myFSU Mobile vs Archivum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myFSU Mobile
Access essential university links, tools, and resources for students, faculty, and staff. Manage courses, finances, timesheets, paychecks, and benefits from a central hub. Quickly navigate to frequently used websites and applications.
- Course access
- Financial management
- Timesheet and paycheck info
- Benefit information
- Account management
- Quick links to websites
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Find out what’s happening on campus! Florida State University’s official mobile app serves as a personal gateway to the links, tools and resources you need to be successful as a faculty, staff or student. As a student, gain quick access to your courses and finances and manage everything from financial aid to adding and dropping classes. Meanwhile, faculty and staff members can find a snapshot of their timesheet, paycheck and benefits information, with additional links to resources for advising, teaching or administrative functions. From this central location, everyone can manage their FSU account and use the quick links to jump to frequently used websites and apps.
Archivum
This app provides a centralized hub for University of South Florida students, faculty, and staff to access essential services. Manage academic tasks, appointments, and administrative requests with ease.
- Track admission status
- Schedule advising appointments
- Manage academic requirements
- Submit travel requests
- Access university resources
- Facilitate administrative processes
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The official Archivum mobile app that connects you to the University of South Florida services and resources you need. Whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member, Archivum makes it easy to manage your academic life. The app will help you check your admission status, request advising appointments, request a guest account, submit a travel request, and more with just a few taps on your phone or tablet. Student features: - Track your application status and complete any pending application requirements - Get ready for your first day at USF with myBullsPath (for First Time in College students) - Schedule Academic Advising appointments - Request Contract Course Permits for public health graduate students - Adjust your fourth-year Schedule for professional medical students Faculty and Staff features: - Connect seamlessly with USF system resources to boost student success - From reviewing admission applications to updating faculty records - Manage travel expenses - Facilitate tenure processes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Archivum at 2.9 against myFSU Mobile's 2.1. myFSU Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Archivum holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of myFSU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 38% of Archivum's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
myFSU Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Archivum every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myFSU Mobile | Archivum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 2.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Florida State University | University of South Florida |
Customer experience
myFSU Mobile
Archivum
Bugs and requests
myFSU Mobile
Reported bugs
32 issues- Login screen doesn't fill iCloud Keychain password
- Cookie to save Duo for 60 days not supported
- FSU page doesn't fit screen (redundant scroll bars)
- Crashes during startup
- Map points all locations as bottom quarter
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- Blackboard component could be better
- Blackboard not working
- Login fails / cannot connect to school
- App always has issues
- App stopped working
- Map feature is helpful, but other features are not
- Blackboard feature no longer works
- App has never done me wrong (contradicted by many others)
- App doesn't give walking directions anymore
- Poor specific database
- Cannot access Blackboard anymore
- Login failure for classes
- Doesn't work anymore! Login fails
- App works only once in a while
- Bb doesnt work
- Was good until it stopped working
- App no longer works
- Blackboard No Longer Works!
- Bug: blackboard feature no longer works
- Not showing game that is being played now
- Directory function works well
- Campus Building locator is essentially useless
- Calendar function does not provide a true academic calendar
- Map can be viewed only in portrait orientation
- Loads very slow
- Blackboard integration missing
- Dining hours are completely off
Requested features
13 requests- Add GPS navigation feature
- Add bus schedules/tracking
- Add ability to view Blackboard assignments
- Improve maps (vending machines, buildings by prefix)
- Make map available in satellite images
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- Add easy access icon for FSU email
- Add walking/driving directions on map
- Add parking locator to map
- Add iPad version
- Add Arts Calendar
- Add push notifications for FSU ALERTS
- Add ability to view grades
- Add team pictures
Archivum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myFSU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Archivum
No in-app purchases
