Slopes vs CourseGrab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slopes
Explore graphical solutions to ordinary differential equations with this interactive educational tool. It offers six distinct activities, including plotting vector fields, solving systems of equations, and visualizing oscillations. Ideal for homework, classroom use, or research projects.
- Interactive ODE exploration
- Vector field plotting
- Systems of equations solver
- Numerical approximation methods
- Bifurcation diagram creation
- Preloaded and custom examples
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Slopes is an interactive environment for exploring graphical solutions to ordinary differential equations. Slopes consists of six activities with preloaded examples to get you started and the ability to input your own content. "Slopefields" and “Phase Planes” both plot vector fields and solutions corresponding to multiple initial conditions. “Systems” dynamically solves systems of up to six equations. “Oscillations” solves second-order constant coefficient equations and animates the corresponding spring-mass system or RLC circuit. “Methods” constructs numerical approximations of a single ordinary differential equation using Euler’s method as well as Second and Fourth Order Runge-Kutta methods. "Bifurcations" creates a bifurcation diagram and shows the stability of equilibrium points. Slopes is a playground for ODEs. You can use it for homework, in-class activities or a new research project.
CourseGrab
This app helps students at a specific university get into full courses. It sends instant notifications when a spot opens up, allowing users to quickly access the enrollment system and secure their place.
- Search courses by name or code
- Track unlimited courses
- Instant spot opening notifications
- Direct link to Student Center
- Open source project
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Trying to get into a class at Cornell that’s already full? CourseGrab is here to help! CourseGrab enhances the student enrollment experience by notifying students of available spots in courses they wish to enroll in. CourseGrab currently caters to Cornell University’s class roster. The key features of the application include: - Search for any course name or course code for easy tracking - Track an unlimited number of courses - Receive immediate push notifications when an empty spot opens up - Navigate to Student Center to grab your spot straight from CourseGrab CourseGrab is an app from Cornell AppDev, an open source app development project team at Cornell University. Check us out at www.cornellappdev.com! Let us know what you think of CourseGrab by sending feedback at team@cornellappdev.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slopes at 100% against CourseGrab's 25%. Slopes also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Slopes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Slopes's written reviews are positive against 25% of CourseGrab's.
Slopes ships an update every 2 months, CourseGrab every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slopes | CourseGrab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better | 3.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Lucas | Walker White |
Customer experience
Slopes
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In-app purchases
Slopes
No in-app purchases
CourseGrab
No in-app purchases









