ctcLink vs West Coast Self
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.
West Coast Self
Manage your self-storage account with ease. View invoices, make payments, set up auto-pay, and add users. Gain keyless access to facilities and individual units with a touch of your phone.
- Manage self-storage account
- View invoice history
- Make account payments
- Set up auto payments
- Add additional users
- Keyless facility access
- Open individual storage unit
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The hub for managing your account across West Coast Storage. This app allows customers of West Coast Storage to manage all aspects of their account. View your invoice history, make account payments, set up auto payments, and also add additional users. Importantly you can use the app to enable you to gain keyless access to your West Coast facility during our access hours. The app will keep details of your unit, and allow you to access gates and facility doors when you are in close proximity. If available, the app will also allow you to open your individual self-storage unit. All of this with just the touch of a button on your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: West Coast Self at 2.4 against ctcLink's 1.6. West Coast Self also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (32% vs 3%). ctcLink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
West Coast Self holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of ctcLink's written reviews are positive against 32% of West Coast Self's.
ctcLink ships an update every 22 months, West Coast Self monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ctcLink | West Coast Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (77 ratings) | 2.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | West Coast Self-Storage Group, LLC |
Customer experience
ctcLink
West Coast Self
In-app purchases
ctcLink
No in-app purchases
West Coast Self
No in-app purchases
