Encounter ISU vs PNM Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encounter ISU
Connect with a Christian community on campus. Access ministry calendars, listen to podcasts, and register for events. Designed for college students seeking faith experiences.
- Ministry calendar access
- Weekly podcast listening
- Event registration
- Campus faith experiences
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Hey college students of Bloomington/Normal! Looking for Christian community? Join hundreds of other ISU, Wesleyan, and Heartland students as we experience faith on our campuses. With this app, you can access Encounter's full ministry calendar, listen to weekly podcasts, and register for upcoming events. Why are you still reading this? Download the app already.
PNM Companion
This app helps students manage their recruitment process. It allows users to view schedules, messages, and educational videos, connect with guides, and submit selections for each recruitment round.
- Recruitment process management
- View schedule
- View messages
- Watch recruitment videos
- Connect with recruitment guides
- Enter selections
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The Companion App is an application designed for students entering the recruitment process. It is seamlessly integrated with CampusDirector, our online recruitment tool, making it easier for users to enter selections and manage the recruitment experience. Not only is it easy and a huge time saver, but the Companion App allows users to safely and securely view their schedule, view messages and educational recruitment videos, connect with their recruitment guides, and enter selections for each round of recruitment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Encounter ISU at 5.0 against PNM Companion's 1.5. PNM Companion's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
Encounter ISU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PNM Companion has 66 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Encounter ISU ships an update every 3 months, PNM Companion every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter ISU | PNM Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.5 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #49 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Travis Johnson | TechniPhi, Inc |
Customer experience
Encounter ISU
PNM Companion
In-app purchases
Encounter ISU
No in-app purchases
PNM Companion
No in-app purchases
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