CarolinaU vs Open
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarolinaU
This app provides students, faculty, and staff with access to university information like class schedules, grades, and announcements. Prospective students can apply, track events, and explore campus.
- Announcements
- Class schedules
- Grades
- Coursework
- Attendance
- Course registration
- Campus map
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The CarolinaU app enables constituents to stay current with Carolina University from wherever they are. Students, faculty, and staff can use the CarolinaU app to access information such as: • Announcements • Class schedules • Grades • Coursework • Attendance • Course registration Prospective students can complete an application, keep up with events, and explore the campus map. Carolina University is a Christ-centered University located in Winston-Salem, NC. Since 1945, Carolina University has been committed to educating aspiring leaders worldwide through exceptional teaching, scholarly research, creative innovation, and professional collaboration. We offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business, leadership, Bible, ministry, education, and criminal justice.
Open
Access your educational courses and content directly from your mobile device. Download materials for offline use, update your profile, and receive important notifications. Students can track grades and badges, while teachers can grade assignments on the go.
- Access courses on mobile
- Download content for offline use
- Update profile information
- Receive course notifications
- View grades and badges (student)
- Grade assignments (teacher)
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Welcome to the Open LMS Mobile App! With the Open LMS Mobile App, you can: • Access your courses directly from your mobile device • Download content for offline access • Update your profile information • Receive course notifications and messages • As a student: view your course grades and awarded badges on your profile • As a teacher: grade assignments both online and offline • ...and much more! We love feedback! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note and a rating on the Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CarolinaU at 3.3 against Open's 2.6. CarolinaU also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Open's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%) and ratings volume (84 vs 6). 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.
CarolinaU holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open has 84 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of CarolinaU's written reviews are positive against 21% of Open's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CarolinaU ships an update monthly, Open every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarolinaU | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better | 2.6 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 21.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jenzabar, Inc. | PeopleFluent, Inc. |
Customer experience
CarolinaU
Open
In-app purchases
CarolinaU
No in-app purchases
Open
No in-app purchases
