Campuswire vs UCLA Housing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Campuswire
This tool simplifies class discussions, Q&A, and announcements for college courses. It offers a straightforward interface for easy communication between students and instructors. The app aims to streamline academic interactions within a course setting.
- Class discussions
- Q&A functionality
- Announcements
- Simple interface
- Convenient communication
- Low data mode
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Campuswire is the tool for college classes that makes class discussions, Q&A and announcements extremely simple.
UCLA Housing
This app provides UCLA students with essential resources for living on campus. Access real-time dining hall capacity, reserve study rooms, and find information about campus events. Connect directly with campus support services and emergency contacts for a smoother residential experience.
- View live dining facility traffic
- Access dining menus
- Reserve study and music rooms
- Get information on campus events
- Direct contact with campus offices
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Possess all of the necessary tools to make the most of living on The Hill. UCLA Housing provides convenient access to many of the resources available for Bruins within UCLA Housing. Users have the ability to view live dining facility traffic and menu information; reserve and edit study and music room reservations; obtain information on the daily and upcoming happenings on The Hill; as well as obtain direct contact with Front Desks, Residential Life Offices, Housing Services, and emergency outlets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Campuswire at monthly against UCLA Housing's every 45 months. Campuswire also leads on ratings volume (67 vs 19). UCLA Housing's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 10%). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for Campuswire against 2.6 for UCLA Housing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 10% of Campuswire's written reviews are positive against 33% of UCLA Housing's.
Campuswire ships an update monthly, UCLA Housing every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campuswire | UCLA Housing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (67 ratings) | 2.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CampusTech, Inc. | University of California, Los Angeles |
Customer experience
Campuswire
UCLA Housing
Bugs and requests
Campuswire
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes
- App doesn't update
- Notifications do not work
- Search and chats do not work
- Replies are not present
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- Answers do not show up
- Can't access thread posts
- No refresh for Q&As
- Can't send links to posts
- Can't navigate back in iPhone
- Can't write a question after entering title
- Text disappears while typing
- Deep links don't work
- Live rooms don't work
- Cannot get a link to a post
- Receiving negative number of notifications
- Assessment test graphics are not visible
- App prompts to update when already updated
- App closes on its own
- App closes every 10 seconds
- App is bricked/unusable after update
- App won't let me sign in and crashes without opening
- App crashes when visiting a post
- Answer did not send, retry causes crash
- Post has duplicate replies
Requested features
17 requests- Add a calendar option
- Access campus calendar from the app
- Fix the back button navigation on iPhone
- Allow writing questions after entering a title
- Improve reply functionality
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- Show all responses on posts
- Enable access to thread posts
- Allow sending links to posts
- Implement a refresh feature for Q&As
- Fix disappearing text while typing
- Enable deep linking for sharing
- Fix live rooms functionality
- Allow getting links to posts
- Fix notification system (show positive counts)
- Ensure assessment test graphics are visible
- Improve staff interactions
- Address school's high turnover rate
UCLA Housing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Campuswire
No in-app purchases
UCLA Housing
No in-app purchases
