myLewis vs UIC Connection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myLewis
This app provides students, faculty, and staff with access to essential university services. Manage personal information, class schedules, grades, financial aid, and housing. Connect with campus events, dining, and receive important notifications.
- Personal information management
- Class registration and schedules
- Grade and financial aid tracking
- Housing status updates
- Campus event and dining access
- Important notifications
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The Lewis University myLewis app includes many features and services to keep you connected while on-the-go. Below is a list of a few to help you make the most of this app. Students: Check out the mobile version of myLewis. Update your personal information, register for classes, check course schedules, grades, advisors, financial aid resources, payments and account information, and housing status. Connect to events, dining and more. Receive important notifications here. Online Students: Find information related to your online courses and assignments in Blackboard. Receive important notifications here. Student Services and Health and Safety resources are here for you. Faculty and Staff: Access important student information, register students for classes and review degree plans. Connect to events, dining and more.
UIC Connection
This app serves as an online campus hub for University of Illinois Chicago students, faculty, and staff. It provides access to campus events, student organizations, academic departments, and essential resources to support student success. Users can manage their involvement, track academic progress, and earn recognition.
- Event calendar integration
- Student organization management
- Event registration and check-in
- Service hour tracking
- Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate application
- User profile updates
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UIC Connection is an online campus engagement space for UIC students (undergraduate/grad/professional), faculty, staff, and affiliates at the University of Illinois Chicago. You will find information about UIC events, student organizations, academic departments, campus partners, and Student Affairs and access key campus resources to help you succeed at UIC through this app. Key Features Include: • Add upcoming events to your calendar • Manage and join student organizations on campus • Register and check-in to events • Track service hours and apply for Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate • Earn PyroPoints • Update User Profile
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UIC Connection at 3.3 against myLewis's 2.0. UIC Connection also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months). myLewis's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
UIC Connection holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively.
myLewis ships an update every 23 months, UIC Connection every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | myLewis | UIC Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) | 3.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lewis University | University of Illinois at Chicago |
Customer experience
myLewis
UIC Connection
In-app purchases
myLewis
No in-app purchases
UIC Connection
No in-app purchases
