Transact eAccounts vs Go OHIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View account balances
- Track recent transactions
- Add money to accounts
- Digital ID in Apple Wallet
- Report lost/found cards
- Multi-factor authentication
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
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.
- Personalized student dashboard
- Class schedule and grades
- Financial aid and account balances
- Campus resource access
- Academic calendars and events
- Maps and safety information
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Transact eAccounts | Go OHIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (49K ratings) — better | 4.6 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #84 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transact Campus, LLC | Ohio University |
Customer experience
Transact eAccounts
Go OHIO
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
Transact eAccounts
No in-app purchases
Go OHIO
No in-app purchases









