lower Merion Twp Report

This platform allows residents to easily report non-emergency civic issues directly to their township. Submit problems like potholes or malfunctioning traffic lights with photos for quick resolution. It's a free and intuitive tool for community engagement.

Highlights
  • Report non-emergency civic issues
  • Submit photos with reports
  • Real-time civic engagement
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Free to use
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LM Report-It is a real-time mobile civic engagement platform for residents of Lower Merion Township. LM Report-It provides a free, simple, and intuitive tool to identify NON-EMERGENCY civic issues and problems, and to report them for resolution. If a traffic light is malfunctioning, for example, or there’s a pothole that needs filling, Report-It! A picture tells a thousand words. Download it today!

Screenshots

Nova Safe3 screens
Lower Merion Twp Report4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lower Merion Twp Report at 100% against Nova Safe's 50%. Lower Merion Twp Report also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Nova Safe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lower Merion Twp Report holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Nova Safe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lower Merion Twp Report's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova Safe ships an update every 5 months, Lower Merion Twp Report every 16 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nova Safe versus Lower Merion Twp Report: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova SafeLower Merion Twp Report
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVillanova UniversityTownship of Lower Merion

Customer experience

Nova Safe

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Lower Merion Twp Report

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nova Safe

No in-app purchases

None

Lower Merion Twp Report

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nova Safe free?
Nova Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lower Merion Twp Report free?
Lower Merion Twp Report is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nova Safe or Lower Merion Twp Report?
Lower Merion Twp Report is rated higher. Nova Safe averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Lower Merion Twp Report averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nova Safe or Lower Merion Twp Report have ads?
Neither Nova Safe nor Lower Merion Twp Report shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova Safe or Lower Merion Twp Report?
Nova Safe ships an update every 5 months, and Lower Merion Twp Report every 16 months. Most recently, Nova Safe was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lower Merion Twp Report on November 2, 2026.

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