Syracuse Orange vs Active Goal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syracuse Orange
Stay connected with Syracuse University Athletics. Access breaking news, live scores, exclusive videos, and game day details. Your ultimate source for all things 'Cuse.
- Breaking news
- Live score updates
- Exclusive videos
- Game day information
- Ticket information
- Official Syracuse Athletics content
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The official mobile app for Syracuse University Athletics. This is #OrangeNation’s one-stop shop for everything ‘Cuse! Get breaking news, live score updates, videos, game day and ticket information, and more. Follow us @Cuse and visit Cuse.com for all the latest Orange news, scores, videos, photos and more.
Active Goal
Track your Strava activities with customizable goals for distance, time, elevation, and energy. View key metrics at a glance on your wrist.
- Strava activity overview
- Customizable goal setting
- Track distance, time, elevation, energy
- Smartwatch integration
- At-a-glance metrics
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Active Goal shows you in one overview all specific details of your Strava activities. You can define a goal for the type of information which important for you (distance/moving time/elapsed time/elevation/energy). Everything is also available at a glance on your wrist!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Syracuse Orange at 50% against Active Goal's 0%. Syracuse Orange also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (631 vs 1). Active Goal's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Syracuse Orange holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syracuse Orange has 631 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Syracuse Orange's written reviews are positive against 0% of Active Goal's.
Syracuse Orange ships an update monthly, Active Goal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syracuse Orange | Active Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (631 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 631 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIDEARM Sports | Thom Ritterfeld |
Customer experience
Syracuse Orange
Active Goal
In-app purchases
Syracuse Orange
No in-app purchases
Active Goal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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