IU Mobile vs Corq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IU Mobile
This app serves as a central hub for Indiana University students, consolidating essential information and services from various university systems. It provides a personalized experience to help students navigate their academic journey, access updates, and find support.
- University message center
- Access to updates and services
- Search for support
- Content from Knowledge base, People, One.IU
- Personalized student experience
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IU Mobile is a digital gateway for Indiana University students. It pulls together information and services from multiple systems to helps current students navigate learning at IU from one native environment. In other words, it’s a personalized, custom experience for all IU audiences. IU Mobile lets students get messages from the university, access updates and services on the main pages, or search for support. It pulls in content from Knowledge base, People, One.IU, and places information--so students are always up-to-date.
Corq
Discover campus events, explore student organizations, and stay connected to campus life. Easily find communities and access your event pass for seamless check-ins.
- Discover campus events
- Explore student organizations
- Access Event Pass QR code
- Save Event Pass to digital wallet
- Stay connected to campus life
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Corq — Your Campus, Connected Discover what’s happening on campus, explore student organizations, and stay connected to the experiences that matter most—all from your phone. Powered by Engage, Corq makes it easy for students to find events, join organizations, and participate in campus life. What you can do with Corq * Discover campus events happening today, this week, or anytime. * Explore clubs and organizations to find communities that match your interests. * Access your Event Pass QR code instantly from the home screen. * Save your Event Pass to your digital wallet for fast, seamless check-ins. Stay in the loop. Find your community. Show up with confidence. Welcome to Corq.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IU Mobile at 3.9 against Corq's 1.7. IU Mobile also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 20%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
IU Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 146 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of IU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 20% of Corq's.
IU Mobile ships an update monthly, Corq every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IU Mobile | Corq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (187 ratings) — better | 1.7 (146 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews — better | 20.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 146 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indiana University | Campus Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
IU Mobile
Corq
User reviews
IU Mobile
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy navigation and user-friendly interface
- ⚡ Quick access to essential campus resources
- 🎓 Helpful for new students finding classes and campus
- 🚌 Useful bus tracking and schedule features
- 💳 Convenient digital Crimson Card access
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezes
- 🔐 Constant forced re-authentication and logouts
- ⏳ Slow loading times and unresponsive performance
- 🌐 Functions as a web wrapper rather than native app
- 📵 Poor mobile optimization and screen compatibility
Corq
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well at UMass Lowell
- 👍 Perfectly functional
- 👍 Saved my marriage
- 👍 Incredible product
- 👍 Saved my life
Room to improve
- 🐛 Terrible loading times
- 🐛 Unusable after update
- 🐛 Difficult UI
- 🐛 Events not showing
- 🐛 Can't find anything
Bugs and requests
IU Mobile
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or during use
- Login loops - requires re-authentication constantly
- Update required message with no available update
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Screen rotation issues on iPad
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- Crimson Card not visible on smaller devices (iPhone SE)
- Email loading icon stuck indefinitely
- Randomly opens wrong emails
- Class schedule reverts to previous semesters
- Widget fails to update schedule
- Duo authentication not displaying
- App closes immediately after opening
- Cannot access laundry, dining, or class information
- Keyboard doesn't display properly
- Connection failures despite strong internet
Requested features
14 requests- Save username and password securely
- Biometric login (Face ID/fingerprint)
- Grade book access
- Reply to class messages functionality
- Faculty-specific features for instructors
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- Syllabus tab access
- OneStart integration
- Canvas/course assignment details
- Laundry status checking
- Dining hall hours display
- Sports schedule information
- Persistent login sessions
- Dark mode option
- Widget functionality for class schedules
Corq
Reported bugs
61 issues- App takes too long to load
- App does not load at all
- App is unusable after update
- New UI is harder to use
- Cannot find event times
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- Missed university events due to UI
- Events not showing up
- Dates are messed up
- Shows past events when filtered
- Only a fraction of events displayed
- Cannot check 'my events'
- Difficult to find future events
- Manually select date range
- Events are large
- Filters not working correctly
- Cannot search upcoming events more than a day in advance
- Does not show events more than a few days in advance
- Cannot view times without clicking
- Upcoming events from years ago
- Events displayed as blocky images
- Stock photos used for events
- Cannot see 'your events' tab
- App is less functional
- Errors constantly
- Subscribed to random calendars without permission
- Malware
- Logged out frequently
- Cannot log back in after being logged out
- App won't show campus events
- App is super slow
- Event info is incorrect
- Deceitful event listings
- App is glitchy
- App crashes easily
- App won't start
- App crashes after 2 minutes
- Unexpected error code 6001 2500
- App crashes when opening
- App crashes when trying to type school
- App black screens and exits
- App keeps crashing
- Login feature not fully functional
- Event not listed
- Cannot sign in
- Error message on login/refresh
- No permission to see page
- App freezes on login
- App takes too long to load
- App won't load
- App crashes when there are many events
- Hard to sign up when app crashes
- App is broken
- University not found when searching
- Scrolling resets to the beginning
- App requires update but no update available
- App fails every time on entry
- App is buggy
- App crashes easily
- App won't let me log in
- Blank page on login
- App reloads at the top of the page when scrolling
Requested features
7 requests- Revert UI to old version
- Add link to Google Calendar
- Background notifications for events
- Allow organizations to add events
- Implement RSVP and check-in features
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- Allow organizations to see attendee contact info
- Add ability to check lead credit status
In-app purchases
IU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Corq
No in-app purchases
