MyTextMate vs MyFGCU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyTextMate
This app sends you daily text message reminders for your upcoming events and deadlines. Connect to your school or manually add appointments to stay organized. Customize your message preferences and preview your texts before they are sent.
- School integration
- Manual event scheduling
- Customizable text messages
- Message preview
- Daily reminder texts
- Canvas connection
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CONNECT Select your school or connect to Canvas manually. CUSTOMIZE Choose when you want your daily text messages, how you want to be greeted, and more. SCHEDULE Add events like meetings and doctor's appointments. PREVIEW See what your upcoming text message will look like. RELAX Get daily text messages showing everything you have coming up! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MyFGCU
This official campus app provides students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families with a personalized FGCU experience. Access essential campus information and services conveniently from your mobile device, staying informed and connected.
- Personalized campus experience
- Access FGCU information
- Explore campus services
- Stay informed and connected
- Mobile access anytime, anywhere
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Why Eagles Choose the MyFGCU App? Stay connected to the FGCU nest with the official MyFGCU app. Access FGCU information and services all in one place from your mobile device. Providing students, faculty, staff, alumni and families a custom campus experience to stay informed and connected, right at their fingertips. Explore FGCU services on your mobile device, anytime and anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyFGCU at none against MyTextMate's 2. MyTextMate's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. MyTextMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. MyFGCU asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MyTextMate against 5.0 for MyFGCU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively.
MyTextMate ships an update every 5 months, MyFGCU every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyTextMate | MyFGCU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lazy Texts, LLC | Florida Gulf Coast University |
Customer experience
MyTextMate
MyFGCU
In-app purchases
MyTextMate
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.001 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$20.001 Year
MyFGCU
No in-app purchases
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