Badger Connect vs Wisconsin Involvement Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Badger Connect
This exclusive community connects generations of student-athletes and letterwinners for personal development. Engage in live broadcasts, message alumni, access exclusive content, and RSVP for events to prepare for life beyond sports.
- Build relationships with athletes
- Participate in live broadcasts
- Access exclusive content
- RSVP for events
- Get recommended connections
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Badger Connect is an exclusive community where generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison student-athletes and letterwinners unite to learn, grow, and share for the purposes of personal development. Join live broadcasts, message alumni, access content and RSVP for events to broaden your perspective and prepare for success in life outside of sport. Use Badger Connect to: • Build relationships with existing and former student-athletes • Participate in live broadcasts and get your questions answered by experts across industry and function • Access exclusive content from UW’s Career & Leadership and W Club team • RSVP to in-person events throughout the year • Get recommended connections based on major, industry, and other career-related interests Badger Connect is a place where you can connect with your community forever.
Wisconsin Involvement Network
Discover student organizations, campus events, and programs at UW-Madison. Connect with like-minded students and explore new interests. Create or join registered student organizations to enhance your university experience.
- Find student organizations
- Discover campus events
- Connect with students
- Create student organizations
- Explore campus programs
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Are you looking to get involved at UW-Madison? Want to join a student organization? Find an event? Connect with programs across campus? WIN is the app for you! Connect with other students who share your interests. Join a Registered Student Organization—or create one! WIN allows you to see what's happening on campus and find other students who might like to do the things you like to do or whose interests might spark interests you didn't even know you had!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wisconsin Involvement Network at 100% against Badger Connect's 33%. Wisconsin Involvement Network also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Badger Connect's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). 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.
Badger Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Badger Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wisconsin Involvement Network's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Badger Connect ships an update every 2 months, Wisconsin Involvement Network weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Badger Connect | Wisconsin Involvement Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Customer experience
Badger Connect
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In-app purchases
Badger Connect
No in-app purchases
Wisconsin Involvement Network
No in-app purchases
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