USDgo vs Care26
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USDgo
This app provides official information for the University of South Dakota. Access faculty directories, campus maps, news, and events. Stay updated with important university announcements and messages.
- Faculty and staff directory
- Campus maps
- University news and events
- Important announcements
- Campus information
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The official app of University of South Dakota. Quick and easy access to the faculty and staff people directory, campus info, campus maps, news, events, and more. Stay connected and receive important University announcements and messages.
Care26
This app empowers higher education students to manage their school's Student Health Insurance Plan. Students can enroll, waive coverage, and access plan details conveniently from their mobile devices.
- Manage Student Health Insurance Plan
- Enroll in plan
- Waive coverage
- Access plan information
- Simplified process
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With the Care26 app, higher education students can take full control of their involvement in the Student Health Insurance Plan offered by their schools, enroll in the plan or waive out of coverage through a simplified process, and access pertinent information about the plan, directly from their mobile devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USDgo at 2.3 against Care26's 1.6. USDgo also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%). Care26's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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.
USDgo holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of USDgo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Care26's.
USDgo ships an update every 6 months, Care26 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USDgo | Care26 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (17 ratings) — better | 1.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION OF OASI | Academic HealthPlans |
Customer experience
USDgo
Care26
In-app purchases
USDgo
No in-app purchases
Care26
No in-app purchases
