Comparison

CourseGrab vs meramu

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

Head to head
About

CourseGrab

This app helps students at a specific university get into full courses. It sends instant notifications when a spot opens up, allowing users to quickly access the enrollment system and secure their place.

Highlights
  • Search courses by name or code
  • Track unlimited courses
  • Instant spot opening notifications
  • Direct link to Student Center
  • Open source project
Features
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Trying to get into a class at Cornell that’s already full? CourseGrab is here to help! CourseGrab enhances the student enrollment experience by notifying students of available spots in courses they wish to enroll in. CourseGrab currently caters to Cornell University’s class roster. The key features of the application include: - Search for any course name or course code for easy tracking - Track an unlimited number of courses - Receive immediate push notifications when an empty spot opens up - Navigate to Student Center to grab your spot straight from CourseGrab CourseGrab is an app from Cornell AppDev, an open source app development project team at Cornell University. Check us out at www.cornellappdev.com! Let us know what you think of CourseGrab by sending feedback at team@cornellappdev.com

About

meramu

Learn new words by combining illustrated cards in a puzzle format. Discover new terms by mixing elements and collecting their associated words in your chosen language. Offers 248 lessons across 50 languages with audio and pronunciation guides.

Highlights
  • Combine illustrated cards to discover words
  • 248 lessons across 50 languages
  • Audio pronunciation and native language meanings
  • Offline access for saved media
  • Optional account backup for progress
  • No ads or in-app purchases
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Learn vocabulary by combining illustrated cards. Mix water and earth to discover mud, then collect its word in the language you're learning. Explore 248 lessons, 379 illustrated course cards and 50 learning languages, including Bengali and Tamil. Each lesson gives you a small set of ingredients and a goal to make. Combine cards, use hints when you're stuck, and hold a card to see its meaning in your native language. Read Chinese pinyin or Japanese romaji and kana. Hear words with recorded pronunciation or an available device voice. Artwork and pronunciation for your chosen language download automatically, with your current lesson and next five first. Keep playing while the rest downloads. Saved media works offline on iPhone and iPad. Play without an account. Adults can optionally back up their nickname, settings and progress with Apple, Google or email sign-in. Restore, export or delete your backup from Settings. Gameplay analytics is a separate adult choice and is off by default. No ads or in-app purchases. Existing progress stays separate for each learning language.

Screenshots

CourseGrab4 screens
meramu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: meramu at 100% against CourseGrab's 25%. meramu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). CourseGrab's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5). 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

meramu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of CourseGrab's written reviews are positive against 100% of meramu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CourseGrab ships an update every 6 months, meramu every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CourseGrab versus meramu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCourseGrabmeramu
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalker WhiteJoshua Dirga

Customer experience

CourseGrab

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

meramu

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CourseGrab

No in-app purchases

None

meramu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CourseGrab free?
CourseGrab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is meramu free?
meramu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CourseGrab or meramu?
meramu is rated higher. CourseGrab averages 3.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while meramu averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do CourseGrab or meramu have ads?
Neither CourseGrab nor meramu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CourseGrab or meramu?
CourseGrab ships an update every 6 months, and meramu every 2 days. Most recently, CourseGrab was updated on October 24, 2026 and meramu on October 24, 2026.

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