ANC vs Pack Portal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ANC
This official college app provides students and staff with essential information, including campus news, faculty contacts, academic calendars, and course availability. Access library resources and receive important notifications, all in one convenient place.
- College news and notifications
- Employee and faculty profiles
- Academic calendar
- Course availability search
- Library resources
- Emergency contacts
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The official Arkansas Northeastern College app provides important information including college news, employee contact information, programs of study, and much more! The app brings one-stop access to everything ANC. It's ANC...to go! ***THE OFFICIAL ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN APP IS MULTI-AWARD-WINNING!!! IT HAS WON A MEDALLION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS, SIX GOLD AWARDS for BEST INSTITUTIONAL APP FROM EDUCATION DIGITAL MARKETING AWARDS, and SIX GOLD AWARDS for BEST INSTITUTIONAL APP FROM COLLEGIATE ADVERTISING AWARDS!!!*** Exciting features: Important ANC notifications ANC Photos ANC News ANC Academic Calendar Faculty profiles Administrator profiles Weather Course availability search Library resources Emergency contacts Inclement weather push notifications And much more.... Minimum requirement of iOS 18 This app is optimized for iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Flame icon provided by ANC. All pictures are the property of ANC.
Pack Portal
This app connects Arkansas State University students with essential systems, information, and people. It provides access to academic tools, important notifications, and campus resources to help students succeed. Users can find events, search for contacts, and manage their tasks.
- Access Banner, Canvas, and email
- Receive key notifications
- View announcements and alerts
- Search staff, peers, and resources
- Connect with departments and organizations
- Manage to-do lists
- Find and join campus events
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A-State Pack Portal is your one-stop shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at Arkansas State University. Use A-State Pack Portal to: - Access Banner, Canvas, email and other everyday systems - Receive key notifications from Banner and Canvas - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ANC at 100% against Pack Portal's 0%. ANC also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Pack Portal's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 27.0). 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.
ANC holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ANC's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pack Portal's.
ANC ships an update fortnightly, Pack Portal every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ANC | Pack Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Hartley | Arkansas State University |
Customer experience
ANC
Pack Portal
In-app purchases
ANC
No in-app purchases
Pack Portal
No in-app purchases
