Comparison

UTD Services vs Now

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

Head to head
About

UTD Services

Navigate campus, find dining options, and check real-time parking availability. This app keeps you informed about all things UT Dallas, with more features planned.

Highlights
  • Campus wayfinding and maps
  • Real-time parking availability
  • Open dining locations and food trucks
  • Online food ordering
  • Building name and abbreviation lookup
Features
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Stay connected to UT Dallas anytime, anywhere. From campus way finding, to open dining locations, UTD Services keeps you informed. Features: Maps—Find your classroom, an office or a meeting location, and look up building names and abbreviations. Parking—Check real-time availability for Parking Structures PS1, PS3, & PS4. Dining —Show open restaurants and food trucks, order food online, find vending services. UTD Services will include additional features as they are developed. Send feedback to help us improve. Whoosh! 2,376

About

Now

This app helps students manage their academic information by predicting future GPAs and displaying lunch menus. It processes data on-device for enhanced security and works without a VPN.

Highlights
  • GPA Predictor
  • On-device data processing
  • Lunch menu display (Frisco ISD only)
  • HAC data organization
  • Resource finder
  • No VPN required
Features
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Now is the time to switch gears and connect like never before with Now. All features will be free to use for all. Features: GPA Predictor Automatically see what your GPA will be in the future once your current grades are entered. No VPN Needed! This app works without a VPN, making it even more convenient to use! On-Device Processing All data, retrieved directly from HAC and Frisco servers, is now processed on your device, providing greater security and control. HAC Information: Supported districts use HAC for students to access information such as courses, grades, GPA, and more. Now fetches and presents that data in an organized format. Additionally tools such as: Find Resources, and To Have A, uplift the experience you receive within our app. Lunch Menu: Wondering what’s for lunch today? No problem! This feature shows you the day’s lunch menu directly. (*Frisco ISD only) Not all districts support all functionalities. Many more features are coming soon! If you find any bugs or have feature suggestions, please feel free to email us at now.official.app@gmail.com. Now is an independent app and is not associated with or endorsed by the supported districts or PowerSchool LLC. While we strive to provide accurate and timely information, all content related to the supported districts is sourced from publicly available channels. All trademarks and logos associated with the supported districts and PowerSchool LLC are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

UTD Services4 screens
Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Now at weekly against UTD Services's every 2 months. Now also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 4). UTD Services's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for UTD Services against 4.5 for Now. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Now has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UTD Services ships an update every 2 months, Now weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UTD Services versus Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUTD ServicesNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings435 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of Texas at DallasNoah Kim

Customer experience

UTD Services

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Now

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

UTD Services

No in-app purchases

None

Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UTD Services free?
UTD Services is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now free?
Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UTD Services or Now?
UTD Services is rated higher. UTD Services averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Now averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do UTD Services or Now have ads?
Neither UTD Services nor Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UTD Services or Now?
UTD Services ships an update every 2 months, and Now weekly. Most recently, UTD Services was updated on November 3, 2026 and Now on November 4, 2026.

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