UC San Diego vs Gradescope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UC San Diego
Access essential campus information and services with a mobile-first approach. Log in securely, view your schedule, find dining options, and navigate campus with ease. Stay updated on news and events, and access your student or employee ID.
- Single Sign-On login
- Class and finals schedule
- Student/Employee ID
- Campus map search
- Dining locations
- Shuttle arrival times
- Campus news and events
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The official UC San Diego Mobile app connects you to the UC San Diego campus with mobile-focused: • User login with Single Sign-On • Class and finals schedule information • Student and Employee ID • Map search • Dining locations • Shuttle arrivals • Campus busyness • Campus news and events • Access to MyChart
Gradescope
Easily upload assignments for courses using this app. Submit files from your device or scan your work directly. Assign pages for variable-length assignments and resubmit if needed before the deadline.
- Upload assignments
- Scan documents with camera
- Select existing files
- Assign pages for variable-length assignments
- Resubmit assignments
- View submitted and graded assignments
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Students, upload your assignments to Gradescope more easily than ever before! If your instructor uses Gradescope for your assignments, you can now upload your submission with our mobile app. After installing and opening the app, login to see your Gradescope courses and assignments. To upload a submission, click on the assignment in the “Not Submitted” tab and either “Select File” to select an existing file from your device or “Scan” all pages of your completed work using your iPhone’s camera. Once you submit your file(s), for templated assignments, you’re all set. For variable-length assignments, “Assign pages” to indicate where your answer for each question appears within your submission. It’s that easy! After confirming, your assignment then moves to the “Submitted” tab. If needed, you can resubmit your assignment until the due date your instructor set has passed. Once it is graded and grades are published for the assignment, it then moves to the “Graded” tab. Note: For V1 of the app, you will be directed to our mobile website for any advanced functionality, including viewing feedback and submitting timed, programming, or online assignments. Stay tuned for future updates that will allow you to do even more with our mobile app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UC San Diego at 3.2 against Gradescope's 1.4. UC San Diego also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 9%). Gradescope's advantage is chart position (#114 vs unranked) and ratings volume (231 vs 59). 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.
UC San Diego holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 231 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of UC San Diego's written reviews are positive against 9% of Gradescope's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UC San Diego | Gradescope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (59 ratings) — better | 1.4 (231 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.6% of reviews — better | 9.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 231 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #114 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs) | Turnitin |
Customer experience
UC San Diego
Gradescope
User reviews
UC San Diego
From 59 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for shuttle tracking (historically)
- 👍 Informative for course and DH hours (historically)
- 👍 Good for incoming freshmen (historically)
- 👍 Directory is very useful (historically)
- 👍 Map is helpful (historically)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Horrible to use
- 🐛 One of the worst apps ever used
- 🐛 Insanely bad app
- 🐛 Unintuitive UI
- 🐛 Cards don’t stay on consistently
Gradescope
From 231 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and effective submission process
- 👍 Clean and well-designed app
- 📸 Convenient scanning and photo upload
Room to improve
- 🔑 Frequent log-in issues and lack of session persistence
- 📱 Suboptimal iPad and tablet experience
- 🐛 Buggy scanning and submission functionality
- 🤔 Lack of key features like viewing graded assignments
Bugs and requests
UC San Diego
Reported bugs
33 issues- App needs to be deleted and reinstalled every few weeks
- Login doesn't work without opening and closing the app
- Cards don't stay on consistently
- Map is dysfunctional
- Building searches yield no or spurious results
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- Parking structures removed
- Shuttle tracker is not functional
- Loading errors and no useful data
- App doesn't always save personalized card selection
- Cannot personalize Cards selection sometimes
- Option to see classes doesn't show up
- Restaurant/market hours are inaccurate
- Functions disappear after reinstalling
- ID card function disappears
- ID card shows loading throbber
- ID card not successful with various internet connections
- App not formatted for iPhone 10 sizes
- Classes card always shows Monday
- App is cluttered and unprofessional
- App fails to open
- App crashes on startup
- App crashes after updates
- App quits unexpectedly
- App is slow and less usable
- Webpage doesn't fit properly within the app frame
- App is filled with bugs
- Update made the app completely useless
- Too many bugs
- Clunky approach to accessing bus map
- Map doesn't show current location
- Login process is difficult
- Recent updates have improved the user experience
- New AI features will be available soon
Requested features
32 requests- Bring back the previous shuttle tracker
- Bring back Hopkins and Gilman parking structures
- Add option to hide restaurants or favorite them
- List restaurants by closest to farthest
- Push notification when class starts
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- Bring back class/bus schedule cards
- Integrate Bus map with GPS tracking
- List of upcoming seminars and their locations
- Ability to electronically buy a parking permit
- Access to various blink services
- Integration of Calit Southern California Traffic App
- Inclusion of access to AtYourService
- Add events from Student Flyers
- Add a calendar feature
- Add student login with course information
- Use push notification for events, emergencies, class changes
- Integrate UCSD bus schedule into the app
- Add course information to calendar
- Include amount of open seats in course discussions/lectures
- Button for UCSD news
- iPad version
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Make the app more intuitive
- Improve UI for scrolling through cards
- Add a search function for buildings
- Make the map more functional
- Add current location to the map
- Provide walking directions
- Make ID card more consistent
- Improve login process
- Add AI features
Gradescope
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera flash issues during scanning
- Photos not uploading in correct order
- Inconsistent download button behavior
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sort assignments by due date
- Integration of tools for instructors
- Improved iPad and tablet optimization
In-app purchases
UC San Diego
No in-app purchases
Gradescope
No in-app purchases
