Union uGroups vs Cal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Union uGroups
Connect with your university community through campus announcements, club discovery, and a student/employee directory. Stay informed with the integrated campus calendar.
- Campus announcements
- Club discovery
- Student/employee directory
- Campus calendar
- Stay connected
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Union Adventist University students and employees, download the Union uGroups app to stay connected to campus announcements, find new clubs, search for fellow Unionites in the directory and stay updated through the campus calendar.
Cal
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The Cal-Bridge CampusGroups app allows community members to track Cal-Bridge activities, communicate with others in the community, register for and sign into events, submit forms, and find program resources
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Verdict
Union uGroups and Cal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Union uGroups ships an update monthly, Cal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Union uGroups | Cal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (55 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | University of California, Irvine |
In-app purchases
Union uGroups
No in-app purchases
Cal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Union uGroups free?
Is Cal free?
Do Union uGroups or Cal have ads?
Which is updated more often, Union uGroups or Cal?
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