Comparison

MICA/App vs Team BCPS

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

Head to head
About

MICA/App

Stay connected with your campus community and manage your academic life. Access critical academic tools, track deadlines with notifications, and discover campus events. Connect with peers, find campus services, and navigate with an integrated map.

Highlights
  • Calendar and deadline management
  • Real-time academic tool access
  • Campus event discovery and reminders
  • Campus community interaction
  • Campus services information
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Campus map with routing
Features
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The Maryland Institute College of Art App brings campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the MICA community: Stay on top of your events, classes, and assignments with the built in calendar function, and get notified of important dates, deadlines & security announcements. Make friends, ask questions, and access campus resources at any time! Some other exciting features include: + ACADEMICS: real-time access to all of the critical academic tools. + DEADLINES: Stay on top of multiple deadlines with push-notifications, students receive reminders, alerts and critical notifications. + CLASSES: Manage classes, create to-dos & reminders, and stay on top of assignments. + EVENTS: Discover campus events, set reminders, and track your attendance + FEATURED ACTIVITIES: Orientation, Halloween Party, Last Blast, Fashion Shows, etc. + CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening on the campus wall. + GROUPS & CLUBS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests + CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid, The Writing Center & Student Counseling. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.

About

Team BCPS

Stay informed about your child's academic progress with real-time notifications for attendance and report cards. Access school calendars, transportation details, and student service learning hours.

Highlights
  • Real-time attendance notifications
  • View report cards
  • School calendar access
  • Transportation information
  • Student Service Learning Hours tracking
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Stay connected to your child’s education with the Team BCPS App. Receive real-time notifications of attendance and view Marking Period and Final report cards. Conveniently view Baltimore County Public Schools calendar of events. Get easy access to school transportation information, Student Service Learning Hours and more!

Screenshots

MICA/App4 screens
Team BCPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MICA/App at 91% against Team BCPS's 13%. MICA/App also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Team BCPS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

MICA/App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of MICA/App's written reviews are positive against 13% of Team BCPS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MICA/App ships an update every 6 weeks, Team BCPS every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MICA/App versus Team BCPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMICA/AppTeam BCPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (96 ratings) — better1.8 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better46
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Maryland InstituteFocus School Software

Customer experience

MICA/App

All ratings96 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Team BCPS

All ratings40 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative82.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%

In-app purchases

None

MICA/App

No in-app purchases

None

Team BCPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MICA/App free?
MICA/App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Team BCPS free?
Team BCPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MICA/App or Team BCPS?
MICA/App is rated higher. MICA/App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Team BCPS averages 1.8 from 46 ratings.
Do MICA/App or Team BCPS have ads?
Neither MICA/App nor Team BCPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MICA/App or Team BCPS?
MICA/App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Team BCPS every 4 months. Most recently, MICA/App was updated on November 3, 2026 and Team BCPS on November 3, 2026.

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