Common App vs Due Gooder
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.
Due Gooder
Organize your academic life with automated scheduling, assignment tracking, and integrated group chats for each course. Sync with your LMS or upload syllabi to never miss a deadline or class.
- LMS sync (Canvas, Brightspace)
- Syllabus upload
- Automated assignment detection
- Class event calendar
- Deadline and class reminders
- Course group chats
- Cross-device compatibility
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Due Gooder turns your syllabus into a semester you can actually see. Upload a PDF and we pull out every assignment, exam, and class meeting, then organize it into one clean schedule by course — no typing deadlines in by hand. Then it keeps you ahead of it. A morning summary of what’s due, reminders before each deadline at the intensity you choose, and a heads-up 30 minutes before class starts. Home Screen widgets put what’s next in front of you without opening the app. And when it’s time to actually study, Due Gooder works from your own material. Record a lecture and get chapter-marked audio with AI notes. Turn your slides and readings into flashcard decks or a practice test that feels like the real exam. Keep everything in your Locker and search across all of it. Duey, your AI study assistant, knows your classes and can answer questions about them. Main features • Upload a syllabus and auto-detect assignments, exams, and class times • Every course on one organized calendar, color-coded • Morning summaries, deadline reminders, and pre-class alerts • Home Screen widgets for what’s due today and what’s next • AI lecture recording with chapter-marked notes • AI flashcards and practice tests built from your own materials • Locker storage with AI search across everything you’ve saved • Duey, an AI assistant that knows your schedule • Join a classmate’s course with a share code • Google Calendar sync Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Common App at none against Due Gooder's 6. Common App also leads on ratings volume (677 vs 47) and chart position (#22 vs #196). Due Gooder's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 23%) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Due Gooder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Common App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Due Gooder holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Common App has 677 ratings behind it against 47, 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 42% of Due Gooder's.
Common App ships an update every 9 months, Due Gooder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Common App | Due Gooder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (677 ratings) | 3.3 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 677 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #22 — better | #196 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Common Application | Nathan Royal |
Customer experience
Common App
Due Gooder
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
Due Gooder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Common App
No in-app purchases
Due Gooder
- Pro$4.991 Month
- Pro Plan Monthly$8.991 Month
- AI Pro$9.991 Month
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- Pro$29.991 Year
- AI Pro$49.991 Year
- Pro Plan Yearly$49.991 Year
