Comparison

HamptonU vs College Tool

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

Head to head
About

HamptonU

Stay connected to Hampton University with access to campus news, videos, and event information. Discover upcoming activities and see campus life through video clips.

Highlights
  • Campus news updates
  • Event listings
  • Video clips of campus activities
  • Access to campus information
  • Stay connected to the university
Features
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App helps you stay connected to Hampton University from wherever you are. Get access to your Maps, News, Videos, etc., and stay informed with the latest news and more. Main Features:- News: Find and keep track of a wide range of Hampton University activities, from concerts and art exhibits to guest lectures. Videos: See what’s been happening in and around campus with a wide range of video clips from events and activities throughout the community.

About

College Tool

Plan your college education around your earned military benefits. This app helps military families estimate tuition, housing, and book costs covered by the GI Bill® and other programs. Build phased plans, compare scenarios, and understand your financial path to higher education.

Highlights
  • Build multi-phase college plans
  • Estimate GI Bill® coverage for tuition, housing, and books
  • Stack multiple benefit chapters
  • Account for combined-cap and outer-ceiling rules
  • Apply Forever GI Bill® housing rules
  • Compare stateside vs. overseas housing
  • Save plans as PDF
Features
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College Tool shows a military family how the Post-9/11 GI Bill®, Chapter 35 DEA, the Fry Scholarship and the Yellow Ribbon Program fit into one plan: which benefit is used when, one after another, and what that order changes. The order a family uses its VA education benefits in can change the total by thousands of dollars. College Tool maps that order, phase by phase, across a real college plan: stateside, overseas, or both in sequence. And it shows its work. The rates in College Tool point back to their official VA sources, so a family can check them and do the math themselves. The official sources the app uses, in one place: wegotyou1776.com/sources College Tool is built from official sources but is not an official source itself, and it cannot cover every case, so use it as a starting point for your plan. VA decides eligibility and benefits: confirm your plan with VA and your School Certifying Official, and read the sources that apply to you. REAL HOUSING MATH The GI Bill housing allowance (the BAH-based monthly housing allowance, or MHA) runs off the school's zip code, on currently published rates. A cost-of-living estimator sits beside it, with rent, food, transportation, utilities and the rest, so a family can see whether the housing allowance covers real living costs before committing to a school. SCHOOL SEARCH Browse any state, or type a school, a city, or the short name families actually use: FSU, UGA, Ole Miss. The VA-approved schools in the list carry their housing figures, Yellow Ribbon participation and any VA caution flags, with links to the schools on the VA Comparison Tool. BUILT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES Service members deciding whether to transfer the Post-9/11 GI Bill to a spouse or child, military spouses and dependents using transferred benefits, children and spouses of the fallen on the Fry Scholarship, and families with Chapter 35 DEA. For a survivor with both Fry and DEA, the plan follows VA's rule for using the two, by the date of the death. FREE TO START - College Tool is free to download and use with no account, and five states are fully searchable free: Georgia, Kentucky, Colorado, South Carolina and Oklahoma. - The GI Bill and Fry Scholarship math, transferred GI Bill benefits, and your own scholarships, in those five states. - The cost-of-living estimator, school search in those five states, and a printed plan with its official references, for your records and review. - Figures linked to their official VA sources. THE FULL PLANNER, ONE PURCHASE A one-time purchase unlocks the full phase approach. It does not renew. - The phase approach: plan the order your benefits are used, one after another, phase by phase, across a real college plan. - Every state and the top 50 overseas options, all compiled so you are not researching each rate by hand. - Chapter 35 (DEA) benefits. - With Family Sharing, the people in your Apple family group can use it too. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. What you type stays on your phone unless you share it. Independent planning tool from We Got You 1776, LLC. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense. Not financial, legal, tax, or benefits advice. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill. Terms of Use: https://terms.wegotyou1776.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.wegotyou1776.com

Screenshots

HamptonU4 screens
College Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: College Tool at 5.0 against HamptonU's 2.2. College Tool also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 24 months). HamptonU's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. College Tool sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. HamptonU asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

College Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of HamptonU's written reviews are positive against 100% of College Tool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HamptonU ships an update every 24 months, College Tool every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HamptonU versus College Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamptonUCollege Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (11 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHampton UniversityWe Got You 1776 LLC

Customer experience

HamptonU

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

College Tool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HamptonU

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

College Tool

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full planner$4.99

Questions

Is HamptonU free?
HamptonU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is College Tool free?
College Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HamptonU or College Tool?
College Tool is rated higher. HamptonU averages 2.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while College Tool averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do HamptonU or College Tool have ads?
Neither HamptonU nor College Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HamptonU or College Tool?
HamptonU ships an update every 24 months, and College Tool every 5 days. Most recently, HamptonU was updated on October 14, 2026 and College Tool on October 25, 2026.

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