VCU Mobile vs Colonial Heights PS
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!
Colonial Heights PS
Stay informed about school events, customize notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. Get district updates and easily find staff and department contact information.
- Event calendar with sharing
- Customizable notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District live feed updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for Colonial Heights PS. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colonial Heights PS at 3.0 against VCU Mobile's 2.7. Colonial Heights PS also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). VCU Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2) and device support (3 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.
Colonial Heights PS holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VCU Mobile has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VCU Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Colonial Heights PS every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | VCU Mobile | Colonial Heights PS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (20 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virginia Commonwealth University | Colonial Heights School Dist |
Customer experience
VCU Mobile
Colonial Heights PS
In-app purchases
VCU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Colonial Heights PS
No in-app purchases
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