Nova Safe vs BetterTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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."
BetterTrack
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for track and field coaches and athletes. It offers various calculators for pace, splits, and staggers, alongside features for building workouts, timing practices, and converting performances to World Athletics points. All data is stored locally on the device, with no account or internet required.
- Pace and splits calculator
- Splits averager
- Full-lane staggers
- Multi stopwatch
- World Athletics Points Converter
- Workout builder
- Note saving
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BetterTrack is your all-in-one track calculator for coaches, athletes, and teams. Build workouts, time practices, and convert performances without leaving the track — no account, no internet required. CALCULATORS • Pace & Splits — Calculate pace, splits, and target times from any distance and finish time. • Splits Averager — Log splits, nudge them with steppers, and get clean averages. • Full-Lane Staggers — Set custom starts so every runner stays in lane. TOOLS • Multi Stopwatch — Run several watches at once with laps and a start-all button. • World Athletics Points Converter — Convert any performance to World Athletics points. • Progression Table — Build a linear progression from start split to end split, with rest. • Workout Builder — Drag-and-drop blocks, loops, and progressions, then share the session. NOTES Save written notes and calculator results on your device so practice plans stay with you. Everything is stored on your iPhone. BetterTrack does not collect personal data, show ads, or require a login.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BetterTrack at 100% against Nova Safe's 50%. BetterTrack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Nova Safe's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (6 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BetterTrack 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 BetterTrack's.
Nova Safe ships an update every 5 months, BetterTrack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nova Safe | BetterTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Villanova University | Miguel Macias |
Customer experience
Nova Safe
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In-app purchases
Nova Safe
No in-app purchases
BetterTrack
No in-app purchases
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