OnCampus vs The Pirate Experience
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
The Pirate Experience
Discover student organizations, campus events, and service opportunities at East Carolina University. Log in with your Pirate ID to enhance your campus life and make the most of your university experience.
- Student organization discovery
- Campus event listings
- Service opportunity finder
- Official campus platform
- ECU student, faculty, staff access
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The Pirate Experience is East Carolina University’s official campus community platform. Find information on student organizations, campus events, service opportunities, and more to make the most of YOUR Pirate Experience. All ECU students, faculty, and staff have an account, just log in using your Pirate ID and password
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Verdict
OnCampus and The Pirate Experience both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Pirate Experience's written reviews are positive against 36% of OnCampus's. The Pirate Experience also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). OnCampus's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 5). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for OnCampus against 4.8 for The Pirate Experience. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnCampus has 43 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of OnCampus's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Pirate Experience's.
OnCampus ships an update every 6 weeks, The Pirate Experience monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCampus | The Pirate Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | North Carolina State University | East Carolina University |
Customer experience
OnCampus
The Pirate Experience
In-app purchases
OnCampus
No in-app purchases
The Pirate Experience
No in-app purchases
Questions
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