St. John's U Connect vs MyUAlbany
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
St. John's U Connect
This app acts as a personalized digital assistant for university students, faculty, and staff. It provides access to academic tools, important notifications, and campus resources. Users can search for people and information, stay organized with tasks, and connect with university departments and organizations.
- Access academic and technology tools
- Receive important university notifications
- Stay updated on announcements and alerts
- Search for people, systems, and resources
- Connect with departments and organizations
- Manage upcoming tasks and to-dos
- View personalized content
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St. John’s U Connect is the personalized concierge service for students, faculty, and staff. It also serves as an information resource for prospective students and others. Founded in 1870, St. John's University is Catholic, Vincentian, Metropolitan, Global and on a Mission to ensure student success. Use St. John’s U Connect to: - Access student information, academic, email and other technology tools - Receive key notifications about important university events - Keep updated on announcements, alerts relevant to you, and your upcoming tasks - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations, and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content If you have questions about St. John’s U Connect, please contact St. John's University Information Technology at ithelp.stjohns.edu
MyUAlbany
This app provides university students with essential tools and information to navigate campus life. It delivers personalized updates, connects users with campus resources and people, and helps manage academic tasks and events.
- Receive key notifications
- Stay updated on announcements
- Search for people and resources
- Connect with campus groups
- Manage to-do lists
- View personalized content
- Find campus events
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MyUAlbany is your one-stop-shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at the University at Albany. Use MyUAlbany to: - Receive key notifications - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyUAlbany at 3.7 against St. John's U Connect's 2.1. St. John's U Connect's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
MyUAlbany holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: St. John's U Connect has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | St. John's U Connect | MyUAlbany |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (26 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UCROO | University at Albany |
Customer experience
St. John's U Connect
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In-app purchases
St. John's U Connect
No in-app purchases
MyUAlbany
No in-app purchases
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