MYRGU vs Unibuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MYRGU
This app offers a personalized, single access point to student systems and information. It provides notifications to keep you updated on your learning journey, synchronizes with the web version, and allows for dashboard customization.
- Personalized timetable access with notifications
- Moodle integration for assignments and grades
- Offline access to most apps
- Library account management
- Office 365 email access
- Print credit balance check
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The MYRGU mobile app provides an easy-to-use, personalised single access point to student systems and your information. The app provides you with everything you need in one place and with notifications to keep you updated, MYRGU will be your go-to app during your learning and education experience. The MYRGU app also synchronises with the web based desktop site, providing access to the same apps and data for a seamless experience. Plus any changes you make to the mobile dashboard on your desktop will be synced to the mobile app to make personalisation quick and easy. Features include: • Full access to your personalised timetable so you can see where you need to be and when, as well as notifications if anything changes. • Moodle integration – provides details of your assignments and courses, as well as notification of assignment deadlines and grades. • Offline access – allows access to most apps when browsing offline • Library account – keep up-to-date with your borrowing history and requests, as well as receive notifications when a reserved book is available, or overdue notices. • Email – access to a light version of your Office 365 mail client so you can keep track of emails • Balances – you can check how much print credit you have. Further systems and functionality will be added in subsequent phases on consultation with schools, students and support services.
Unibuddy
Connect with current students and fellow prospective students to gather information and make informed university decisions. Chat about different universities and your application journey.
- Connect with current students
- Chat with prospective students
- University decision support
- Information gathering
- Community invites
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Helping you to make connections and get the information you need to make the best decisions for you as you transition into university. Download the app and sign in to chat to current students or other prospective students, depending on what stage you're at in your decision making journey. If you have been invited to a community to chat to other prospective students, follow the steps in your invite to create an account. Experiences shared, decisions made. With this app you’ll be able to make connections across the different universities you’re interested in or applying to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MYRGU at 5.0 against Unibuddy's 4.6. MYRGU also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Unibuddy's advantage is ratings volume (106 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
MYRGU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unibuddy has 106 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of MYRGU's written reviews are positive against 7% of Unibuddy's.
| Parameter | MYRGU | Unibuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (106 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better | 6.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 106 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Robert Gordon University | Unibuddy Limited |
Customer experience
MYRGU
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In-app purchases
MYRGU
No in-app purchases
Unibuddy
No in-app purchases









