Nicholls vs OnCourse Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nicholls
This app enhances the university experience by providing quick access to campus resources, academic information, and personalized announcements. Stay informed about news, events, and assignments with this efficient and fun tool.
- Quick access to campus resources
- Canvas integration for assignments
- View class schedules
- Personalized announcements
- University news and event updates
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The new myNicholls Experience app helps you stay connected to Nicholls State University like never before. You’ll have access to great features that make your Nicholls experience more effective, more efficient, and more fun. Key features include: • Quick Links - Quickly access links to resources around campus. • Canvas - Easily access Canvas to find out when your next assignment is due. • Courses - View your class schedule and classes by term. • Notifications - Stay informed with personalized announcements delivered right to your phone. • News - Stay up-to-date with the academic and event calendars as well as the lasted Nicholls news
OnCourse Connect
Access your student portal on the go. View grades, assignments, attendance, schedules, and fees. Receive push notifications for important updates and manage multiple student accounts easily.
- View grades and assignments
- Track attendance
- Access class schedules
- Check school fees
- Manage push notifications
- Switch between multiple student accounts
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The OnCourse Connect app provides convenient mobile access to the OnCourse Connect student portal on your phone or tablet. Students, parents and guardians can easily view grades, assignments, attendance, class schedules, school fees, student calendars and more. Manage push notifications of grade changes and other events. Parents and guardians can easily switch between multiple student accounts to stay up to date on all their students. If your district uses the OnCourse Classroom Learning Management System (LMS), the Connect mobile app integrates with the OnCourse Classroom mobile app so students can submit work, message teachers and more via their mobile device. PLEASE NOTE: Your school district must be using the OnCourse Student Information system for you to access the OnCourse Connect app. An OnCourse Connect account login is required to use this application. Contact your school or district for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nicholls at 56% against OnCourse Connect's 12%. Nicholls also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). OnCourse Connect's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
Nicholls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnCourse Connect has 199 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Nicholls's written reviews are positive against 12% of OnCourse Connect's.
Nicholls ships an update every 4 months, OnCourse Connect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nicholls | OnCourse Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (199 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 12.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 199 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholls State University | OnCourse Systems For Education |
Customer experience
Nicholls
OnCourse Connect
Bugs and requests
Nicholls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OnCourse Connect
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login system rejects correct credentials
- Password reset loop - new password rejected immediately
- Attendance tab displays black screen
- App crashes when switching between students
- Update required message appears despite being on latest version
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- App logs out users unexpectedly
- Grades and classes disappear after app updates
- Assignment grades disappear when past due date
- App freezes on loading screen
- Cannot toggle back to student view without closing app
- Google login shows white screen
- App crashes when switching between tabs
- Inconsistent update notifications
Requested features
6 requests- Google Student login integration
- Remember me/auto-login functionality
- Face ID/biometric authentication that actually works
- Back button for navigation
- Better attendance tracking system
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- Improved assignment instructions display
In-app purchases
Nicholls
No in-app purchases
OnCourse Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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