MyUAlberta vs YuJa Lumina
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
YuJa Lumina
This mobile application provides a comprehensive video platform for educational purposes. It allows users to learn on-the-go, manage media content, and create their own recordings. The experience is optimized for mobile devices and tablets, offering features like offline viewing and customizable playback.
- Learn on-the-go with video content
- Customize playback speed and use closed captions
- Download videos for offline viewing
- Manage and upload various media formats
- Create HD video and voice recordings
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The YuJa Lumina Video Platform is a video solution designed for education. The mobile application enables you to manage, create and learn on-the-go with an experience optimized for your mobile device or tablet. Learn On-the-Go - View video content within your channels and folders - Customize the playback speed to your comfort level - Follow along with closed captions as you watch videos - Download video content for offline viewing Manage Your Media Content - We support a wide range of video and media formats, including MPEG, MP4, WMV, MOV, QT, MP3, M4V, and so much more - Upload media content to your personal My Media library - Let others view your content by publishing your media into channels and folders Create Your Own Recordings - Record HD videos for meetings, lectures, and assignments - Create and save voice recordings Learn more about YuJa at https://www.yuja.com/ For questions and support help, please reach out to us at https://www.yuja.com/contact-us/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyUAlberta at 4.2 against YuJa Lumina's 1.2. MyUAlberta also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 0%). YuJa Lumina's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YuJa Lumina has 62 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of MyUAlberta's written reviews are positive against 0% of YuJa Lumina's.
MyUAlberta ships an update every 6 weeks, YuJa Lumina every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyUAlberta | YuJa Lumina |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 1.2 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of Alberta | YuJa Inc. |
Customer experience
MyUAlberta
YuJa Lumina
Bugs and 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
YuJa Lumina
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyUAlberta
No in-app purchases
YuJa Lumina
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MyUAlberta free?
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