Comparison

Extempore vs GoGaucho

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

Head to head
About

Extempore

Facilitates asynchronous video and audio assignments for foreign language learners and educators. Ensures spontaneous speech by preventing the use of prepared scripts.

Highlights
  • Asynchronous video/audio assignments
  • Extemporaneous speech enforcement
  • No need for scheduled interviews
  • Reduces class time for speaking
  • Instructor-created assignments
Features
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Extempore allows foreign language instructors and students to exchange video and audio assignments without having to schedule 1:1 interviews or take class time. By enabling the Extempore Parameters, Instructors ensure that the assignments students submit is extemporaneous speech and not the reading of prepared script. You must have a current username and password to use Extempore: please contact your teacher to obtain a sign up link.

About

GoGaucho

This campus app helps UCSB students manage their academic life. It provides access to class schedules, campus maps, and dining hall menus. Users can also receive registration reminders and view estimated wait times at dining facilities.

Highlights
  • View class schedules
  • Access campus maps
  • Check dining menus
  • Receive registration reminders
  • Estimate dining hall wait times
  • Share schedules
Features
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GoGaucho is the best campus app for UCSB students. Easily view your schedule, campus maps, dining menus, and more! **Schedule** - View schedules from each enrolled quarter by logging in with your UCSB account - Access the map location, building floorplan, and course info by tapping on a timeslot - Share your schedule directly from the app in an elegant mobile format - Receive course registration reminders before each pass time **Maps** - Search for campus buildings to view them on the map - Toggle the walking or bike overlays for building labels and accessible pathways **Dining Menus** - View dining items for each meal of the day - Star your favorite dining halls to pin them to the front - Open cameras outside select dining halls to estimate lines and wait times While we do access real-time info directly from UCSB, we are not an official app of the university. We are completely student-run, and are always open to suggestions or contributions.  Learn more @ ucsb.app

Screenshots

Extempore4 screens
GoGaucho4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GoGaucho at 100% against Extempore's 49%. GoGaucho also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Extempore's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 24). 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

GoGaucho holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Extempore's written reviews are positive against 100% of GoGaucho's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extempore ships an update every 2 months, GoGaucho monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Extempore versus GoGaucho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtemporeGoGaucho
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (85 ratings)5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeeloh Technologies LLCJackson Cooley

Customer experience

Extempore

All ratings85 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative51.2%

GoGaucho

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Extempore

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App keeps locking assignments
  • Recording issues
  • Disappearing UI elements after stopping recording
  • Error message: 'Error. Sorry, this question is unavailable.'
  • App is slow and unusable
Show 12 more
  • Elements of the app are cut off on newer iPhones
  • Missing question answer choices on website
  • Error message: 'Error - object object'
  • App does not load assignments
  • App buffers indefinitely on assignments
  • App crashes when trying to record
  • App glitches out of assignments multiple times
  • Cannot play video assignments
  • App glitches all the time
  • App submits incorrect answers
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot log into the app after purchase

Requested features

1 request
  • Allow users to use web version on mobile

GoGaucho

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Extempore

No in-app purchases

None

GoGaucho

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extempore free?
Extempore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoGaucho free?
GoGaucho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Extempore or GoGaucho?
GoGaucho is rated higher. Extempore averages 2.4 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while GoGaucho averages 5.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Extempore or GoGaucho have ads?
Neither Extempore nor GoGaucho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Extempore or GoGaucho?
Extempore ships an update every 2 months, and GoGaucho monthly. Most recently, Extempore was updated on October 16, 2026 and GoGaucho on October 22, 2026.

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