myLU vs myEastern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myLU
This app centralizes personalized updates and campus news for a university community. It offers customizable navigation, a personalized newsfeed, and quick access to academic, financial, and campus safety information. Users can manage their profile, receive push notifications, and utilize integrated services like email and athletics.
- Customizable navigation and newsfeed
- Access to academics and financial information
- Campus safety protocols and public safety
- Student checklist and integrated email
- University athletics updates
- Push notifications for important alerts
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Welcome to Liberty University's myLU app, a personalized, user-friendly experience on both desktop and mobile platforms. It organizes content so that you can access personalized updates and LU campus news all in one convenient location. Features include the following: - Customizable Set Navigation - Customizable Newsfeed - Application Pages - myWidgets - Academics - Financial Check-in - Financial Aid - FlamesPass - Student Checklist - Liberty E-mail - Liberty Flames Athletics - Public Safety Protocols - Push Notifications - User Profile and Settings - Search
myEastern
This app serves as a unified digital portal for campus users, consolidating access to various systems and information. It offers personalized content based on user roles and provides timely alerts for important updates.
- Single digital hub for campus systems
- Role-based personalized content
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Timely information and alerts
- Reduced login friction
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Provide students, faculty, staff, and administrators with a single digital hub (“one-stop portal”) to access all their campus systems and relevant info, rather than juggling multiple logins or disparate applications Enable role-based personalization so each user sees content relevant to them (e.g. students see course, grades, financials; faculty see class rosters, advising; staff see HR / operations) Reduce login friction & improve usability via single sign-on (SSO) Surface timely, actionable information and alerts (e.g. deadlines, holds, notifications) so users don’t have to hunt for it
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myEastern at 3.7 against myLU's 2.3. myLU's advantage is ratings volume (213 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
myEastern holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myLU has 213 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myLU | myEastern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (213 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 213 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Liberty University | Eastern University |
Bugs and requests
myLU
Reported bugs
27 issues- Cannot connect to network
- App just spins and cannot log in
- Session keeps expiring
- App doesn't work anymore
- Constantly loads and says failure to load
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- Blocks Kaltura
- Endless loop of apps going back and forth to sign in
- Third party block issue
- Constantly fail to connect to the internet
- Stuck in perpetual loading or says cannot connect
- Constantly crashes and logs out
- Microsoft Authenticator not popping up
- White screen when trying to log on
- Hardly ever access email, only shows white screen
- Blank white screen upon opening
- Unable to login with unexpected error message
- Login loop
- Redirects to webpage for basic functions
- Cannot see washers and dryers
- Cannot find anything easily
- Logs you out daily
- Takes you to webpage for dining hours
- Does not come close to LU Today's functionality
- Login issues with Microsoft Authenticator asking for QR code or code and URL
- Endless sign in loop
- Keeps going back to Microsoft login screen
- Refreshing back to sign in page
Requested features
8 requests- Bring back LU Today
- Improve app functionality beyond links
- Fix Kaltura video player issue
- Make app more mobile-friendly
- Add dining hours information
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- Add bus maps
- Improve login process
- Fix screen fit on iPhone 15 Pro Max
myEastern
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myLU
No in-app purchases
myEastern
No in-app purchases
