MyUTA vs XLR8 Drivers Ed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyUTA
Access all University of Texas at Arlington resources, including academic tools, campus maps, event calendars, news, and student discounts. Stay informed about campus activities and manage your academic life efficiently.
- Academic resource access (MyMav, Canvas)
- Event calendar with reminders
- Campus navigation maps
- Student and staff discounts
- Campus news feed
- Event video coverage
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MyUTA provides information to students/faculty about various activities, news and events going on and about to happen in the University of Texas at Arlington through their Mobile device. Success Resources: From MyMav to Canvas, find all the tools you need to thrive at UT Arlington in one place! Events: Watch for calendar events related to academics, seminars, speeches, special events etc. and add them to your mobile calendar to track the interested event and set a remainder. Maps: Access the Campus Maps which help in navigating you to the right building Discounts: Find all the discounts available for UTA students/staff at on campus/off campus Videos: See the video coverages of all the events happen in the campus here. News: Find the campus related news feed here.
XLR8 Drivers Ed
This app provides Texas teen driver education with engaging animations, videos, and instruction from an experienced educator. It covers 32 hours of classroom and 14 hours of in-car curriculum, allowing teens to prepare for their DPS handbook test and obtain their permits quickly.
- 32 hours of classroom curriculum
- 14 hours of in-car curriculum
- Entertaining animation, graphics, and videos
- Instruction from veteran Texas teacher/principal
- DPS handbook test preparation
- Fast permit acquisition
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Texas Teen Driver Education at your fingertips! Entertaining animation, graphics and videos coupled with great instruction from a veteran Texas teacher and principal. XLR8 includes 32 hours of "classroom" time as well as our 14 hours of in-car curriculum. Teens can also take their DPS handbook test directly from the app! Teens can get their permits in as little as 4 days and can then get behind the wheel! XLR8 Drivers Ed is a super fast and efficient way to learn to drive!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyUTA at 65% against XLR8 Drivers Ed's 25%. MyUTA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). XLR8 Drivers Ed's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (2.6 vs 2.4). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. XLR8 Drivers Ed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyUTA asks for nothing beyond the download.
XLR8 Drivers Ed holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of MyUTA's written reviews are positive against 25% of XLR8 Drivers Ed's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MyUTA ships an update every 5 months, XLR8 Drivers Ed every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyUTA | XLR8 Drivers Ed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (17 ratings) | 2.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 417 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UT Arlington | Tonya Dansby |
Customer experience
MyUTA
XLR8 Drivers Ed
In-app purchases
MyUTA
No in-app purchases
XLR8 Drivers Ed
- XLR8 Drivers Ed$84.99
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