Fordham Orientation vs Orah Student App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fordham Orientation
This official university app provides new students with essential information for their first days. Access your orientation schedule, navigate campus with an interactive map, and connect with fellow students through social media integration.
- Orientation schedule access
- Interactive campus map
- Social media connection
- New student information
- Event details
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Welcome to Fordham University! “Ram Guide” is Fordham New Student Orientation’s official app. This app will provide you with everything you need to know for your first few days at Fordham! “Ram Guide” allows you to easily access your orientation schedule, view our campus map, and connect with other rams via social media!
Orah Student App
Manage student leave requests, access contact information, and receive important notifications. Requires an existing student account to use.
- Apply for leave requests
- Manage leave requests
- View contact information
- Organize contact information
- Receive notifications
- Mobile access
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Say hello to the student app for Orah. This app provides students with the convenience to apply and manage leave requests, view and organise contact information and receive notifications about relevant activity right from their mobile device. To use this app, you must have an existing Orah student account. If you don’t have a student account and your school is a Orah customer, please ask your administrator to send you an email invitation to create your account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fordham Orientation at 100% against Orah Student App's 13%. Fordham Orientation also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.2). Orah Student App's advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 15) 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.
Fordham Orientation holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orah Student App has 252 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fordham Orientation's written reviews are positive against 13% of Orah Student App's.
Fordham Orientation ships an update every 3 months, Orah Student App every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Fordham Orientation | Orah Student App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | 1.2 (252 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 13.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 252 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fordham University | Boardingware |
Customer experience
Fordham Orientation
Orah Student App
Bugs and requests
Fordham Orientation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orah Student App
Reported bugs
11 issues- Login loop - returns to login screen after authentication
- App crashes upon launch or login
- Password not recognized despite correct credentials
- Wrong account type error messages
- Next button unresponsive during login
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- Send button unresponsive for password reset
- Random logout issues
- Slow performance and lag
- Keyboard covers message input field
- Inconsistent capitalization throughout app
- Redundant text (PIN number = personal identification number number)
Requested features
8 requests- Simplified login process with fewer clicks
- Parent-friendly web interface with better country/region selection
- Template location auto-fill for saved pass templates
- Keyboard positioning fix for pass note writing
- Single login system across multiple school locations
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- Improved UI/UX design consistency
- Account creation option within mobile app
- Better error messages and troubleshooting guidance
In-app purchases
Fordham Orientation
No in-app purchases
Orah Student App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fordham Orientation free?
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