Georgia Tech vs Knack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Georgia Tech
Navigate campus life with this comprehensive guide. Discover building information, dining options, and classroom locations. Stay informed about campus events, news, and student organizations, with real-time bus tracking for easy transit.
- Campus building information
- Event listings
- Real-time bus tracking
- Campus news updates
- Student organization directory
- Universal search functionality
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Introducing the all-new Georgia Tech app, completely rewritten from the ground up! Your guide to everything you’ll need while on campus. PLACES - View detailed information for all buildings on campus, including operating hours and nearby bus stops - Find a place to eat or easily figure out where your classroom building is located EVENTS - Keep track of what’s happening on campus BUSES - View up-to-date locations and time predictions for Georgia Tech Stinger buses and Tech Trolley. NEWS - Stay up-to-date with the latest news in the GT community ORGANIZATIONS - Explore the many clubs & student organizations GT has to offer UNIVERSAL SEARCH - Search news articles, places, bus stops, organizations, and sites all in one place - Accessible (almost) anywhere in the app + AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! This update is the culmination of many months of hard work, so be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a review or using the in-app support feature.
Knack
Connect with verified student tutors for academic assistance or earn money by sharing your expertise. This platform facilitates peer-to-peer learning, allowing students to find help for specific courses and tutors to set their own schedules.
- Connect with verified tutors
- Get paid to tutor peers
- Request help for specific courses
- Showcase academic skills
- Flexible tutoring schedule
- Peer learning strategy
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Knack is your campus network for receiving peer-to-peer academic support, earning money through a flexible schedule, and building meaningful connections and a sense of belonging on campus. Find a Tutor - Match with peers who aced your exact class. - Book 1-on-1 or group study sessions. - Meet anywhere—online or on campus. Become a Tutor - Get paid to share your knowledge. - Set your own schedule and work flexibly. - Help your peers succeed and build your resume with meaningful paid employment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knack at 86% against Georgia Tech's 42%. Knack also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Georgia Tech's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Knack holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knack has 2.1K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Georgia Tech's written reviews are positive against 86% of Knack's.
Georgia Tech ships an update every 3 months, Knack weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Georgia Tech | Knack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (85 ratings) | 4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Georgia Tech | Knack Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Georgia Tech
Knack
User reviews
Georgia Tech
From 85 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for Tech students
- 👍 Useful features
- 👍 Intuitive design
- 👍 Accurate information
- 👍 Aesthetic upgrade
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Blank blue screen on launch
- 🐛 Does not work on Apple devices
- 🐛 Won't open
- 🐛 Freezes
Knack
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient for tutors and students
- 💰 Fair pricing
- 🤝 Connects students with knowledgeable tutors
- 🏆 Helps improve grades
Room to improve
- 🐛 Technical issues and glitches
- 💻 Lacks landscape mode
- 🕰️ Limited tutoring hours per week
- 🤖 Lack of support for tutors
Bugs and requests
Georgia Tech
Reported bugs
29 issues- Blue screen and freezes
- Crashes on launch
- Blue screen
- Blank blue screen
- Takes to blue screen and kicks out
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- Search doesn't function on iPhone 10 onwards
- Keeps kicking out when trying to look at something
- Sliver crashes
- Nextbus map links broken
- Live map for next bus doesn't work
- Sliver section crashing
- Sliver crashing problem
- App crashes immediately when clicking 'sliver'
- App crashed each time when clicked 'silver'
- Nextbus map links broken
- North ave link for nextbus red route doesn't work
- Some links don't work
- Some links shut down the app
- Sliver crashes
- Slivers cause the app to crash
- Bugs that cause crashing when trying to read research articles
- Stream no longer works (iOS 8.0.2)
- Map crashes
- Map not up to date
- Map crashes a lot
- Map issues
- Transport feature is poor
- NextBus is improved, but showing live map thing doesn't work
- App crashes immediately when clicking 'sliver'
Requested features
12 requests- Allow submission of college applications
- Update app for iPhone 5/new iPod Touch screen size
- Add link or built-in functionality for study space/room reservations
- iPad version
- Add essential sites like T-Square
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- Make map viewable offline
- Fix nextbus map links
- More resource links provided
- Update with new bus stops
- Update to account for new tech trolley stop
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Knack
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Messaging issues (notifications not showing up)
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved messaging and notifications
- Expanded tutoring hours for post-grad tutors
In-app purchases
Georgia Tech
No in-app purchases
Knack
No in-app purchases
