Interstride vs myGW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Find jobs and internships
- Connect with international-student friendly employers
- Build community
- Navigate immigration landscape
- Career success resources
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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.
myGW
This app serves as a central hub for the George Washington University community, providing access to essential systems, information, and connections. Users can view personalized content, receive important updates, and access campus resources like class schedules and HR forms.
- Personalized resources and content
- Announcements and alerts
- Access to everyday systems (email, HR forms)
- Connect with departments and services
- Campus events calendar
- Transportation and dining information
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The myGW app connects the GW community to systems, information, and people at the George Washington University. Use the myGW app to: - View personalized resources and content - Keep updated with announcements and alerts relevant to you - Access the Schedule of Classes, HR forms, email and other everyday systems - Connect with GW departments, services, organizations and community members - Stay engaged with the GW Events Calendar, transportation info and local dining options
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interstride at 83% against myGW's 0%. Interstride also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). myGW's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Interstride holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Interstride's written reviews are positive against 0% of myGW's.
Interstride ships an update every 2 months, myGW every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interstride | myGW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (39 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Interstride LLC | The George Washington University |
Customer experience
Interstride
myGW
In-app purchases
Interstride
No in-app purchases
myGW
No in-app purchases
