SFU Snap vs Campusly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SFU Snap
Plan your campus life with ease. Access your course schedule, find room locations, track shuttle buses, and discover campus services like dining and libraries. This student-created app simplifies your university experience.
- Personalized course schedule
- Room location finder
- Shuttle bus tracker
- Campus services directory
- Dining and library information
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SFU Snap was created by students, for students. It provides you with the information you need to easily plan your campus experience in a snap. Access your personalized course schedule, find room locations, locate the shuttle bus, and explore campus services like dining and library. You can provide us direct feedback at http://www.sfu.ca/apps/feedback.html.
Campusly
This app helps students manage their academic life with tools for scheduling, navigation, and course feedback. It also includes social features for connecting with friends and participating in online educational discussions.
- Course schedule management
- On-campus navigation
- Course and professor ratings
- Friend connections and chat
- Study countdowns
- Online educational platform
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Studying on campus, this app is your best choice! Studying kit: ▪ Countdown days ▪ Course Schedule ▪ On-campus navigation ▪ Course rating ▪ Professor rating Online Social: ▪ Circles ▪ Friends: Add friends, chat online. Online Edu Platform
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Campusly at 4.0 against SFU Snap's 1.0. Campusly also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). SFU Snap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads 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. Campusly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SFU Snap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Campusly holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campusly has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of SFU Snap's written reviews are positive against 67% of Campusly's.
SFU Snap ships an update every 2 months, Campusly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | SFU Snap | Campusly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Simon Fraser University | CAMPUS BOOK INC |
Customer experience
SFU Snap
Campusly
In-app purchases
SFU Snap
No in-app purchases
Campusly
- 1 Credit$0.99
- 5 Credits$3.99
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