Comparison

Transact eAccounts vs Gradescope

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

Head to head
About

Transact eAccounts

Manage your campus accounts on the go. View balances, track transactions, and add funds easily. At participating institutions, use your digital ID for access and payments.

Highlights
  • View account balances
  • Track recent transactions
  • Add money to accounts
  • Digital ID in Apple Wallet
  • Report lost/found cards
  • Multi-factor authentication
Features
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For users at participating campuses and institutions, eAccounts mobile makes it easy to view account balances, add money and track recent transactions. At select campuses, users can now add their ID card to Wallet to access places like your residence hall, the library, and events; or pay for laundry, snacks, and dinners using their iPhone and Apple Watch. Key Features & Benefits: • View account balances • Track recent transactions • Add money to accounts using Apple Pay or a previously-saved payment method • Add your ID card to Apple Wallet (select campuses) • Barcode (select campuses) • Report cards lost or found • Multi Factor Authentication • App Shortcuts • Change PIN Requirements: • Campus or institution must subscribe to eAccounts service • Campus or institution must enable mobile features to provide access to users • Wi-Fi or cellular data plan for Internet access Contact your campus ID card office to check availability.

About

Gradescope

Easily upload assignments for courses using this app. Submit files from your device or scan your work directly. Assign pages for variable-length assignments and resubmit if needed before the deadline.

Highlights
  • Upload assignments
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Select existing files
  • Assign pages for variable-length assignments
  • Resubmit assignments
  • View submitted and graded assignments
Features
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Students, upload your assignments to Gradescope more easily than ever before! If your instructor uses Gradescope for your assignments, you can now upload your submission with our mobile app. After installing and opening the app, login to see your Gradescope courses and assignments. To upload a submission, click on the assignment in the “Not Submitted” tab and either “Select File” to select an existing file from your device or “Scan” all pages of your completed work using your iPhone’s camera. Once you submit your file(s), for templated assignments, you’re all set. For variable-length assignments, “Assign pages” to indicate where your answer for each question appears within your submission. It’s that easy! After confirming, your assignment then moves to the “Submitted” tab. If needed, you can resubmit your assignment until the due date your instructor set has passed. Once it is graded and grades are published for the assignment, it then moves to the “Graded” tab. Note: For V1 of the app, you will be directed to our mobile website for any advanced functionality, including viewing feedback and submitting timed, programming, or online assignments. Stay tuned for future updates that will allow you to do even more with our mobile app!

Screenshots

Transact eAccounts4 screens
Gradescope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Transact eAccounts at 4.8 against Gradescope's 1.4. Transact eAccounts also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 9%) and ratings volume (49K vs 259). Gradescope's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transact eAccounts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transact eAccounts has 49K ratings behind it against 259, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Transact eAccounts's written reviews are positive against 9% of Gradescope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, Gradescope every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Transact eAccounts versus Gradescope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransact eAccountsGradescope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49K ratings) — better1.4 (259 ratings)
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings49K — better259
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransact Campus, LLCTurnitin

Customer experience

Transact eAccounts

All ratings48,559 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative51.6%

Gradescope

All ratings259 ratings
Positive7.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative89.2%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative83.8%

User reviews

Transact eAccounts

From 49K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great technology
  • 🚀 Convenient
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Accessible
  • 👍 Helpful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🐛 Unreliable
  • 🐛 Slow
  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🐛 Glitchy

Gradescope

From 259 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and effective submission process
  • 👍 Clean and well-designed app
  • 📸 Convenient scanning and photo upload

Room to improve

  • 🔑 Frequent log-in issues and lack of session persistence
  • 📱 Suboptimal iPad and tablet experience
  • 🐛 Buggy scanning and submission functionality
  • 🤔 Lack of key features like viewing graded assignments

Bugs and requests

Transact eAccounts

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot add card to wallet
  • Login/authentication issues
  • Incorrect balance display
  • Grayed out main screen after login
  • Inability to find/select school

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow for two accounts under the same institution
  • Add option to edit payments within the app
  • Improve wallet integration

Gradescope

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera flash issues during scanning
  • Photos not uploading in correct order
  • Inconsistent download button behavior

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to sort assignments by due date
  • Integration of tools for instructors
  • Improved iPad and tablet optimization

In-app purchases

None

Transact eAccounts

No in-app purchases

None

Gradescope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transact eAccounts free?
Transact eAccounts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gradescope free?
Gradescope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transact eAccounts or Gradescope?
Transact eAccounts is rated higher. Transact eAccounts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49K ratings, while Gradescope averages 1.4 from 259 ratings.
Do Transact eAccounts or Gradescope have ads?
Neither Transact eAccounts nor Gradescope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transact eAccounts or Gradescope?
Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, and Gradescope every 2 months. Most recently, Transact eAccounts was updated on October 15, 2026 and Gradescope on October 13, 2026.

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