Comparison

BC Navigator vs SyncGrades

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

Head to head
About

BC Navigator

This app personalizes your college experience by providing access to course schedules, grades, tuition balances, and campus maps. It also offers features for faculty and employees, including roster viewing and time balance checks. Additionally, it allows for reporting issues, receiving emergency alerts, and managing appointments.

Highlights
  • View course schedules and grades
  • Check tuition balances and holds
  • Access Digital ID
  • Campus maps and location finder
  • Report facility issues
  • Receive emergency alerts
  • Manage appointments
Features
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The Brooklyn College Navigator app personalizes your College experience, and connects you to key BC information! • View your course schedule, tuition balances, stops/holds, and posted term grades • Faculty - View your course section rosters • Add courses and events to your personal calendar • Employees - Check your Time & Leave balances • Review your scheduled appointments and check the status of certain pending requests • Use your Digital ID instead of a physical card, with no term validation required • Maps - Find classes and offices - Locate nearby bathrooms, study areas, and more • Careers - Build & track your Career skills from first-year to Commencement • Fix-it - Report necessary bathroom repairs to Facilities • Emergency - Receive campus emergency alerts - Contact Campus Safety • Search course catalogs and campus events • Make appointments with campus offices and advisors • View BC Email and WiFi credentials • Track status of IT Systems Coming Soon: • Notifications of important deadlines and certain transaction updates • Receive class cancellation/relocation alerts • Access Faculty profiles • Connect with Student Clubs Your privacy is important to us. BC Navigator collects aggregate data to improve future versions of the application. No sensitive, personal, or identifying information will be collected. However, you do have the right to opt-out of this data-collection within the Application Settings. BC Navigator Development Team: Mandisa Washington, Anatoliy Gamaylo, Moshe Berman, Leonora Kissis

About

SyncGrades

This app connects teachers, administrators, parents, and students to monitor and support academic success. It provides real-time tracking of grades, assignments, attendance, and report cards, keeping everyone informed about school events and progress.

Highlights
  • Track student grades and progress
  • Access class schedules and assignments
  • Monitor attendance
  • View report cards
  • Receive school event updates and alerts
Features
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SyncGrades brings the school day together in one connected experience. Teachers can manage grades, attendance, assignments, and student progress, while students and families get a clearer view of what’s happening in school, all from one convenient app. With SyncGrades, your school community can: • View grades, assignments, and academic progress • Take and review attendance • Access class schedules and course information • Receive important school and attendance notifications • Stay connected with teachers, students, and families • Keep up with the information that matters, wherever you are SyncGrades works alongside your school’s existing systems to make everyday information easier to access and act on. Features and availability may vary based on your school and user role.

Screenshots

BC Navigator4 screens
SyncGrades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SyncGrades at 3.7 against BC Navigator's 1.5. SyncGrades also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 7%). BC Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (179 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SyncGrades holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BC Navigator has 179 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of BC Navigator's written reviews are positive against 33% of SyncGrades's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BC Navigator versus SyncGrades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBC NavigatorSyncGrades
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (179 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrooklyn CollegeLilo Consulting, LLC

Customer experience

BC Navigator

All ratings179 ratings
Positive11.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative85.5%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive7.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative91.2%

SyncGrades

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

BC Navigator

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • App crashes when logging in
  • App crashes when opening ID
  • App crashes on iOS 14 and 15
  • App doesn't keep users logged in
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  • App shows error messages
  • App is frequently down
  • App bounces between screens
  • App doesn't open
  • App requires frequent sign-in
  • App has connection failed errors
  • App shows black spaces in dark mode
  • Login fails with timeout error

Requested features

3 requests
  • Alumni ID access
  • Physical copy option for ID
  • Dark mode compatibility fix

SyncGrades

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BC Navigator

No in-app purchases

None

SyncGrades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BC Navigator free?
BC Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SyncGrades free?
SyncGrades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BC Navigator or SyncGrades?
SyncGrades is rated higher. BC Navigator averages 1.5 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while SyncGrades averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do BC Navigator or SyncGrades have ads?
Neither BC Navigator nor SyncGrades shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BC Navigator or SyncGrades?
BC Navigator ships an update every 2 months, and SyncGrades every 2 months. Most recently, BC Navigator was updated on October 6, 2026 and SyncGrades on October 9, 2026.

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