MyUW vs Wick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyUW
Access essential university resources and information on the go. Manage your courses, finances, and campus life with a streamlined native app experience. Stay connected to academic and administrative services without constant logins.
- Visual course calendar
- Student finances access
- Course registration and tracking
- Instructor course dashboard
- Campus resource directory
- Quick links to university services
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UW Students, Instructors & Staff: MyUW -- now a native app! You rely on MyUW to navigate life all things UW. Now MyUW is there for you as a native app, keeping connected to all the resources you need every day. No more daily signing in with your UW NetID. The MyUW app gives you access to all the content and info you’ve come to rely upon, now in a native look-and-feel experience. Features include all the things you’ve come to love about MyUW, now at your fingertips wherever you are: Visual course calendar Profile Accounts Campus resources: Student Finances; Accounts, Identity and Email, Academic resources, Employment, Events and Activities, Support Services Husky Experience Toolkit Specialized content for international students & applicants Quick Links -- to UW Libraries, your personal information, Directory Search, managing your UW NetID account Registering for courses Tracking course details, accessing Canvas, course materials and course reserves. Instructors: Course Dashboard, grading information, ordering textbooks, reviewing previous courses Requirements: iOS 12.4 or greater
Wick
This app helps students manage their academic and personal lives by automatically pulling assignments from learning systems and syncing calendars. It sends smart text reminders for deadlines and creates a clear daily plan to stay organized and focused.
- Automatic assignment import from LMS
- Calendar syncing for all events
- Smart text reminders for deadlines
- Syllabus upload for assignment extraction
- Clear daily plan generation
- Assignment and commitment tracking
- Focus sessions for productivity
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Wick texts you smart reminders so you never miss a deadline. It pulls assignments from Canvas and other school systems, syncs your calendars, and builds one clear daily plan for your classes, clubs, work, and life. Built for busy students who want to make the most out of college without burning out. What Wick does best: • Automatically pulls assignments from Canvas, Moodle, and other Learning Management Systems (LMS) • Syncs with your calendars so classes, clubs, work shifts, internships, and personal events all live together • Texts you daily reminders and check-ins so you never miss homework, exams, or deadlines • Upload a syllabus and Wick pulls assignments, exams, and due dates • Builds a clear daily plan so you always know what’s next • Tracks assignments, exams, and commitments in one place • Includes focus sessions to help you get started and stay on task College life isn’t just homework. Wick is also built for students managing academics, activities, and real-life commitments – including students with ADHD who want everything organized in one place, not scattered across multiple apps. Students use Wick to: • Stay on top of assignments without stress • Catch deadlines before it’s too late • Stop checking multiple calendars and portals • Break down assignments into steps and build study plans • Get help locking in and staying focused App EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wick at 63% against MyUW's 20%. Wick also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 38 months). MyUW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Wick sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MyUW asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wick holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of MyUW's written reviews are positive against 63% of Wick's.
MyUW ships an update every 38 months, Wick every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyUW | Wick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (43 ratings) | 4.2 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University Of Washington | Maximal Learning, Inc. |
Customer experience
MyUW
Wick
In-app purchases
MyUW
No in-app purchases
Wick
- Wick Premium – Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Wick Premium – Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Wick Premium – Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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- Wick Premium – Annual1 Month trial$79.991 Year









