Care26 vs My UNC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
My UNC
This official university app provides students with essential campus information. Navigate campus with a GPS map, stay updated on events and news, and easily access grades and class schedules.
- GPS-enabled campus map
- Event and news feeds
- Class schedule access
- Grade checking
- Social media integration
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The official mobile app of University of Northern Colorado We're here to help, with the University of Northern Colorado Mobile App Connect to UNC, no matter where you are, with My UNC. This mobile app helps you find your way on campus, stay up-to-date with UNC events, and access grades, class schedules, social media and more quickly and easily. My UNC helps you: · Find your way with a GPS-enabled campus map and walking or driving directions to any building on campus · Stay updated with UNC’s campus events and news feeds · Keep track of academic, athletic and performing arts events · Get to class on time, with your class schedule and directions at your fingertips (click a class on your schedule to see building and room numbers, as well as a campus map and walking directions from your current location) · Check your grades for the current or prior semesters · Get social, with access to UNC Social Media pages including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My UNC at 67% against Care26's 0%. My UNC also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.6). Care26's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 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.
My UNC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Care26's written reviews are positive against 67% of My UNC's.
Care26 ships an update every 6 weeks, My UNC every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Care26 | My UNC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Academic HealthPlans | University of Northern Colorado |
Customer experience
Care26
My UNC
In-app purchases
Care26
No in-app purchases
My UNC
No in-app purchases
