Middlesex University vs Unibuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Middlesex University
This app serves as a central hub for students and staff to manage their daily university life. It provides personalized resources, academic information, library access, and essential university services. Features vary for UK campus students and staff, offering tailored tools for a seamless experience.
- Personalized learning portal access
- Library catalogue search and loan management
- View grades and progression
- Access student email
- Teaching timetable and class check-in (UK campus)
- Campus maps and transport updates (UK campus)
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"Manage your day-to-day student life here at Middlesex through MyMDX. This portal is available to our global student and staff community with personalised resources and information based on your campus and journey at Middlesex. Key features for all students: • Welcome and enrolment • Access your personal learning portal, My Learning, with information about your course, modules and upcoming assignments • Search the University’s extensive library catalogue and check up on your loans, renewals and reservations • Information about your grades and progression • Access to your student email account • Useful university and student information including details for different services and facilities Additional features for students on our UK campus: • View your teaching timetable and check in to classes • Detailed campus maps • Local transport updates • Ability to request Council Tax and student status letters • Apply for a place in halls of residence • Receive the latest news and events from the University and Students’ Union Key features for staff: • My Learning • University’s extensive library catalogue • Personalised teaching timetable and ability to check in students • Class lists, programme lists and student information • Assessment module grade confirmation and programme assessment boards MyMDX has been developed collaboratively between the University, Students' Union and students to ensure you get the most out of your time with us. We'll use the feedback we gather to continuously improve features."
Unibuddy
Connect with current students and prospective peers to gather information and make informed university decisions. Chat with others interested in or applying to various institutions to ease your transition.
- Connect with current students
- Chat with prospective students
- Information for university decisions
- Community invitations
- University exploration
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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 update cadence: Unibuddy at every 6 days against Middlesex University's every 4 months. Middlesex University's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 7%). 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.
Middlesex University ships an update every 4 months, Unibuddy every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Middlesex University | Unibuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (106 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews — better | 6.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 106 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Middlesex University | Unibuddy Limited |
Customer experience
Middlesex University
Unibuddy
In-app purchases
Middlesex University
No in-app purchases
Unibuddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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