Wake Tech App vs The Pirate Experience
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wake Tech App
Access academic tools like Blackboard and Self-Service, manage registration, view schedules and grades, and handle bill payments. Navigate campus with interactive maps.
- Blackboard access
- Self-Service portal
- Registration management
- Class schedules
- Grade tracking
- Bill payment
- Campus maps
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The official app of Wake Technical Community College. Quick and easy access to academic tools such as Blackboard and Self-Service, registration, class schedules, grades, bill pay, campus maps, and more.
The Pirate Experience
Discover student organizations, campus events, and service opportunities at East Carolina University. Log in with your Pirate ID to enhance your campus life and make the most of your university experience.
- Student organization discovery
- Campus event listings
- Service opportunity finder
- Official campus platform
- ECU student, faculty, staff access
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The Pirate Experience is East Carolina University’s official campus community platform. Find information on student organizations, campus events, service opportunities, and more to make the most of YOUR Pirate Experience. All ECU students, faculty, and staff have an account, just log in using your Pirate ID and password
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Pirate Experience at 100% against Wake Tech App's 17%. The Pirate Experience also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). 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.
The Pirate Experience holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Wake Tech App's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Pirate Experience's.
Wake Tech App ships an update every 7 months, The Pirate Experience monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wake Tech App | The Pirate Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wake Technical Community College | East Carolina University |
Customer experience
Wake Tech App
The Pirate Experience
In-app purchases
Wake Tech App
No in-app purchases
The Pirate Experience
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wake Tech App free?
Is The Pirate Experience free?
Which has better reviews, Wake Tech App or The Pirate Experience?
Do Wake Tech App or The Pirate Experience have ads?
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