Comparison

Nova Safe vs Bloomberg B

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

Bloomberg B

This app provides a secure and convenient method for Bloomberg Anywhere users to authenticate to the Bloomberg Terminal and BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL app. It allows for quick logins by scanning a QR code and verifying identity with device biometrics.

Highlights
  • Secure authentication
  • Convenient login
  • QR code scanning
  • Biometric verification
  • Bloomberg Terminal access
  • BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL app access
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The Bloomberg B-Unit app is a secure and convenient way for Bloomberg Anywhere users to authenticate to the Bloomberg Terminal® and BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® app. NOTE: This app can only be used by Bloomberg Terminal® customers with a Bloomberg Anywhere subscription. Key Features: Quickly login to the Bloomberg Terminal by scanning a QR code and verifying your identity with your device’s biometric authentication

Screenshots

Nova Safe3 screens
Bloomberg B4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bloomberg B at 4.7 against Nova Safe's 3.5. Bloomberg B also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and ratings volume (88 vs 6). Nova Safe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.2). 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

Bloomberg B holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomberg B has 88 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Nova Safe's written reviews are positive against 88% of Bloomberg B's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova Safe ships an update every 5 months, Bloomberg B every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nova Safe versus Bloomberg B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova SafeBloomberg B
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)4.7 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings688 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.2 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVillanova UniversityBloomberg Finance LP

Customer experience

Nova Safe

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

Bloomberg B

All ratings88 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

None

Nova Safe

No in-app purchases

None

Bloomberg B

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nova Safe free?
Nova Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bloomberg B free?
Bloomberg B is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nova Safe or Bloomberg B?
Bloomberg B is rated higher. Nova Safe averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bloomberg B averages 4.7 from 88 ratings.
Do Nova Safe or Bloomberg B have ads?
Neither Nova Safe nor Bloomberg B shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova Safe or Bloomberg B?
Nova Safe ships an update every 5 months, and Bloomberg B every 2 months. Most recently, Nova Safe was updated on October 1, 2026 and Bloomberg B on September 27, 2026.

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