Comparison

Douglas Students’ App vs Safety Wise

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

Head to head
About

Douglas Students’ App

Stay connected with student life at Douglas College. Access campus news, events, calendars, and maps. Manage your classes, find clubs, and engage with fellow students through a dedicated campus feed.

Highlights
  • Class management and reminders
  • Campus event listings
  • Interactive campus maps
  • Student social feed
  • Club and group information
  • Campus service directory
  • Exclusive student discounts
Features
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Stay connected to everything happening at the Douglas Students’ Union and Douglas College, all in one place. Discover campus events, access resources and services, find student deals, and stay up to date with important announcements that matter to your student life. Whether you’re looking for ways to get involved, connect with peers, support resources, or opportunities to save money, the DS App makes it easy to stay informed, engaged, and connected to your campus community.

About

Safety Wise

This app enhances campus safety for students, faculty, and staff by providing direct access to emergency contacts, tip reporting, and safety notifications. It offers emergency plans and consolidated campus safety resources for immediate assistance.

Highlights
  • Emergency Contacts
  • Tip Reporting
  • Safety Notifications
  • Emergency Plans
  • Campus Safety Resources
Features
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Safety Wise is the official safety app of The British Columbia Institute of Technology. It is the only app that integrates with BCIT's safety and security systems. Campus Security has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the BCIT campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Safety Wise features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the BCIT area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to BCIT security. - Safety notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. - Emergency Plans: Learn what to do in case of an emergency - Campus safety resources: access all important safety resources in one convenient app. Download today and ensure that you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

Douglas Students’ App4 screens
Safety Wise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Douglas Students’ App at 4.5 against Safety Wise's 1.0. Douglas Students’ App also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Safety Wise's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). 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

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

Douglas Students’ App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Douglas Students’ App ships an update every 6 weeks, Safety Wise every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Douglas Students’ App versus Safety Wise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDouglas Students’ AppSafety Wise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBritish Columbia Federation of StudentsThe British Columbia Institute of Technology

Customer experience

Douglas Students’ App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Safety Wise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Douglas Students’ App

No in-app purchases

None

Safety Wise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Douglas Students’ App free?
Douglas Students’ App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Safety Wise free?
Safety Wise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Douglas Students’ App or Safety Wise?
Douglas Students’ App is rated higher. Douglas Students’ App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Safety Wise averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Douglas Students’ App or Safety Wise have ads?
Neither Douglas Students’ App nor Safety Wise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Douglas Students’ App or Safety Wise?
Douglas Students’ App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Safety Wise every 11 months. Most recently, Douglas Students’ App was updated on November 1, 2026 and Safety Wise on November 2, 2026.

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