Harper Hub vs Gies Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harper Hub
Manage your academic life and campus experience with this app. Stay organized with a calendar, to-do lists, and event reminders. Access campus resources and receive important notifications.
- Calendar with events, classes, and assignments
- Push notifications for deadlines and announcements
- Access to academic tools
- Class management and to-do lists
- Campus event discovery and reminders
- Information on campus services
- Campus map with navigation
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Harper Hub is your place to connect, engage and navigate Harper College. Connect with clubs, organizations, events and departments on campus. Explore opportunities on campus and ways to make your student experience shine. Navigate campus with campus maps right at your fingertips.
Gies Groups
Connect with fellow students and access essential resources from Gies College of Business. Discover events, join student groups, and find information on academics, advising, and career services.
- College-wide event listings
- Student group information
- Academic department details
- Advising services
- Career services resources
- Exclusive member content
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Gies Groups is an online community for students at Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. Here you will find information on college-wide events, student groups, academic departments, advising, and career services. Each group has a page with exclusive content for its members and a website with information for all Gies Groups community members and the public.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Harper Hub at 264 against Gies Groups's 70. 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.
Gies Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 264 and 70 respectively.
Harper Hub ships an update every 5 weeks, Gies Groups every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Harper Hub | Gies Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (264 ratings) | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 264 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Harper College | Novalsys, Inc |
Customer experience
Harper Hub
Gies Groups
Bugs and requests
Harper Hub
Reported bugs
14 issues- Unable to reply to posts on iPhone app
- Cannot see assignments on iPhone app
- No due dates available to put in calendar
- Homework assignments not linked to the app
- Announcements lag
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- Directory feeds to a 404
- Other features barely work
- App is unpolished and needs more testing
- Latest update v3.2.2 is worthless
- Icons unorganized and text garbled after update
- Needs iOS 7 compatibility
- No "remember me" button
- Login screen freezes (implied by frequent re-login)
- Notifications received but message not visible in app
Requested features
4 requests- Simplify the app slightly
- Integrate Harper email
- Add a "remember me" button
- Have college email on the app
Gies Groups
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Harper Hub
No in-app purchases
Gies Groups
No in-app purchases
