OnCampus vs Stream2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnCampus
Navigate and engage with university life through real-time information on campus services, transportation, and emergency alerts. Access course catalogs, dining options, and campus maps to enhance your experience.
- Emergency alerts
- Course catalog browsing
- Live bus tracking
- Campus directory
- Interactive campus map
- Real-time parking data
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OnCampus is your live connection to NC State. Track Wolfline buses, see open dining spots, check how busy the gym is and find open parking. BUS TRACKING • Real-time arrival predictions for Wolfline, GoRaleigh and GoTriangle buses • Watch buses move along their routes • Plan your trips on campus DINING • See which dining locations are nearby and open right now • Find hours and service updates at a glance LIVE CROWD LEVELS • Real-time crowd levels at gyms and libraries • Pick the right time to work out or find a quiet spot to study PARKING AVAILABILITY • See live space counts in campus parking decks and lots • Find visitor and permit areas before you drive in INTERACTIVE CAMPUS MAP • Find buildings, dining, bus stops, parking, bike racks and accessible routes • Search with walking, driving and transit directions CAMPUS RESOURCES • Search NC State services, offices and tools • Tailored to students, faculty, staff, parents and visitors WOLFALERTS AND NOTIFICATIONS • Get WolfAlert emergency notifications • Opt in to updates on campus topics of interest EVENTS, NEWS AND CAMPUS MEDIA • Browse what's happening on campus • Find university news and media in one place
Stream2
This app provides a high-quality TV experience on your personal device while on campus. Access local and national channels, including programming similar to home pay TV services. Features include a program guide, personalized channel lists, cloud DVR, and live TV controls.
- Watch local and national TV channels
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- Personalize favorite channels
- Cloud DVR (20 hours)
- Pause, Start Over, Catch Up Live TV
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Apogee is the largest provider of on-campus residential networks and video solutions in higher education. The Apogee Stream2 service delivers a high-quality TV experience to your personal device, on campus; including local TV programming and many of the same kinds of programming that you find on pay TV services at home. With Stream2, you can... • Watch local and national TV channels and campus video programming • Navigate and select channels using the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) • Personalize the EPG to show only your Favorite channels • Cloud DVR: Record and save up to 20 hours of TV programs in a My Recordings library • Time-Shift features: Pause Live TV, Start Over and Catch Up Participating schools that subscribe to the video services of Apogee Telecom make Stream2 available to students as part of their student services packages. After you download and install the app, sign in using the Username and Password that been given to you by your school.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OnCampus at 4.8 against Stream2's 1.8. OnCampus also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 4%). Stream2's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). 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.
OnCampus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of OnCampus's written reviews are positive against 4% of Stream2's.
OnCampus ships an update every 6 weeks, Stream2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCampus | Stream2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | 1.8 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better | 3.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Carolina State University | Apogee Telecom |
Customer experience
OnCampus
Stream2
In-app purchases
OnCampus
No in-app purchases
Stream2
No in-app purchases









