Illinois vs Yellowdig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Illinois
Navigate the University of Illinois with this comprehensive digital companion. Access class schedules, your student ID, campus maps, and event information. Utilize an AI assistant for university-related questions and discover wellness resources.
- Customizable home screen
- Class schedules and locations
- Digital student ID and bus pass
- AI-powered university assistant
- Interactive campus maps with amenities
- Campus event listings
- Wellness resources
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Your digital companion to the University of Illinois, the Illinois app is for you, whether you’re a student, a Fighting Illini fan, an employee, or a first-time visitor. Features include: • A customizable home screen to make the app your own • Campus map with amenities like ADA entrances, all-gender restrooms, and lactation spaces • Class schedules, locations, and building floor plans • Illini ID, library card, and MTD bus pass • Digital business card • Wellness and safety resources, including SafeWalk requests and 24/7 crisis hotlines • Residence hall dining menus tailored to your food preferences • Groups: create or join one, or explore the official Illinois communities you’re already part of • University events, including Fighting Illini sports, Campus Recreation group fitness classes, arts, culture, and more Your quickest path to support is to report issues at https://go.illinois.edu/AppFeedback.
Yellowdig
Engage in vibrant community discussions and share content seamlessly. This app provides real-time notifications and flexible content sharing for learners, facilitators, and administrators. Experience meaningful engagement on the go.
- Vibrant conversations
- Real-time notifications
- Flexible content sharing
- Seamless community interactions
- Mobile engagement
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Discover a new way to stay connected and engaged with Yellowdig Conversations! Perfect for learners, facilitators, and administrators, this app lets you dive into vibrant conversations, receive real-time notifications, and share content from anywhere. Built to offer seamless community interactions and flexible content sharing on mobile, Yellowdig Conversations brings powerful, meaningful engagement to your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Yellowdig at none against Illinois's shown. Yellowdig also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (22% vs 11%). Illinois's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 30). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for Illinois against 2.6 for Yellowdig. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of Illinois's written reviews are positive against 22% of Yellowdig's.
Illinois ships an update every 5 weeks, Yellowdig every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illinois | Yellowdig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (117 ratings) — better | 2.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of Illinois | Yellowdig |
Customer experience
Illinois
Yellowdig
In-app purchases
Illinois
No in-app purchases
Yellowdig
No in-app purchases
