Comparison

Transact eAccounts vs Go OHIO

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
Currently charting
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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

Go OHIO

This app provides Ohio University students with a centralized hub for academic and campus life. Access class schedules, grades, financial aid, and campus resources all in one place to stay organized and connected.

Highlights
  • Personalized student dashboard
  • Class schedule and grades
  • Financial aid and account balances
  • Campus resource access
  • Academic calendars and events
  • Maps and safety information
Features
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Go OHIO is the official app for Ohio University. With it, Bobcats can view their class schedule, GPA, balances, advisors and more — all in one place. Description: Go OHIO offers easy access to services, systems, important contacts, support and information, helping students save time, stay on track and stay connected on their path to success both in and out of the classroom. Students can log in to view a personalized Student Dashboard with information like class schedule, GPA, final grades, advisors, financial aid, account balances, holds, to-do tasks, meal plan balances and more. (A guest experience is also available.) Go OHIO also includes access to academic and campus resources like maps, safety, well-being, transit, housing, dining, academic calendars and events, plus systems like Blackboard, Catmail, My OHIO Student Center, DARS, TracCloud, eAccounts, OneDrive, Bobcat Connect, Housing Self-Service, eRezlife and Handshake. If you’re a Bobcat, you’re going to want this app!

Screenshots

Transact eAccounts4 screens
Go OHIO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Transact eAccounts at 49K against Go OHIO's 35. Transact eAccounts also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Go OHIO's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transact eAccounts has 49K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, Go OHIO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Transact eAccounts versus Go OHIO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransact eAccountsGo OHIO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49K ratings) — better4.6 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings49K — better35
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransact Campus, LLCOhio University

Customer experience

Transact eAccounts

All ratings48,559 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative51.2%

Go OHIO

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%

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

Go OHIO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Transact eAccounts

No in-app purchases

None

Go OHIO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transact eAccounts free?
Transact eAccounts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go OHIO free?
Go OHIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transact eAccounts or Go OHIO?
Transact eAccounts is rated higher. Transact eAccounts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49K ratings, while Go OHIO averages 4.6 from 35 ratings.
Do Transact eAccounts or Go OHIO have ads?
Neither Transact eAccounts nor Go OHIO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transact eAccounts or Go OHIO?
Transact eAccounts ships an update monthly, and Go OHIO every 3 months. Most recently, Transact eAccounts was updated on September 25, 2026 and Go OHIO on August 10, 2026.

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