Gopher AssessTech™ vs enCourage UW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gopher AssessTech™
This application monitors and analyzes real-time heart rate data for a whole class or group. It displays key metrics like beats per minute and calories burned, and allows for the generation of individual or group reports.
- Real-time heart rate tracking
- Group and individual data analysis
- Beats per minute display
- Calories burned tracking
- Target zone graphing
- Session reports
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Gopher AssessTech™ app is the easiest way for tracking and monitoring heart rate for an entire class or group! Gopher AssessTech™ Group Fitness App. gathers and analyzes data in real time. Custom real-time display highlights beats per minute, calories burned, and graph of time in target zones. At the end of the session, generate reports for the entire class or an individual participant. Get started using the Gopher AssessTech™ Group Fitness Application by downloading the instructions at: www.gophersport.com/software Gopher Optic™ • View/Download the Gopher AssessTech™ application instructions. THIS APP REQUIRES SEPARATE HARDWARE PURCHASE FOR THE APP TO FUNCTION.
enCourage UW
This application facilitates the creation of supportive and genuine learning environments. It is designed to foster authentic communities for educational purposes in various settings.
- Create supportive learning communities
- Foster authentic educational environments
- Applicable in any learning situation
- Designed for community building
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This app is designed to help you create supportive, authentic learning communities in any situation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: enCourage UW at 5.0 against Gopher AssessTech™'s 1.8. enCourage UW also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Gopher AssessTech™'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 28 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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.
enCourage UW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Gopher AssessTech™ ships an update fortnightly, enCourage UW every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gopher AssessTech™ | enCourage UW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gopher | University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps |
Customer experience
Gopher AssessTech™
enCourage UW
In-app purchases
Gopher AssessTech™
No in-app purchases
enCourage UW
No in-app purchases
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