Encounter ISU vs RSAcat Mobile Catalog
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.
RSAcat Mobile Catalog
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds directly from your mobile device. Access your local library's collection conveniently.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew checkouts
- Place holds
- Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
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Access RSAcat Mobile Catalog from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew checkouts and place holds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Encounter ISU at 5.0 against RSAcat Mobile Catalog's 3.6. RSAcat Mobile Catalog's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). 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
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 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively.
Encounter ISU ships an update every 3 months, RSAcat Mobile Catalog every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter ISU | RSAcat Mobile Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Travis Johnson | Resource Sharing Alliance Nfp |
Customer experience
Encounter ISU
RSAcat Mobile Catalog
In-app purchases
Encounter ISU
No in-app purchases
RSAcat Mobile Catalog
No in-app purchases
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