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 offers a straightforward interface for easy communication between students and instructors.
- Class discussions
- Q&A functionality
- Announcements
- Simple interface
- Low data mode
- Reputation system
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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 — 67 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. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campuswire | Smokin'Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (67 ratings) | 4.7 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 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 | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CampusTech, Inc. | Smokin'Notes Inc. |
Customer experience
Campuswire
Smokin'Notes
User reviews
Campuswire
From 67 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Low data mode helpful
- 👍 Reputation system liked
- 👍 Simple interface
- 👍 Convenient communication tool
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App doesn't update properly
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Search and chats not working
- 🐛 Replies/answers not showing
Smokin'Notes
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for studying on the go
- 👍 Easy to navigate and use
- 💡 Helpful AI feature
- 👍 Quick access to information/materials
- 👍 Keeps users organized
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot markup PDF notes
- 🐛 Lack of highlighting/writing features on PDFs
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
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
