CSUSM vs CSUSB myCoyote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSUSM
Stay connected with campus life, academic resources, and events. This app provides personalized experiences, a digital ID, and access to course information, campus maps, and dining details. It also helps you find parking and stay updated on athletics.
- Personalized campus experiences
- Digital ID and MyCSUSM access
- Parking information and permit purchase
- Dining hours and locations
- Dynamic campus maps
- Cougar Courses and academic resources
- Campus event listings
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Connect with CSUSM on the go with our official campus mobile app! Keep up to date on your classes, never miss a campus event, enjoy access academic resources, and engage with our vibrant campus life all from your phone. This application is an ongoing project and we welcome your feedback. Current features include: Personalized experiences Digital ID MyCSUSM Get the most of your CSUSM Experience Find a parking spot and purchase parking permits Dining hours and locations Campus directory Dynamic campus maps Cougar Athletics game schedules and news Campus discounts Campus events Ace Your Classes Cougar Courses Find an open study space or chat with a librarian Check your campus email
CSUSB myCoyote
Access campus systems and services on the go with this mobile application. It provides a user-friendly interface for students, faculty, and staff to manage course enrollment, finances, and view news and announcements.
- Course enrollment services
- Financial management
- Campus news feeds
- Blackboard course announcements (read-only)
- Role-based content access
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This native app has a very similar "look and feel" to the myCoyote portal in a "responsive design" format, which is view-able with mobile browsers like safari or chrome on a mobile device. This "native app" is built and compiled using a framework by Modo Labs. The intended use of the app is to provide a more mobile friendly experience for students, faculty, and staff for campus related systems. Once authenticated, campus affiliated accounts are given access to specific content determined by the users role and device type. Current features of this app include full functionality of the myCoyote portal experience, for example; course enrollment services, financial management, news feeds, and (read-only) blackboard course announcements for mobile. This is the first version of this app; there are plans to include new features in the coming months.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSUSM at 2.8 against CSUSB myCoyote's 1.9. CSUSM also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (18% vs 7%). CSUSB myCoyote's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CSUSM holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 108 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of CSUSM's written reviews are positive against 7% of CSUSB myCoyote's.
CSUSM ships an update every 4 months, CSUSB myCoyote every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSUSM | CSUSB myCoyote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (26 ratings) — better | 1.9 (108 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 6.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | California State University San Marcos | California State University, San Bernardino |
Customer experience
CSUSM
CSUSB myCoyote
In-app purchases
CSUSM
No in-app purchases
CSUSB myCoyote
No in-app purchases









