SCAD vs RISD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCAD
This app provides access to university information, including academic programs, campus details, and events. Students can log in to access personalized schedules, grades, course registration, and campus resources.
- Academic program information
- Campus locations and events
- Virtual tours
- Personalized class schedule
- Course registration
- Interactive campus maps
- Blackboard access
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Tap into the SCAD experience and start exploring The University for Creative Careers. Log in with your MySCAD account to access even more exclusive tools and features. Discover the latest information about the university’s academic programs, campus locations, events, exhibitions, virtual tours, and more. -- EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR SCAD STUDENTS -- Students can log in to access amazingly convenient tools and features, including: - Your personalized class schedule and grades - Course registration - Dining and meal plan information - Interactive maps - The academic calendar - The faculty and department directory - Safety and security information - Real-time lookups for technology resources and availability - Blackboard
RISD
This official campus app helps students, staff, faculty, and visitors navigate the Rhode Island School of Design. Access campus services like shuttle schedules, dining menus, printing resources, and maps.
- Campus shuttle information
- Dining hall menus
- Printing resource access
- Interactive campus maps
- Campus service directory
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RISD Mobile is the official campus app for Rhode Island School of Design. The RISD app is designed to help students, staff, faculty and visitors navigate RISD on the go. The app provides easy access to the RISD Rides shuttle, dining menus, printing resources, maps, risdbucks and other campus services.
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Verdict
SCAD and RISD both sit at 2.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of RISD's written reviews are positive against 23% of SCAD's. RISD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). SCAD's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 2.5 for SCAD against 2.4 for RISD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of SCAD's written reviews are positive against 40% of RISD's.
SCAD ships an update every 5 weeks, RISD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCAD | RISD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (12 ratings) — better | 2.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Savannah College of Art and Design | Rhode Island School of Design |
Customer experience
SCAD
RISD
In-app purchases
SCAD
No in-app purchases
RISD
No in-app purchases
