CampusGuard911 vs Modern Campus Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CampusGuard911
This safety app provides a direct panic button for university faculty and staff during emergencies. It alerts local law enforcement and campus personnel, displaying the location of the incident. The app also notifies nearby protected locations.
- Mobile panic button
- Alerts law enforcement
- Campus-wide alerts
- Location mapping
- Notifies nearby locations
- AT&T FirstNet listed
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CampusGuard911 is a mobile panic button app for university and college faculty and staff. In the event of an active campus shooting emergency, a faculty or staff member presses the main CampusGuard911 panic button. As the app is dialing 911, an alert is immediately sent to the smartphones of all federal, state and local, ON and OFF duty, law enforcement officers who are in close proximity to the school and who belong to the Hero911 Network. Additionally, an intra-campus alert is simultaneously sent to the smartphones of all faculty and staff and a mapped location of the initial alert is displayed (mapping depends on cell coverage). CampusGuard911 also alerts all other protected locations within a 5 mile radius of the initial alert. CampusGuard911 is also listed in the AT&T FirsNet App Catalog as an emergency app for first responders. Please be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Modern Campus Message
Access important text messages on the go with actionable notifications and an organized inbox. This app is designed to help you stay on top of critical conversations with students, parents, prospects, and alumni. A Modern Campus Message account is required for use.
- Access text messages on the go
- Actionable notifications
- Navigable inbox
- Stay on top of critical conversations
- Connect with students, parents, prospects, alumni
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Signal Vine is now Modern Campus Message! Access your important text messages on the go. With actionable notifications and easily navigable inbox, this app is the perfect companion to stay on top of critical conversations with students, parents, prospects, and alumni. A Modern Campus Message account is required to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CampusGuard911 at 5.0 against Modern Campus Message's 2.0. CampusGuard911 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Modern Campus Message's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CampusGuard911 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
CampusGuard911 ships an update every 6 months, Modern Campus Message monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusGuard911 | Modern Campus Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Guard911, LLC | Signal Vine, Inc. |
Customer experience
CampusGuard911
Modern Campus Message
In-app purchases
CampusGuard911
No in-app purchases
Modern Campus Message
No in-app purchases
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