Thrive at UT vs SFA Campus Rec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrive at UT
This app supports University of Texas students in navigating campus life. It offers guidance on friendships, mindfulness, and challenges through videos and interactive activities. The goal is to help students make positive changes for a better daily experience.
- Campus life navigation
- Friendship building guidance
- Mindfulness techniques
- Challenge management
- Student video stories
- Interactive learning activities
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Specifically designed for students throughout the University of Texas system, Thrive at UT helps you live your best life. Eight topic areas including building friendships, becoming more mindful, and managing challenges help you better navigate the ups and downs of campus life. There are short videos of students sharing their own stories as well as interactive activities to help you learn more about yourself. Thrive helps you make small, simple changes that can have a powerful impact on your daily life!
SFA Campus Rec
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With the SFA Rec app, you can: -Scan into recreation facilities using your mobile device. -Register for programs and activities offered through SFA Campus Recreation. -Access the most up-to-date Group Axe Class schedules. -Create a personalized calendar with your favorite programs and classes. -Opt in for notifications from areas and activities you care about—get alerts for registration deadlines, special facility hours, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SFA Campus Rec at 5.0 against Thrive at UT's 4.5. SFA Campus Rec also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Thrive at UT's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SFA Campus Rec holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrive at UT has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Thrive at UT ships an update every 6 months, SFA Campus Rec every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Thrive at UT | SFA Campus Rec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | InnoSoft Canada Inc. |
In-app purchases
Thrive at UT
No in-app purchases
SFA Campus Rec
No in-app purchases
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