Comparison

Interstride vs MICA/App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Interstride

This app helps international students find career opportunities with employers who welcome their unique backgrounds. It facilitates job and internship searches, community building, and guidance through immigration processes.

Highlights
  • Find jobs and internships
  • Connect with international-student friendly employers
  • Build community
  • Navigate immigration landscape
  • Career success resources
Features
Read full description

The #1 place where international students find career success. Interstride makes it easy for you to find jobs and internships from international-student friendly employers, build community, and navigate the complex immigration landscape.

About

MICA/App

Stay connected with your campus community and manage your academic life. Access critical academic tools, track deadlines with notifications, and discover campus events. Connect with peers, find campus services, and navigate with an integrated map.

Highlights
  • Calendar and deadline management
  • Real-time academic tool access
  • Campus event discovery and reminders
  • Campus community interaction
  • Campus services information
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Campus map with routing
Features
Read full description

The Maryland Institute College of Art App brings campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the MICA community: Stay on top of your events, classes, and assignments with the built in calendar function, and get notified of important dates, deadlines & security announcements. Make friends, ask questions, and access campus resources at any time! Some other exciting features include: + ACADEMICS: real-time access to all of the critical academic tools. + DEADLINES: Stay on top of multiple deadlines with push-notifications, students receive reminders, alerts and critical notifications. + CLASSES: Manage classes, create to-dos & reminders, and stay on top of assignments. + EVENTS: Discover campus events, set reminders, and track your attendance + FEATURED ACTIVITIES: Orientation, Halloween Party, Last Blast, Fashion Shows, etc. + CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening on the campus wall. + GROUPS & CLUBS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests + CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid, The Writing Center & Student Counseling. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.

Screenshots

Interstride4 screens
MICA/App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Interstride and MICA/App both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of MICA/App's written reviews are positive against 83% of Interstride's. Interstride's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Interstride against 4.5 for MICA/App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 96 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Interstride's written reviews are positive against 91% of MICA/App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interstride ships an update every 2 months, MICA/App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interstride versus MICA/App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterstrideMICA/App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (39 ratings)4.5 (96 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3996 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB62 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperInterstride LLCThe Maryland Institute

Customer experience

Interstride

All ratings39 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.4%

MICA/App

All ratings96 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Interstride

No in-app purchases

None

MICA/App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interstride free?
Interstride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MICA/App free?
MICA/App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interstride or MICA/App?
MICA/App is rated higher. Interstride averages 4.4 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while MICA/App averages 4.5 from 96 ratings.
Do Interstride or MICA/App have ads?
Neither Interstride nor MICA/App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interstride or MICA/App?
Interstride ships an update every 2 months, and MICA/App every 6 weeks. Most recently, Interstride was updated on September 21, 2026 and MICA/App on September 25, 2026.

Other comparisons