TBC Now vs App State UREC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TBC Now
Easily find and schedule appointments at donation centers and mobile blood drives. Donors can access their account to view donation history, eligibility, and vital signs.
- Schedule donation appointments
- Find donation centers
- Locate mobile blood drives
- Access donor account
- View donation history
- Check eligibility
- See vital signs
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The Blood Connection (TBC) service areas include South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Anyone can use our app to easily find and schedule appointments at The Blood Connection donation centers and mobile blood drives. TBC blood donors may access their donor account to see blood type, blood pressure, hemoglobin and pulse taken at the time of donation, donation history, and eligibility to donate. TBC accepts volunteer blood donors at age 16 (with signed parental consent) and older. Blood drives are held regularly throughout Upstate South Carolina, Western North Carolina, Raleigh/Triangle Area of North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. Donation centers are located in Greenville, Spartanburg, Easley, Oconee, and Greenwood South Carolina; Hendersonville, Asheville and Raleigh North Carolina. TBC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit licensed by the FDA.
App State UREC
Stay informed about campus recreation services with instant updates on news, schedules, and facility hours. Access facilities and programs using QR codes and receive timely alerts for changes.
- Facility and program check-in via QR code
- Instant access to schedules
- Online program registration
- Push notifications for updates
- News and announcements
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Maximize your App State UREC experience! Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements for Aquatics, Club Sports, Fitness, Intramural Sports, Outdoor Programs, Facility Hours and more! AWESOME Features: Use a QR code to access facilities and check-in to programs. Stay up to date with instant access to group fitness, intramural and facility schedules. Register for programs through accessing an online website portal. Choose to receive instant alerts and push notifications on classes, programs and changes in facility hours. AND MORE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: App State UREC at 4.1 against TBC Now's 2.3. App State UREC also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%). TBC Now's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 11). On price, update cadence, 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.
App State UREC holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TBC Now has 120 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of TBC Now's written reviews are positive against 50% of App State UREC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TBC Now | App State UREC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (120 ratings) | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Blood Connection | InnoSoft Canada Inc. |
Customer experience
TBC Now
App State UREC
In-app purchases
TBC Now
No in-app purchases
App State UREC
No in-app purchases
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