SoACE vs Vol Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoACE
This app connects career services professionals and employers to foster student and alumni career development. It offers resources, professional development, and networking opportunities.
- Professional development resources
- Networking opportunities
- Partnerships between career services and employers
- Student and alumni career development facilitation
- Innovative resources
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The Southern Association of Colleges and Employers, Inc. (SoACE) is an organization of human resources, college relations and career service professionals. Our mission is to promote partnerships between career services professionals and employers by providing innovative resources, professional development and networking opportunities to facilitate the career development and employment of students and alumni.
Vol Connect
This app provides University of Tennessee, Knoxville students with direct access to essential campus services. Students can schedule appointments with academic advisors and counselors, view their academic plans, and join queues for student support.
- Academic advisor appointments
- One Stop counselor access
- Academic Success Center connection
- View academic success plans
- Join One Stop queue
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Vol Connect gives UT Knoxville students access to key university services. Connect with academic advisors, One Stop counselors, the Academic Success Center, and more. Make appointments, view your academic success plans, and join the One Stop queue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoACE at 4.9 against Vol Connect's 2.6. SoACE also leads on ratings volume (158 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SoACE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoACE has 158 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SoACE ships an update every 3 months, Vol Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoACE | Vol Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (158 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern Association of Colleges & Employers | University of Tennessee |
Customer experience
SoACE
Vol Connect
In-app purchases
SoACE
No in-app purchases
Vol Connect
No in-app purchases
