Visit UoM vs Brightside Mentoring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit UoM
Explore campus facilities and history with a self-guided tour. Discover 360 images, student profiles, accommodation details, and course information.
- Self-guided campus tours
- 360 images of buildings
- Student and alumni profiles
- Accommodation information
- Undergraduate and postgraduate courses
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Our self-guided campus tour app allows you to take tours of campus, learning more about our fantastic facilities and rich history. In addition to campus tours, the app is packed full of useful content, including; 360 images of buildings; current student and alumni profiles; accommodation; our undergraduate and postgraduate courses; and much more.
Brightside Mentoring
This app connects young people with experienced mentors to explore future career and education paths. It offers insights into university life, jobs, and financial planning.
- Mentor connections
- Future options exploration
- Career insights
- University life information
- Financial planning advice
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Brightside connects trained mentors with young people who are exploring options for their future. Using this app, volunteer mentors from all professions share their knowledge and experience with young people in order to help them make informed decisions about their future. This app also provides interesting and useful information about university life, careers, money, jobs and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visit UoM at 67% against Brightside Mentoring's 0%. Brightside Mentoring's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Visit UoM ships an update every 5 months, Brightside Mentoring every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Visit UoM | Brightside Mentoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Manchester | The Brightside Trust |
Customer experience
Visit UoM
Brightside Mentoring
In-app purchases
Visit UoM
No in-app purchases
Brightside Mentoring
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Visit UoM free?
Is Brightside Mentoring free?
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