VIU Safety vs Trees PNW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIU Safety
This app provides real-time emergency notifications and immediate access to campus safety resources for Vancouver Island University students, faculty, and staff. It offers emergency procedures, contact information, incident reporting, safe walk services, and campus maps.
- Emergency notifications
- Campus safety resources
- Emergency procedures
- Incident reporting
- Safe Walk and Friend Walk
- Campus maps
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VIU Safety is the official safety app of Vancouver Island University. The app integrates with VIU’s emergency response plans and provides students, faculty and staff with up to date information. The app is used to send emergency notifications in real time and provides instant access to campus safety and emergency resources. VIU Safety App features include: - Emergency Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from VIU when on-campus emergencies occur. - Emergency Procedures: Instant access to VIU emergency procedures to ensure you are prepared in case of emergency. - Emergency Contacts: Quick access to important supports and services in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern. - Submit an Incident Report: Online access to report injuries or related incidents directly to VIU. - Safe Walk – Request a Safe Walk from VIU security, or use the Friend Walk feature to have a friend monitor your walk home. - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to VIU. - Campus Maps: Find your way around the VIU area. Download today and ensure that you’re prepared and informed in the event of an emergency.
Trees PNW
Discover native trees of the Pacific Northwest with this offline guide. Learn identification cues for Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia's common native species. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, educators, and students.
- Offline tree identification
- Native trees of Oregon, Washington, BC
- Easy-to-spot identification cues
- Educational tool for all levels
- Enrich outdoor experiences
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Explore, find, learn, teach! Trees PNW is a friendly guide to trees of the Pacific Northwest. It's the perfect app for your walks, hikes, vacations, backyard musings, and for teachers and students at every level. Once you download it, you can use your app wherever you are with no need for an internet connection. This distinguishes it from many other tree apps. Trees PNW helps you learn using easy-to-spot cues for each tree species. The app covers common native trees of Oregon, Washington, and the western half of British Columbia. The more familiar you are with these native trees, the more they will become your friends. Use the app to make your outdoor experiences more enriching.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trees PNW at 45% against VIU Safety's 0%. Trees PNW also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). VIU Safety's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
VIU Safety ships an update every 11 months, Trees PNW every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIU Safety | Trees PNW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.1 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vancouver Island University | Cliff Cantor |
Customer experience
VIU Safety
Trees PNW
Bugs and requests
VIU Safety
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Trees PNW
Reported bugs
53 issues- Photos not downloading
- Image download problem
- App crashes
- Photos not loading
- Tree pics disappeared after update
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- App ceased working
- No access to photos and ID information
- App crashes when touching menu/buttons
- No images of trees
- App kicks you out
- Identical leader photos for western red cedar and hemlock
- Photos didn't load for some users
- Photos didn't download initially
- Tree pics disappeared
- Photos don't load anymore after update
- Tree pics disappeared after update
- App eventually ceased working
- Photos didn't load
- Full photos of trees in descriptions missing
- Issue with photos not loading
- Photos didn't download
- App doesn't start up
- App freezes when downloading data
- Progress bar never got more than a third of the way complete
- Progress bar stops with roughly 15-10 percent completion
- No support
- Funky font
- App feels clunky
- Nothing loads, no descriptions, no photos
- Information and photos won't download
- Won't load all trees
- Pictures are not included
- App gets hung up loading pictures
- Only a couple of trees available in text-only form
- Technical glitch prevents loading and operating properly
- Pictures don't load
- Almost useless with zero pictures
- Works occasionally
- Will not reinstall from App Store
- Never downloaded pics
- Uploading bar still stuck
- Pictures will not load
- Photos won’t download
- Missing photos
- Pictures don’t load
- Buttons on top left/right don’t respond
- Doesn’t fit to screen
- Doesn’t have any pictures
- Images will not load
- Pictures never download
- Back button doesn’t work
- Menu button doesn’t work
- No pictures
Requested features
6 requests- Add full photos of trees in descriptions
- Add more trees
- Put out an app for flowers and bushes
- More expensive version to enter own plants
- Way to share user-entered plants
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- UI design improvements
In-app purchases
VIU Safety
No in-app purchases
Trees PNW
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VIU Safety free?
Is Trees PNW free?
Do VIU Safety or Trees PNW have ads?
Which is updated more often, VIU Safety or Trees PNW?
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