OnCampus vs Raleigh Historic
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
Raleigh Historic
Discover Raleigh's rich history with this free app. Explore historic sites, take self-guided tours, and access archival images and information. Learn about unique places and events through interactive maps and interpretive stories.
- Interactive GPS-enabled map
- Self-guided walking tours
- Historical information on locations
- Archival historic images
- Interpretive stories about history
- Find historic places and events
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Brought to you by the Raleigh Historic Development Commission, Raleigh Historic is a free app that puts Raleigh’s historic resources at your fingertips. Explore unique historic places and take self-guided walking tours. Find interesting places and events in Raleigh’s history. With a growing list of interpretive stories, each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map includes historical information about the location, along with historic images from archival collections and historical publications. You can find more information about Raleigh’s history by visiting the project website at raleighhistoric.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OnCampus at 4.8 against Raleigh Historic's 4.5. OnCampus also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (78 vs 2). Raleigh Historic's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnCampus has 78 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OnCampus ships an update every 6 weeks, Raleigh Historic every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCampus | Raleigh Historic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (78 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Carolina State University | Curatescape |
Customer experience
OnCampus
Raleigh Historic
In-app purchases
OnCampus
No in-app purchases
Raleigh Historic
No in-app purchases
