Lynx Handheld vs Lynx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lynx Handheld
This application emulates handheld radio commands for a specific central control system. It requires an associated App Support Plan to function. Contact the developer for more information.
- Replicates handheld radio commands
- Integrates with Lynx Central Control System
- Requires App Support Plan
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Lynx Hand Held is an application that can be used to replicate the hand held radio commands used by the Lynx Central Control System. Requires App Support Plan. Contact The Toro NSN.
Lynx
Easily plan your university course schedule by selecting desired classes, saving favorite layouts, and quickly retrieving CRNs for registration. Customize your schedule with time and day constraints to build your ideal academic week.
- Select desired classes
- Save favorite schedules
- Retrieve CRNs for registration
- Set time constraints
- Customize campus visit days
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With Lynx, registering for classes at UC Merced is as easy as 1-2-3: 1. Select the classes you want to take 2. Save your favorite schedules 3. When it is time to register, pick a schedule to see your CRNs Don't want to start before 9am? - We got you! Don't want to end after 7pm? - No problem! Don't want to come to campus everyday? - We can help!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lynx at every 3 days against Lynx Handheld's every 6 months. Lynx also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Lynx Handheld's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lynx Handheld against 5.0 for Lynx. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lynx has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lynx Handheld ships an update every 6 months, Lynx every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lynx Handheld | Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Toro Company | maxime moison |
In-app purchases
Lynx Handheld
No in-app purchases
Lynx
No in-app purchases
