DCU Loop vs VSware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DCU Loop
This official university app provides students with access to course content, instant notifications for messages and events, and the ability to upload various file types directly from their mobile devices. It ensures students can stay connected and manage their academic life on the go.
- Browse course content offline
- Instant notifications for messages
- Upload images, audio, and video
- Access academic events
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Welcome the official Loop app for Dublin City University (DCU) students Features include: - browse the content of your courses, even when offline - receive instant notifications of messages and other events - upload images, audio, videos and other files from your mobile device
VSware
This app provides a comprehensive platform for teachers, parents, and students to manage and monitor academic information. It facilitates attendance tracking, behavior incident logging, timetable viewing, and fee payments, streamlining communication and administrative tasks within educational institutions.
- Mark attendance remotely
- Log behavior incidents
- View student timetables
- Track attendance and assessments
- Pay school fees online
- Access term reports
- Send messages to school staff
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The VSware app is now available for teachers and parents and students For teachers: MANAGE - Mark attendance for your classes using your device - anywhere, anytime - View all of your upcoming classes for the day on the home page at a glance - Upcoming classes colour coded to help you identify when you’ve taken attendance and when attendance is due - Know when you’ve been assigned a class to cover - Add behaviour incidents to your student’s record - Upload student profile pictures on the spot using your device’s camera MONITOR - Have instant access to your student’s behaviour incidents - View student’s attendance overview - View a list of all your students and search within this list - View a list of all your teaching groups and search within this list PLAN AHEAD - Use the new calendar feature to view your past and future classes - Take attendance for past classes if attendance was missed For parents: STAY IN THE KNOW - Easy to use interface - Dashboard to keep track of your child’s info - View your child’s timetable - Keep up to date with their attendance/assessment/behaviour - Keep track of and pay fees online - Submit subject preferences For students: STAY CONNECTED - Updated design - Check your timetable - View your attendance record - Access term reports - Send messages to teachers, staff, other students
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VSware at 3.0 against DCU Loop's 1.0. VSware also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). DCU Loop's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
VSware holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
DCU Loop ships an update every 3 months, VSware every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DCU Loop | VSware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dublin City University | VS School MIS |
Customer experience
DCU Loop
VSware
In-app purchases
DCU Loop
No in-app purchases
VSware
No in-app purchases









