Open vs myBSU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Access courses on mobile
- Download content for offline use
- Update profile information
- Receive course notifications
- View grades and badges (student)
- Grade assignments (teacher)
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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.
myBSU
This official university app provides students, faculty, and staff with single-sign-on access to essential campus resources. Access Moodle, BSU email, housing information, student and faculty resources, and your class schedule all in one convenient place.
- Single-sign-on access
- Moodle integration
- BSU email access
- Housing and dining services
- Student and faculty resources
- Class schedule access
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myBSU is Bluefield State's official mobile app offering content specific to students, faculty, and staff delivering single-sign-on access to all of these features all in one place. Moodle Quickly connect to Moodle as a student or teacher. BSU Email Check your BSU email account. Housing & Residence Life Access to Housing resources and dining services. Student Resources Access Personal and Academic Information along with Financial Aid Information. Faculty Resources Access to Bookstore information, Attendance Tracking, and Curriculum resources. Class Schedule Access to your daily class schedule as a student.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myBSU at 4.3 against Open's 2.6. Open's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (84 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
myBSU holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open has 84 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Open ships an update every 2 months, myBSU every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open | myBSU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (84 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PeopleFluent, Inc. | Bluefield State College Inc |
Customer experience
Open
myBSU
In-app purchases
Open
No in-app purchases
myBSU
No in-app purchases
