Comparison

Open vs NU Connect (NorthwestU)

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

Head to head
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.

About

NU Connect (NorthwestU)

Features
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NU Connect is the official campus community platform at Northwest University (Kirkland, WA).

Screenshots

Open4 screens
NU Connect (NorthwestU)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open at every 2 months against NU Connect (NorthwestU)'s every 5 months. Open also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open ships an update every 2 months, NU Connect (NorthwestU) every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Open versus NU Connect (NorthwestU): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenNU Connect (NorthwestU)
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB86 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPeopleFluent, Inc.Northwest University

In-app purchases

None

Open

No in-app purchases

None

NU Connect (NorthwestU)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open free?
Open is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NU Connect (NorthwestU) free?
NU Connect (NorthwestU) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open or NU Connect (NorthwestU) have ads?
Neither Open nor NU Connect (NorthwestU) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open or NU Connect (NorthwestU)?
Open ships an update every 2 months, and NU Connect (NorthwestU) every 5 months. Most recently, Open was updated on November 11, 2026 and NU Connect (NorthwestU) on November 5, 2026.

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