Campuswire vs BU Reserve
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.
BU Reserve
This application allows users to make reservations for various resources. It simplifies the booking process for available items and services.
- Resource reservation
- Booking system
- Simplified process
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BU Reservation App
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BU Reserve at 4.2 against Campuswire's 2.5. BU Reserve also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Campuswire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
BU Reserve holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campuswire has 63 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of Campuswire's written reviews are positive against 0% of BU Reserve's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Campuswire ships an update monthly, BU Reserve weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campuswire | BU Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (63 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CampusTech, Inc. | Chase Lenhart |
Customer experience
Campuswire
BU Reserve
In-app purchases
Campuswire
No in-app purchases
BU Reserve
No in-app purchases
