Comparison

NIU vs FPC Harrison

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

NIU

Free

📚 Education

★ 2.913 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Campus resource links
Event calendars
Tech guides
Laundry machine status
Emergency information
Campus maps
Social media integration

Features

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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.

About

FPC Harrison

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This app will allow you to stay connected to our church through: - Viewing our upcoming events. - Learning more about our church. - Giving to support the ministry. Mobile app version: 6.21.3

Screenshots

NIU4 screens

FPC Harrison3 screens

Verdict

The call

NIU and FPC Harrison are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

NIU versus FPC Harrison: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	NIU	FPC Harrison
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.9 (13 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	71.1% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	13 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 5 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	13 MB	52 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Northern Illinois University	First Presbyterian Church of Harrison, Arkansas, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

NIU

No in-app purchases

None

FPC Harrison

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NIU free?

NIU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is FPC Harrison free?

FPC Harrison is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do NIU or FPC Harrison have ads?

Neither NIU nor FPC Harrison shows ads.

Which is updated more often, NIU or FPC Harrison?

NIU ships an update every 5 months, and FPC Harrison every 5 months. Most recently, NIU was updated on October 21, 2026 and FPC Harrison on October 25, 2026.