CompTracker vs MyUAlberta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CompTracker
This app streamlines practicum management for health science colleges. It replaces manual logbooks with electronic documentation and competency tracking for students, preceptors, and program coordinators. Features include remote progress management, skill demonstration recording, and automated reporting for accreditation.
- Electronic student documentation
- Competency tracking
- Remote progress management
- Skill demonstration recording
- Automated reporting
- Digital sign-offs
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CompTracker is a practicum management solution for health science colleges, replacing student log books and journals for documentation and competency tracking. Students have the option to download courses to their PDA, where they can then submit all of their documentation electronically during classes and practicums. Afterwards, syncing the PDA with the secure network server sends everything to the website. Preceptors and supervisors may sign-off student forms on the mobile device, or online. With CompTracker, program coordinators remotely manage students on practicums and track their progress through custom report generation on the website. Friendly mobile software allows student to record their medical skill demonstrations. Preceptors and supervisors can securely validate and give valuable feedback. Instructors will cut their marking time through automation features and can view class progress at a glance. Custom reports simplify program accreditation for administrators. Auditing features streamline accreditation maintenance. Track attendance and broadcast messages in hospitals, pharmacies, ambulances, or wherever students are learning. CompTracker is ideal for accredited health science colleges with using mandated skills heuristics, notably programs for: Paramedicine, Practical Nursing, Pharmacy Technicians, Respiratory Therapy, Dental Hygiene, Medical Technologists, X-ray Technicians.
MyUAlberta
Stay connected with the University of Alberta community. Access campus news, events, calendars, and maps. Enhance your student experience with this official application.
- University news updates
- Event listings
- Campus calendars
- Contact information
- Interactive campus maps
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Welcome to MyUAlberta, the official University of Alberta app, featuring the essentials you need to navigate campus life and get information during emergency situations. Tap into U of A’s online resources and tools for quick and easy access to the information you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyUAlberta at 4.2 against CompTracker's 2.0. MyUAlberta also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 6%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyUAlberta holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of CompTracker's written reviews are positive against 16% of MyUAlberta's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CompTracker | MyUAlberta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | 15.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Great Big Solutions Ltd. | University of Alberta |
Customer experience
CompTracker
MyUAlberta
Bugs and requests
CompTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MyUAlberta
Reported bugs
21 issues- App won't open
- App keeps crashing
- Connection failure after update
- eClass sometimes works
- Login issues
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- Can't connect to chat
- Transit feature removed/not working
- Maps not working
- ETS transit won't work
- Nothing loading
- Timetable not updated
- App crashes frequently
- Memory management issues
- Timetable feature doesn't work
- Timetable blocks classes
- Timetable error
- App crashes, corrupts iOS install
- App crashes, corrupts iTunes
- App crashes, corrupts OS X
- App loads forever then crashes
- App unstable
Requested features
21 requests- Restore posting for accommodation, books, information
- Restore messaging feature
- Restore housing group
- Restore old features
- Ability to customize layout
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- Support for digital ID card in Apple wallet
- Keep running on older operating systems
- Remember me on sign in to e-class
- Fix chat bug
- Add email feature
- Add beartracks feature
- Add compass feature to maps
- Include workshops in events calendar
- Secured access to Beartracks
- Bring back old version
- Bring back class schedule functionality
- Add schedules
- Add class schedule
- Add timetable
- Add eclass
- Add courses section
In-app purchases
CompTracker
No in-app purchases
MyUAlberta
No in-app purchases
