# UTD Services vs Now

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.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | UTD Services | Now |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utd-services/id1536688442/reviews)** | [4.5 (35 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/now-hac/id6473236612/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **35** |
| Positive reviews | — | 76.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 51 MB | 11 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [University of Texas at Dallas](https://appshunter.io/developer/552158925) | [Noah Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/1718689482) |

## What reviewers say

### UTD Services

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utd-services/id1536688442)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Now

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/now-hac/id6473236612)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*