MyUTA vs Aceable Defensive Driving
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.
Aceable Defensive Driving
Dismiss traffic tickets and potentially lower insurance rates with an approved defensive driving course. Learn on your schedule with bite-sized lessons and track your progress easily. Get support from real people via phone, chat, or email.
- Ticket dismissal courses
- Insurance discount courses
- Bite-size lessons
- Progress tracking
- TDLR, DMV, BMV approved
- Real-time support
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You need to clear a traffic ticket or save your hard-earned cash with an insurance discount (or both). Aceable has your back with defensive driving and traffic school that doesn’t suck. Aceable Defensive Driving for Mobile is the Texas TDLR, California DMV and Indiana BMV approved app that tens of thousands trust to dismiss their tickets. Why Aceable over everyone else? Make the best use of your time: - Turn idle time into get-this-over-with time - Bite-size, portable content lets you knock out the course on your schedule - Available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Certified & Secure: - The Driver Safety app approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Approved and certified by the California DMV - Approved by the Indiana BMV - Approved in Florida Dade-Miami County - Access and continue your progress from any iOS device Made with you in mind: - Every user can see the progress of their course certificate from the app (no need to stress if you’re going to receive it in time) - Witty, informative content that wasn’t written 15 years ago - Support from real people passionate about helping you over phone, chat and email The best part is you don’t have to spend your Saturday sitting in a classroom. Like us on Facebook at http:www.facebook.com/aceable Follow us on Twitter at http:www.twitter.com/aceable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aceable Defensive Driving at 4.9 against MyUTA's 2.4. Aceable Defensive Driving also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (9.5K vs 17). MyUTA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Aceable Defensive Driving sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. MyUTA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aceable Defensive Driving holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aceable Defensive Driving has 9.5K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of MyUTA's written reviews are positive against 69% of Aceable Defensive Driving's.
MyUTA ships an update every 5 months, Aceable Defensive Driving every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyUTA | Aceable Defensive Driving |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (9.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 9.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | UT Arlington | Aceable Inc. |
Customer experience
MyUTA
Aceable Defensive Driving
Bugs and requests
MyUTA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Aceable Defensive Driving
Reported bugs
3 issues- Multiple choice questions with repeated answers
- App not working on certain devices
- Delayed certificate delivery
Requested features
2 requests- Horizontal screen orientation option
- Ability to see timer on each page
In-app purchases
MyUTA
No in-app purchases
Aceable Defensive Driving
- Audio Read-along$4.99
- Premium Practice Tests$4.99
- California Defensive Driving Course$19.99
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- Florida Defensive Driving$19.99
- Texas Defensive Driving Course$49.99
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