Common App vs GRADIFY App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Common App
Manage your college applications on the go. This app offers a secure and streamlined way to apply to over 1000 colleges, research financial aid options, and access guidance from counselors, all from your mobile device.
- Apply to 1000+ colleges
- Research financial aid
- Get counselor advice
- Secure application process
- Mobile convenience
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Simplify your college application experience with Common App for mobile. Common App for mobile provides you with the same secure, streamlined application experience you’ve come to expect from Common App online, all from the convenience of your mobile device. The app seamlessly integrates with the first-year desktop experience — allowing you to apply to more than 1000 colleges, research financial aid, and get advice from counselors. Common App for mobile is free and easy to use. Download the app to navigate your entire college application journey.
GRADIFY App
This app offers college, career, and engagement tools for students. Receive push notifications for an up-to-date experience with all web features accessible on mobile.
- College planning tools
- Career exploration
- Engagement features
- Push notifications
- Web app feature access
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Gradify provides access to all of the college, career and engagement features that are available on the web application with the ability to receive push notifications to have a more up to date experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GRADIFY App at 100% against Common App's 23%. GRADIFY App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Common App's advantage is ratings volume (673 vs 27) and chart position (#32 vs unranked). 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.
GRADIFY App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Common App has 673 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Common App's written reviews are positive against 100% of GRADIFY App's.
Common App ships an update every 9 months, GRADIFY App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Common App | GRADIFY App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (673 ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 673 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #32 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Common Application | Travis Manigan |
Customer experience
Common App
GRADIFY App
Bugs and requests
Common App
Reported bugs
3 issues- White screen on login
- App doesn't load past logo
- Redirects transfer students to website
Requested features
3 requests- Keep user logged in for longer
- Increase text box size
- Add back button navigation
GRADIFY App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Common App
No in-app purchases
GRADIFY App
No in-app purchases
