Crown Connect vs myUNW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crown Connect
This app provides a safe space for college students to connect, share information, and access campus resources. Discover events, join groups, and stay updated on campus initiatives to foster a strong community. It also offers a digital ID card for campus access and in-app messaging.
- Campus event discovery
- Community feed for interaction
- Digital ID card functionality
- Group participation
- Direct and group messaging
- Access to campus resources
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"The purpose of the Crown Connect App is to be a space that is emotionally, spiritually, and physically safe for Crown College students to interact in. The goal is to highlight and celebrate current students, events, campus initiatives, and other information that will encourage and promote community at Crown College. Get notified of important dates and announcements, connect with others on campus, ask questions, and access campus resources at any time. Some other features include: - EVENTS: Discover campus events and see what friends are also attending. - COMMUNITY FEED: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what’s happening on the community feed. - ID CARD: Use the digital ID card to scan in for events, Chapel, and meals. - GROUPS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests. - CHAT: Message other users individually or set up social group chats or group chats for class assignments."
myUNW
This app provides students, faculty, and staff with essential campus information and productivity tools. Access news, events, academic profiles, and connect with the university community. It also offers access to key systems like Moodle and email.
- Campus news, events, and alerts
- Access to Moodle, Banner, and email
- View academic profile and course info
- Discover groups, clubs, and events
- Search knowledge articles and FAQs
- Connect with staff, faculty, and peers
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myUNW is the official app for students, faculty, and staff of University of Northwestern – St Paul and Northwestern Media Features: - Keep up to date with the latest campus news, events, and alerts - Access to productivity tools such as Moodle, Degree Works, Banner, email, and other key systems - View balances, spiritual development credits, academic profile, and course information - Join campus events and check into chapel - Discover groups, clubs & events - Seach knowledge articles, resources & FAQ's - Connect with staff, faculty, departments, and peers - Customize your settings Contact information: servicedesk@unwsp.edu | 651-631-5699 (available 24/7)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: myUNW at 100% against Crown Connect's 0%. myUNW also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.4). Crown Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 8). 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.
myUNW holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crown Connect has 40 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Crown Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of myUNW's.
Crown Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, myUNW every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Crown Connect | myUNW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (40 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Crown College | UCROO |
Customer experience
Crown Connect
myUNW
In-app purchases
Crown Connect
No in-app purchases
myUNW
No in-app purchases









