Comparison

TouchNet 360u vs Open

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

Head to head
About

TouchNet 360u

This app provides a unified platform for campus life, integrating student ID, payment processing, and access control. Students can manage their accounts, access campus facilities, and view important information like dining menus and event schedules.

Highlights
  • Virtual student ID
  • Secure payment system
  • Campus facility access
  • OneCard account management
  • Transaction history
  • Campus information hub
Features
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TouchNet Mobile is your single point of access to campus life, combining student ID functionality with electronic payment processing and access control to enhance the whole student experience. TouchNet Mobile is a unique, mobile-based technology from TouchNet that enables campus administrators to offer students a single point of access to campus life. It serves as a secure payment system for campus services, goods and activities, as a virtual ID card, and gives students access to events, buildings, libraries, and other campus facilities using pin codes, passwords and geo-fencing. Students can also manage their OneCard account with features such as deactivating their card, checking their balance, report on transaction history and more. With configurable icons, campus information such as athletic events, dining menus, bus schedules and more are readily available within TouchNet Mobile. Participating TouchNet Mobile terminals can include vending machines, photocopiers, laundry controllers, print stations, financial terminals, dining point of sale terminals, event, activity, access terminals and more.

About

Open

Access your educational courses and content directly from your mobile device. Download materials for offline use, update your profile, and receive important notifications. Students can track grades and badges, while teachers can grade assignments on the go.

Highlights
  • Access courses on mobile
  • Download content for offline use
  • Update profile information
  • Receive course notifications
  • View grades and badges (student)
  • Grade assignments (teacher)
Features
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Welcome to the Open LMS Mobile App! With the Open LMS Mobile App, you can: • Access your courses directly from your mobile device • Download content for offline access • Update your profile information • Receive course notifications and messages • As a student: view your course grades and awarded badges on your profile • As a teacher: grade assignments both online and offline • ...and much more! We love feedback! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note and a rating on the Store.

Screenshots

TouchNet 360u4 screens
Open4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open at 2.6 against TouchNet 360u's 2.0. Open also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 5%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Open holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of TouchNet 360u's written reviews are positive against 19% of Open's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TouchNet 360u versus Open: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchNet 360uOpen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (143 ratings)2.6 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.1% of reviews18.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better84
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB70 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTouchnet Information Systems Inc.PeopleFluent, Inc.

Customer experience

TouchNet 360u

All ratings143 ratings
Positive23.8%
Neutral0.7%
Negative75.5%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive5.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative94.9%

Open

All ratings84 ratings
Positive34.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative71.9%

Bugs and requests

TouchNet 360u

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • App is extremely slow
  • Cannot use on a different device
  • Hidden external website for password reset
  • Account in use by another device error
  • App won't update
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  • Cannot upload/take picture for student ID
  • App kept crashing
  • App does not work
  • Data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format
  • Unable to deregister from broken phone
  • Password reset requires contacting one web without account
  • Error when trying to login
  • App hasn’t worked all year
  • Suppressing students from accessing basic needs
  • Rarely able to use for benefits (bus rides)
  • Log in once after uninstall, then requires re-registration
  • Stuck loading at login
  • App freezes
  • Cannot upload ID photo
  • App froze on first try, now won't let login
  • Cannot upload picture for ID
  • Student account already assigned error
  • Mobile device already registered error
  • App closes when searching for school
  • Device was already registered then crashes
  • Cannot check balance
  • Account already assigned error after first use
  • Major school not appearing
  • Not working on new device
  • Cannot add to Apple Wallet
  • Option to add to Apple Wallet not there
  • Fails to find school
  • Fail to connect every time
  • Incompatible with Apple Wallet
  • Bug prevents 2-step authentication for Apple Wallet

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add ID to Apple Wallet
  • Fix login issues after reinstall
  • Improve password reset process
  • Allow use on different devices
  • Fix ID photo upload
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  • Make app more user-friendly
  • Allow deregistering from old phones
  • Fix UDID registration issues
  • Improve app stability

Open

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TouchNet 360u

No in-app purchases

None

Open

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchNet 360u free?
TouchNet 360u is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open free?
Open is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TouchNet 360u or Open?
Open is rated higher. TouchNet 360u averages 2.0 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Open averages 2.6 from 84 ratings.
Do TouchNet 360u or Open have ads?
Neither TouchNet 360u nor Open shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchNet 360u or Open?
TouchNet 360u ships an update every 2 months, and Open every 2 months. Most recently, TouchNet 360u was updated on September 24, 2026 and Open on September 22, 2026.

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