NIU vs myKish
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.
myKish
Access all Kishwaukee College services for students and employees. Stay connected with campus resources and information through this official application.
- Access college services
- Student resources
- Employee resources
- Campus information
- Official college app
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Download the myKish app for access to all the services Kishwaukee College provides for all students and employees.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myKish at 5.0 against NIU's 2.9. myKish also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). NIU's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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.
myKish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
NIU ships an update every 5 months, myKish every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NIU | myKish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northern Illinois University | Kishwaukee College |
Customer experience
NIU
myKish
In-app purchases
NIU
No in-app purchases
myKish
No in-app purchases
