NIU vs iDePaul
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NIU
Access essential campus information, including event schedules, tech support, and residence hall updates. Find emergency contacts, navigate with campus maps, and connect through social media.
- Campus resource links
- Event calendars
- Tech guides
- Laundry machine status
- Emergency information
- Campus maps
- Social media integration
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The NIU Mobile app provides links to everything from campus resources, event calendars, tech guides and residence hall laundry machine status updates to emergency information, campus maps, social media and more.
iDePaul
This app provides DePaul University students with timely campus information, news, and events. It also includes a campus map to help students navigate the university. The goal is to enhance the student experience and foster deeper campus engagement.
- Campus news and events
- Campus map navigation
- Timely student information
- Deepen campus engagement
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iDePaul is the DePaul University student mobile app that delivers relevant, timely information to the student, improving the student experience and deepening campus engagement. Stay connected with campus news and events, find your way with the campus map, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NIU at 71% against iDePaul's 0%. NIU also leads on rating (2.9 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 29 months). iDePaul's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
NIU holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of NIU's written reviews are positive against 0% of iDePaul's.
NIU ships an update every 5 months, iDePaul every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NIU | iDePaul |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) — better | 1.6 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northern Illinois University | ClearScholar |
Customer experience
NIU
iDePaul
In-app purchases
NIU
No in-app purchases
iDePaul
No in-app purchases
