Campuswire vs Smokin'Notes
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 provides an easy-to-use platform for students and instructors to engage with course material and each other.
- Class discussions
- Q&A functionality
- Announcements
- Simplified communication
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Campuswire is the tool for college classes that makes class discussions, Q&A and announcements extremely simple.
Smokin'Notes
Access a vast library of study materials and notes created by fellow students. Improve your academic performance with resources tailored for University of Florida courses. Join a community of over 100,000 students who have already benefited.
- UF student notes
- Study materials
- Grade improvement
- Community resources
- Course-specific content
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Get better grades at UF! Smokin’Notes has helped more than 150,000 UF students get great grades. We can help you too!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smokin'Notes at 98% against Campuswire's 10%. Smokin'Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5). Campuswire's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 60 months). 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.
Smokin'Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 122 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Campuswire's written reviews are positive against 98% of Smokin'Notes's.
Campuswire ships an update monthly, Smokin'Notes every 60 months. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Campuswire | Smokin'Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (63 ratings) | 4.7 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 60 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CampusTech, Inc. | Smokin'Notes Inc. |
Customer experience
Campuswire
Smokin'Notes
Bugs and requests
Campuswire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smokin'Notes
Requested features
1 request- Ability to highlight or write notes on PDF documents using a stylus
In-app purchases
Campuswire
No in-app purchases
Smokin'Notes
No in-app purchases
