Comparison

ATU theLink vs Going Merry Scholarships

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ATU theLink

Features
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Use the Arkansas Tech University Events app to find out what events are happening and find out how you can get involved on campus! • Sort by campus organizations hosting events • Find events tagged with your favorite activities • Add events to your calendar so you don’t miss out! Powered by Presence. Presence provides a web and mobile platform to universities and colleges to help increase student engagement, assess involvement, allocate funding efficiently, and improve retention through simplifying and digitizing processes, collecting, structuring, and analyzing involvement data, and provides tools to help reach and engage more students.

About

Going Merry Scholarships

This app helps students find and apply for scholarships, grants, and financial aid to fund their college education. It offers personalized matching, simplified application processes, and tools to compare financial aid offers.

Highlights
  • Personalized scholarship matching
  • Auto-filled scholarship applications
  • Bundled scholarships for multiple applications
  • Grant and financial aid matching
  • Simplified FAFSA® form
  • Financial aid offer comparison tool
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Going Merry is a free app that helps you get money to pay for college. We match you to scholarships, grants, and financial aid–all for free. Each year, we help students get about $500 million in free money. Going Merry is already used by 2 million students and trusted by over 20,000 registered high school counselors. What makes Going Merry different? 1. Personalized scholarship matching Get applying faster. Less browsing and sifting through scholarships that aren’t applicable to you. 2. Easy, auto-filled scholarship applications Apply directly to many of the listed scholarships, right from the Going Merry website or app. We’ll even pre-fill the application form with the information in your profile. 3. Bundled scholarships We’ve combined scholarships with similar essay prompts, so you can apply to multiple scholarships with one form. 4. Your personas data is secure We fully encrypt your data, and we never sell it to third parties. 5. Grants and financial aid too Get matched to state grants you’re eligible for. And apply for financial aid using our FAFSA® Made Easier, a simplified version of the government form. Finally, compare your college financial aid offers using our analysis tool, to make the right financial choice. But don’t take our word for it. Students from 1 in 2 high schools in America already use Going Merry to help them win scholarship award money. Join them today!

Screenshots

ATU theLink3 screens
Going Merry Scholarships4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ATU theLink at 9.0 against Going Merry Scholarships's 15.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ATU theLink versus Going Merry Scholarships: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterATU theLinkGoing Merry Scholarships
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—10K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheck I'm Here, LLCGoing Merry Inc.

Bugs and requests

ATU theLink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Going Merry Scholarships

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account login issues
  • Problems with uploading documents
  • Inconsistent behavior when interacting with the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Better tracking of application status
  • Expanded support for international students

In-app purchases

None

ATU theLink

No in-app purchases

None

Going Merry Scholarships

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ATU theLink free?
ATU theLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Going Merry Scholarships free?
Going Merry Scholarships is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ATU theLink or Going Merry Scholarships have ads?
Neither ATU theLink nor Going Merry Scholarships shows ads.

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