Texas A&M University vs GradeView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Texas A&M University
This official university app provides students, employees, and visitors with essential campus information and resources. Customize your experience for quick access to academic, campus life, safety, and employment tools. Visitors can navigate campus with interactive maps, dining options, and event listings.
- Up-to-date campus information
- Quick access to resources
- Customizable navigation
- Interactive campus maps
- Event and dining information
- Student academic and life tools
- Employee benefits and resources
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The official Texas A&M University mobile app is where you’ll find the most up-to-date information for students, employees and visitors. The mobile app gives you quick access to helpful information and resources to enhance your campus experience. And you can customize your experience by adding your favorite content to the top of the navigation menu. Students - Students can quickly access academic, campus life, safety and other important resources. Employees - The app is a hub for employee tools, health, wellness, benefits and access to employment resources in one place. Visitors - Find everything you need to get around campus. From interactive maps with parking information to events and dining options, the app has everything you need to experience Aggieland at its fullest.
GradeView
This app provides real grade distributions for university courses and professors, sourced from official records. Make informed decisions about course registration by comparing professors and spotting grading trends before you enroll.
- Real grade distributions
- Professor comparison
- Identify grading trends
- Data from university records
- Smarter course registration
- Supports 28+ universities
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Stop guessing. Start choosing with data. GradeView shows you real grade distributions for courses and professors — pulled directly from official university records. See exactly how many students received A, B, C, D, or F in any class, broken down by semester and professor (where available). Know before you register: • Compare professors teaching the same course side by side • See which professors grade easier — and which ones tank GPAs • Spot grading trends across multiple semesters • Find courses fast with school-specific department and course suggestions • Make smarter decisions before registration closes Real data. Not opinions. There is a difference between "this professor is tough" and "this professor gave C's or lower to 61% of a Calc II class." Now you know. All grade distribution data is sourced from public university records. We display it as-is — straight from the source. Coverage: Over 130 universities. Pricing: Three free searches per rolling 30 days. GradeView Pro unlocks unlimited searches; current pricing is shown in the app. Data is provided for informational purposes only. GradeView is not affiliated with any university. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Texas A&M University and GradeView both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of GradeView's written reviews are positive against 51% of Texas A&M University's. GradeView also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). Texas A&M University's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. GradeView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Texas A&M University asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Texas A&M University against 4.8 for GradeView. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Texas A&M University's written reviews are positive against 94% of GradeView's.
Texas A&M University ships an update every 6 months, GradeView every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Texas A&M University | GradeView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Texas A&M University | Gradeview LLC |
Customer experience
Texas A&M University
GradeView
Bugs and requests
Texas A&M University
Reported bugs
39 issues- App no longer works on 17.1.1
- Kicks user out frequently
- Non-functional when not kicking user out
- Broken/outdated links
- Map UI issue: cannot scroll up without closing
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- Bus times all over the place
- Bus route location shows 'updating' and nothing
- Bus route tracking no longer works
- Directory search function no longer works after iOS 13
- App redirects to a website for most buttons
- Bus routes unresponsive, slow, laggy, glitchy
- App needs iPhone X update
- Crashes too much
- Bus routes don't load
- No easy way to find building hours
- Course listings are for Fall 2015
- New version made bus routes less convenient
- Issues with routes not loading
- Howdy and ecampus redirect to Safari
- Power points don't open in Safari
- Map UI is broken
- Bus schedule and map fails to load
- App interrupts service when running in the background
- Bus schedule needs fixing
- All the app does is redirect to web pages
- Bus route function extremely frustrating to use
- Bus routes destinations aren't labeled
- Can't exit directory or calendar
- App crashes when accessing football news
- App keeps crashing
- Crashes every time after the latest update
- New Map is Broken! Apple maps doesn't display other buildings
- App worked fine until the last update, now it's horrible
- New update changed the map to where you can't see buildings
- Bus routes section is very bothersome to use
- Campus map and bus route section look nothing alike
- Directory stopped working
- App crashes whenever you try to add contact info
- Fails to run video (12th Man TV) where Adobe flash player is required
Requested features
19 requests- Fix app for iOS 17.1.1
- Fix bus route tracking
- Fix map UI scrolling issue
- Update bus route data
- Update app for iPhone X display
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- Include building hours
- Update course listings
- Add alumni app/button
- Improve networking capabilities
- Add class capacity/availability to courses
- Add email functionality
- Add GPS data from buses
- Add course schedule creation tab
- Add on-campus business hours
- Add ability to type building abbreviations
- Update campus map with new construction/buildings
- Add 'my location' to bus route map
- Simplify and eliminate events/calendar
- Fix Flash player issues
GradeView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Texas A&M University
No in-app purchases
GradeView
- GradeView Pro$4.991 Month
- GradeView Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
Questions
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