UMass Global vs CA Standards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UMass Global
Access university news, upcoming events, essential contact numbers, campus locations, and video content. Stay connected with the UMass Global community and manage your academic life.
- University news updates
- Event listings
- Important contact numbers
- Campus location information
- Video content access
- MyUMassGlobal integration
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University of Massachusetts Global - UMass Global News Now, Events, Important Numbers, Locations, MyUMassGlobal and Videos
CA Standards
Access California content standards for various subjects, including Arts, Math, and Science. Educators can search, filter, and sort standards to inform instruction and assessment design. The app reflects input from state educators and approved by educational commissions.
- Access to California content standards
- Search, filter, and sort standards
- Supports multiple subject areas
- Informs instruction and assessment
- Reflects educator input
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The CA Standards mobile app provides quick, targeted access to California content standards. California educators can use the mobile app for quick access to the Arts, Career Technical Education, Computer Science, English Language Arts, English Language Development, Health Education, History–Social Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, School Library, Science, and World Languages content standards they rely on to design the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level. Use the app to search, filter, and sort standards to isolate specific content, identify standards common across disciplines, and inform decisions around instruction and assessment. The content standards in the CA Content Standards mobile app reflect the input of educators from across the state, and the approval of the Instructional Quality Commission and the State Board of Education. For more information on standards, curriculum, and instructional resources, or to share ways the app can better support your work, contact Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division at the California Department of Education.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CA Standards at 3.3 against UMass Global's 1.2. CA Standards also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
CA Standards holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
UMass Global ships an update every 24 months, CA Standards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UMass Global | CA Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (6 ratings) | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Massachusetts Global | California Department of Education |
Customer experience
UMass Global
CA Standards
In-app purchases
UMass Global
No in-app purchases
CA Standards
No in-app purchases
