Comparison

myLU vs ABCTHRUM

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

ABCTHRUM

Features
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What is the hidden word? ABCTHRUM asks a riddle and shuffles the letters of the answer. You arrange the cards until the noun is spelled correctly. A RIDDLE, NOT A WORD TO COPY • Every word has its own riddle, for example: “Which round fruit grows on a tree and can be red, green or yellow?” • The answer stays hidden until you have arranged it • You can reveal the answer only after 30 seconds; revealed words are counted separately PRACTISE LETTER ORDER • Drag cards directly with your finger, or tap a card and then its destination • Long words wrap onto several rows • Works with VoiceOver WORDS FROM DYSLEXIA TRAINING • 138 English nouns from the Dolch and Fry sight word lists • 404 German nouns from the German Basic 1000 of the Sichtwort app • Easy (2–4 letters), Medium (5–7), Hard (8+) or Mixed • Up to 10 riddles per round; language and level are saved AT YOUR OWN PACE • No time limit, no penalty sounds, no ads, no purchases, no account • Works completely offline; no data is collected • For iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape The blue letter cards come from ABC-Spiel.com, a website of the Austrian dyslexia association EÖDL. ABCTHRUM is a project of Dachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V. (German Dyslexia Association, DVLD) together with EÖDL. For children, teens and adults who want to practise letter order and spelling.

Screenshots

myLU4 screens
ABCTHRUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

myLU and ABCTHRUM are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
myLU versus ABCTHRUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyLUABCTHRUM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (213 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings213 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiberty UniversityDachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V.

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

ABCTHRUM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myLU

No in-app purchases

None

ABCTHRUM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myLU free?
myLU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABCTHRUM free?
ABCTHRUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do myLU or ABCTHRUM have ads?
Neither myLU nor ABCTHRUM shows ads.

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