VCU Mobile vs TUmobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VCU Mobile
Access Virginia Commonwealth University resources on your phone. Find campus events, course details, news, and multimedia. Navigate campus and track the bus system.
- Student and faculty lookup
- Campus event listings
- Course information
- University news
- Campus navigation and bus tracking
- University multimedia gallery
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The VCU Mobile app is an on-the-go hub for all things VCU, connecting you to important Virginia Commonwealth University resources right from your phone. Look up students and faculty, learn about upcoming events on campus, find detailed information about courses, and get the latest news about VCU. In addition, get the latest VCU videos and images from around the university, track where you are as well as the bus system, and ask a question. The possibilities with the VCU Mobile app are endless, so what are you waiting for? Download it today!
TUmobile
Access essential Temple University information on the go. View class schedules, grades, and connect to university systems like Blackboard and TUmail. Navigate campus with a map, find events, and check resource availability.
- Class schedule
- View grades
- Blackboard & Diamond Dollars access
- Campus map
- Campus events
- TUmail access
- TECH Center computer availability
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TUmobile provides you convenient access to Temple University information: · Find your daily class schedule · Securely view your grades · Connect to Blackboard and Diamond Dollars · Access the Cherry & White directory · Access TUmail · Find your way around with a campus map · Keep up to date on campus events · Follow the latest game scores · Check how many open computers are available in the TECH Center We plan to keep expanding this list, so stay tuned! We recommend that any previous versions of TUmobile be uninstalled before installing TUmobile 6.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VCU Mobile at 56% against TUmobile's 23%. VCU Mobile also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). TUmobile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (60 vs 20). 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.
VCU Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of VCU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 23% of TUmobile's.
VCU Mobile ships an update every 5 months, TUmobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VCU Mobile | TUmobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (20 ratings) — better | 2.3 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 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 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virginia Commonwealth University | Temple University |
Customer experience
VCU Mobile
TUmobile
In-app purchases
VCU Mobile
No in-app purchases
TUmobile
No in-app purchases
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