Lynx vs Riviera Utilities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lynx
Easily plan your university course schedule by selecting desired classes, saving favorite layouts, and quickly retrieving CRNs for registration. Customize your schedule with time and day constraints to build your ideal academic week.
- Select desired classes
- Save favorite schedules
- Retrieve CRNs for registration
- Set time constraints
- Customize campus visit days
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With Lynx, registering for classes at UC Merced is as easy as 1-2-3: 1. Select the classes you want to take 2. Save your favorite schedules 3. When it is time to register, pick a schedule to see your CRNs Don't want to start before 9am? - We got you! Don't want to end after 7pm? - No problem! Don't want to come to campus everyday? - We can help!
Riviera Utilities
Easily manage your utility services with this app. Report outages, view and pay bills, monitor usage, and receive important updates. Streamline your utility management without needing to make calls.
- Report outages
- Receive outage updates
- View and pay bills
- Monitor utility usage
- Set usage alerts
- Receive important updates
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Managing your utilities shouldn’t slow you down. Riviera Utilities’ app makes it simple. Download to: Report outages and receive updates without dialing a single number. View, understand, and pay your bill seamlessly. Monitor your utility usage and set alerts. Receive important updates from Riviera’s team, and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lynx at every 3 days against Riviera Utilities's every 2 months. Lynx also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). 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 — 5.0 for Lynx against 5.0 for Riviera Utilities. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lynx ships an update every 3 days, Riviera Utilities every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lynx | Riviera Utilities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | maxime moison | VertexOne |
Customer experience
Lynx
Riviera Utilities
In-app purchases
Lynx
No in-app purchases
Riviera Utilities
No in-app purchases
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