Comparison

MyUAlberta vs Maskwacis Cree

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

Head to head
About

MyUAlberta

Stay connected with the University of Alberta community. Access campus news, events, calendars, and maps. Enhance your student experience with this official application.

Highlights
  • University news updates
  • Event listings
  • Campus calendars
  • Contact information
  • Interactive campus maps
Features
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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.

About

Maskwacis Cree

Learn the Maskwacis Cree language with this educational app. It features 20 categories, interactive games, quizzes, and cultural content including songs, videos, and historical images.

Highlights
  • 20 learning categories
  • 3 interactive games
  • 3 quizzes
  • Culture Notes
  • Songs, video, and historical images
Features
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The Maskwacis Cree app is from the Samson Cree Nation. We hope this app will help you learn this beautiful language. App includes: - 20 categories - 3 games and 3 quizzes - Culture Notes with songs, video, historical images and much more! Thank you

Screenshots

MyUAlberta3 screens
Maskwacis Cree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maskwacis Cree at 92% against MyUAlberta's 16%. Maskwacis Cree also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.4). MyUAlberta's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Maskwacis Cree holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of MyUAlberta's written reviews are positive against 92% of Maskwacis Cree's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyUAlberta ships an update every 6 weeks, Maskwacis Cree every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyUAlberta versus Maskwacis Cree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyUAlbertaMaskwacis Cree
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.6% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.46.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB623 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUniversity of AlbertaSamson Cree Nation

Customer experience

MyUAlberta

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive15.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative73.4%

Maskwacis Cree

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Bugs and requests

MyUAlberta

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App won't open
  • App keeps crashing
  • Connection failure after update
  • eClass sometimes works
  • Login issues
Show 16 more
  • 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
Show 16 more
  • 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

Maskwacis Cree

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MyUAlberta

No in-app purchases

None

Maskwacis Cree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyUAlberta free?
MyUAlberta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maskwacis Cree free?
Maskwacis Cree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyUAlberta or Maskwacis Cree?
Maskwacis Cree is rated higher. MyUAlberta averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Maskwacis Cree averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MyUAlberta or Maskwacis Cree have ads?
Neither MyUAlberta nor Maskwacis Cree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyUAlberta or Maskwacis Cree?
MyUAlberta ships an update every 6 weeks, and Maskwacis Cree every 7 months. Most recently, MyUAlberta was updated on October 23, 2026 and Maskwacis Cree on October 24, 2026.

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