VCU Mobile vs myMBU
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!
myMBU
Stay connected with Mary Baldwin University from your mobile device. Access class information, campus events, academic resources, and engage with student life.
- Class updates
- Event notifications
- Academic resource access
- Campus life engagement
- Mobile connectivity
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Connect with MBU on the go with our official mobile app. Keep up to date on your classes, never miss an event, access academic resources, and engage with our vibrant campus life all from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: myMBU at 100% against VCU Mobile's 56%. myMBU also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). VCU Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). 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.
myMBU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VCU Mobile has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of VCU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of myMBU's.
| Parameter | VCU Mobile | myMBU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virginia Commonwealth University | Jenzabar, Inc. |
Customer experience
VCU Mobile
myMBU
In-app purchases
VCU Mobile
No in-app purchases
myMBU
No in-app purchases
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