ctcLink vs Ziply Fiber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ctcLink
Manage your college experience on the go. Enroll in classes, track your academic progress, and stay updated with important messages from your institution. Access grades, financial aid information, and to-do lists directly from your mobile device.
- Class enrollment
- Wait list management
- Grade checking
- Financial aid status
- College messages
- Degree progress tracking
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The ctcLink mobile app is for students enrolled in Washington Community and Technical Colleges who are currently using the Student Self-Service Center. Now you can enroll in classes, view wait list, drop and swap classes, check grades, check financial aid, get messages from your colleges, see to-do lists, check degree progress and more on your mobile device.
Ziply Fiber
Manage your internet service with ease. View and pay bills, schedule appointments, upgrade speeds, and get support. Access account information and troubleshooting tips anytime, anywhere.
- View and pay bills
- Manage automatic payments
- Schedule/reschedule appointments
- Track pending orders
- Upgrade service speed
- Chat with live agents
- Update profile information
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Welcome to the redesigned Ziply Fiber App! Our aim is to help you easily self-service and manage your account or get help anywhere, any time - with just a few taps. *You can also access the same services via a browser at http://ziplyfiber.com/myaccount/login The App allows you a growing set of options for self-service, including: • View & pay bill • Set up/manage automatic payments • Compare past bills • Appointments/Service: View, reschedule or cancel • View pending orders and track progress • Upgrade service speed without a phone call (and, in some cases, without new equipment) • Chat with live agents • Update profile information, add users, or link additional Ziply Fiber service accounts • See top troubleshooting solutions • Get notified when Fiber is available at your address *Coming soon: self-service troubleshooting tools and live outage notifications As always, we appreciate your feedback and do read these reviews to fuel future roadmap items. MyZiply App users: If you are having trouble moving your MyZiply information to the new Ziply Fiber app, please call 1888.947.9995 and we will be happy to help you transition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ziply Fiber at every 6 weeks against ctcLink's every 22 months. ctcLink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.6 for ctcLink against 1.6 for Ziply Fiber. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 149 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 3% of ctcLink's written reviews are positive against 9% of Ziply Fiber's.
ctcLink ships an update every 22 months, Ziply Fiber every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ctcLink | Ziply Fiber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (77 ratings) — better | 1.6 (149 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 9.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 149 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | ZiplyFiber |
Customer experience
ctcLink
Ziply Fiber
Bugs and requests
ctcLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ziply Fiber
Reported bugs
17 issues- Blank page when tapping chat bubble
- Check outage button is non-functional text
- Infinite 'Something went wrong. Click refresh' loop
- Content fails to load or constantly refreshing
- Payment processing stalls at 75% progress bar
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- App freezes during payment method addition
- Account linking repeatedly fails or wipes out
- Login credentials rejected despite working on website
- App crashes when accessing payment section
- Duplicate payment charges
- Autopay not processing
- Notifications not sending despite being enabled
- Account activation message loops indefinitely
- Slow page load times (minutes to open)
- Blank loading screens that never complete
- Password recovery email not updating
- App won't update to latest version
Requested features
8 requests- Outage checking tool that actually works
- Network troubleshooting and quick-fix tools
- Horizontal/landscape orientation support for tablets
- Reliable push notifications for billing alerts
- Functional chat support within app
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- IP address release tool in toolbox
- Better account management features
- Improved notification system
In-app purchases
ctcLink
No in-app purchases
Ziply Fiber
No in-app purchases
