Comparison

myFSU Mobile vs Explore U

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Course access
  • Financial management
  • Timesheet and paycheck info
  • Benefit information
  • Account management
  • Quick links to websites
Features
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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.

About

Explore U

This app helps college students discover and engage with their campus. It offers curated lists of buildings, traditions, and hidden gems, turning exploration into challenges. Users can track progress, save memories, and contribute to improving campus information.

Highlights
  • Discover campus buildings and traditions
  • Turn exploration into practical challenges
  • Track progress and save memories
  • View places on a map with directions
  • Add private photos to remember moments
  • Suggest corrections and improvements
Features
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Explore U helps students get more out of college by discovering the places, traditions, and experiences that make each campus unique. Browse landmarks, libraries, dining, venues, traditions, sports, museums, hidden gems, and other experiences selected for your university. Explore U turns campus discovery into something practical. Find your classes before the semester starts, save places you want to visit, complete challenges, explore with friends, and get to know your campus beyond the places you have to go. With Explore U, you can: • Browse campus places and experiences by category • Search and switch between available universities • Explore places on a map and open directions • Save favorites and create a personal class-location list • Complete campus challenges and track your overall progress • Keep a record of the places and experiences you have completed • Add private photos to remember campus moments • Suggest corrections, details, and photos to help improve campus information • Optionally sync completion and challenge progress with Sign in with Apple Each university has its own places, challenges, traditions, and progress. More campuses and experiences can be added over time. Normal use is account-free. Completion and challenge progress stay local unless you optionally sign in with Apple to sync them privately across devices. Favorites, class locations, and memory photos remain on your iPhone. Explore. Experience. Remember.

Screenshots

myFSU Mobile4 screens
Explore U4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Explore U at 5.0 against myFSU Mobile's 2.1. Explore U also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). myFSU Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Explore U holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myFSU Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Explore U every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
myFSU Mobile versus Explore U: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyFSU MobileExplore U
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFlorida State UniversityJoshua Saylor

Customer experience

myFSU Mobile

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative30.6%

Explore U

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Explore U

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myFSU Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Explore U

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myFSU Mobile free?
myFSU Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore U free?
Explore U is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myFSU Mobile or Explore U?
Explore U is rated higher. myFSU Mobile averages 2.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Explore U averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do myFSU Mobile or Explore U have ads?
Neither myFSU Mobile nor Explore U shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myFSU Mobile or Explore U?
myFSU Mobile ships an update every 6 months, and Explore U every 5 days. Most recently, myFSU Mobile was updated on October 14, 2026 and Explore U on September 29, 2026.

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