Comparison

TSA Virginia vs PurdueGuide

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

Head to head
About

TSA Virginia

This app helps attendees of a student leadership conference navigate the event schedule and find important information. It provides details on event times, locations, and allows filtering of the agenda by audience. Attendees can also access organizational information, officer details, and scholarship opportunities.

Highlights
  • Event agenda navigation
  • Event time and location details
  • Conference space maps
  • Agenda filtering by audience
  • Searchable event listings
  • Organizational information
  • Officer and voting details
Features
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TSA VA allows attendees of Technosphere (the annual state student leadership conference and competition for the Virginia Technology Student Association) to navigate the agenda. The app details event times and locations. Maps are available to help attendees navigate the conference space. The agenda can be filtered to show events for the general audience, middle school competitors, high school competitors, officer candidates and/or voting delegates. The agenda can also be searched to find specific competitions or events. The app contains extra information for attendees such as the mission/vision/motto/creed of Virginia TSA, current state officers, the ballot of officers for next year, voting capability, list of speakers, scholarship offerings, special awards, information regarding the national conference, amendments and resolutions.

About

PurdueGuide

This app offers resources for Purdue students and guests, including an orientation guide and self-guided campus tours. It also lists event schedules for key university activities.

Highlights
  • Orientation guide
  • Self-led campus tours
  • Event schedules
  • Boiler Gold Rush information
  • Family Weekend details
Features
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PurdueGuide provides tools and resources for Purdue students and guests, including an orientation guide and a self-led campus tour feature. The app also contains schedules for events such as Boiler Gold Rush/Boiler Gold Rush International, and Family Weekend.

Screenshots

TSA Virginia4 screens
PurdueGuide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TSA Virginia at every 4 days against PurdueGuide's every 3 months. TSA Virginia also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). PurdueGuide's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for TSA Virginia against 2.8 for PurdueGuide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of TSA Virginia's written reviews are positive against 17% of PurdueGuide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TSA Virginia ships an update every 4 days, PurdueGuide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TSA Virginia versus PurdueGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTSA VirginiaPurdueGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (17 ratings) — better2.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1723 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEventFull, LLCPurdue University

Customer experience

TSA Virginia

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

PurdueGuide

All ratings23 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

TSA Virginia

No in-app purchases

None

PurdueGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TSA Virginia free?
TSA Virginia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PurdueGuide free?
PurdueGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TSA Virginia or PurdueGuide?
TSA Virginia is rated higher. TSA Virginia averages 2.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while PurdueGuide averages 2.8 from 23 ratings.
Do TSA Virginia or PurdueGuide have ads?
Neither TSA Virginia nor PurdueGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TSA Virginia or PurdueGuide?
TSA Virginia ships an update every 4 days, and PurdueGuide every 3 months. Most recently, TSA Virginia was updated on September 23, 2026 and PurdueGuide on October 13, 2026.

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