Comparison

Brightspace Pulse vs DePaul COL

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

Head to head
About

Brightspace Pulse

Stay connected with your courses on the go. Visualize upcoming deadlines, manage your time effectively, and receive real-time updates on course activities. Access course content offline and participate in discussions.

Highlights
  • Visualize upcoming dates and deadlines
  • Receive push notifications for course updates
  • Offline access to course content
  • Participate in Activity Feed discussions
  • Seamless browser login to D2L Brightspace
  • Apple Continuity support
Features
Currently charting
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Stay connected to learning anytime, anywhere with Brightspace Pulse. Brightspace Pulse gives learners and their authorized parents and guardians a convenient way to follow coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates. Learners can: - Access their course content - View important dates and deadlines across their courses - Manage upcoming and overdue coursework - Receive notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments, Activity Feed posts, and more - Access supported course content offline, including video and audio - Participate in Activity Feed discussions - Open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities Parents and guardians can: - View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates - Receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates - Follow multiple learners from one account, when supported by their school or organization Features vary by role and by your institution or organization’s Brightspace configuration. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner’s school or organization. NOTE: iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

About

DePaul COL

Access and watch your college lectures on your iPhone or iPad. This app mirrors the desktop player experience, showing lecture videos, whiteboards, and the lecturer's screen.

Highlights
  • View lecture videos
  • Display whiteboards
  • Show lecturer's computer screen
  • Download lectures
  • iOS/iPadOS compatibility
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DePaul COL is an iOS/iPadOS app specifically designed for the iPhone and iPad. You can download and view your COL lectures on their Apple devices. This app can display all the same screens as the desktop players, such as the video from the lecture, the whiteboards, and the lecturer’s computer screen.

Screenshots

Brightspace Pulse4 screens
DePaul COL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brightspace Pulse at 36% against DePaul COL's 0%. Brightspace Pulse also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). DePaul COL's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brightspace Pulse ships an update fortnightly, DePaul COL every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Brightspace Pulse versus DePaul COL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightspace PulseDePaul COL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (271K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings271K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#81 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD2L CorporationDePaul University CDM_COL

Customer experience

Brightspace Pulse

All ratings271,102 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews962 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative52.4%

DePaul COL

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Brightspace Pulse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-out problems
  • Inability to load course content
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow file downloads and exports
  • Improve notification reliability
  • Optimize for tablet/iPad use
  • Add more customization options

DePaul COL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brightspace Pulse

No in-app purchases

None

DePaul COL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brightspace Pulse free?
Brightspace Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DePaul COL free?
DePaul COL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brightspace Pulse or DePaul COL have ads?
Neither Brightspace Pulse nor DePaul COL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brightspace Pulse or DePaul COL?
Brightspace Pulse ships an update fortnightly, and DePaul COL every 14 months. Most recently, Brightspace Pulse was updated on October 17, 2026 and DePaul COL on October 3, 2026.

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