MDX My Learning vs Unibuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDX My Learning
Access your educational modules and program content offline, receive instant notifications, and engage in discussions. Upload files, view grades, and find contacts within your courses.
- Offline module access
- Instant notifications
- Contact fellow students
- Discussion forums
- Calendar events
- File uploads
- View grades
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MDX My Learning mobile app can be used to access My Learning on your mobile device independently or in conjunction with the MDX app. You can use the MDX My Learning app to: Browse the content of your modules and programme, even when offline Receive instant notifications of messages and other events direct to your mobile Find and contact other people in your modules and programme Read and contribute to discussion forums. See calendar events. Upload images, audio, videos and other files directly from your mobile device View your grades and more! Please see https://docs.moodle.org/32/en/Moodle_Mobile_features for all the latest information.
Unibuddy
Connect with current and prospective students to get authentic insights and make informed decisions about university. Chat with peers to navigate your transition into higher education.
- Connect with current students
- Chat with prospective students
- Get university information
- Make informed decisions
- Transition to university support
- Join university communities
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Helping you to make connections and get the information you need to make the best decisions for you as you transition into university. Download the app and sign in to chat to current students or other prospective students, depending on what stage you're at in your decision making journey. If you have been invited to a community to chat to other prospective students, follow the steps in your invite to create an account. Experiences shared, decisions made. With this app you’ll be able to make connections across the different universities you’re interested in or applying to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unibuddy at 4.6 against MDX My Learning's 1.8. Unibuddy also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (102 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Unibuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unibuddy has 102 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MDX My Learning's written reviews are positive against 4% of Unibuddy's.
MDX My Learning ships an update every 6 months, Unibuddy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDX My Learning | Unibuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 4.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Middlesex University | Unibuddy Limited |
Customer experience
MDX My Learning
Unibuddy
In-app purchases
MDX My Learning
No in-app purchases
Unibuddy
No in-app purchases
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