Ohio State vs COSI Science
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ohio State
Navigate campus life with this official university app. Access real-time transit, class schedules, grades, building directories, and dining information. Manage your student account, find organizations, and stay informed about campus safety.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Class schedules and grades
- Campus building directory
- Parking garage capacity
- BuckID account management
- Dining locations and menus
- Student organizations listing
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Put campus in your pocket with the Ohio State app! Features: • Real-time bus tracking • Class schedules and grades • Complete campus building directory • Parking garage listing with current capacity information • BuckID account balances and transaction history • Student statement of account • Advisors and notes • Dining locations • Course catalog search • Library listing • Faculty, staff, and student directory search • Apple Watch app with class schedules, buses, and BuckID balances • Class schedule and parking garage today widgets • Academic calendar • A comprehensive listing of student organizations • Siri shortcuts for BuckID balances, upcoming classes, and bus stop predictions • Gender inclusive restroom listing • Lactation room listing • A listing of merchants that accept BuckID • Information about safety on campus • Features for alumni • Wallpapers As always, if you have suggestions for improving the app or notice any bugs, please use the contact form within the app. We love to hear from our users! Go Bucks!
COSI Science
Explore science at home with engaging videos and hands-on activities. Participate in citizen science projects or take virtual tours. This app brings the Center of Science and Industry's educational content to your family.
- At-home science discovery
- Engaging science videos
- Hands-on science activities
- Citizen science participation
- Virtual museum tours
- Science challenges
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Check out the COSI app for fun at-home science discovery and learning! Every weekday, we provide exciting and engaging science through COSI videos and hands-on science you can try with your family at home through COSI Connects. Try a Science Challenge, participate in a Citizen Science activity, or take a virtual tour through the American Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Gallery. COSI, Columbus, Ohio's dynamic Center of Science and Industry, inspires the scientists, dreamers, and innovators of tomorrow. Opened in 1964 at Memorial Hall in downtown Columbus, COSI moved in 1999 to a new 320,000-square-foot home designed by internationally-renowned architect Arata Isozaki, creating one of the largest modern-built science centers in the United States.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ohio State at every 5 days against COSI Science's every 2 months. Ohio State also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (778 vs 27). COSI Science's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (11.0 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.
Ohio State holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ohio State has 778 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Ohio State's written reviews are positive against 64% of COSI Science's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ohio State ships an update every 5 days, COSI Science every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ohio State | COSI Science |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (778 ratings) — better | 4.1 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 778 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ohio State University | COSI |
Customer experience
Ohio State
COSI Science
Bugs and requests
Ohio State
Reported bugs
4 issues- White screen on launch
- Favorite bus stops not saving
- Incorrect class schedules
- Parking garage widget not working
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with Carmen (learning management system)
- Add ability to view weekly calendar
- Improve bus schedule accuracy
- Expand to include more campus resources
COSI Science
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ohio State
No in-app purchases
COSI Science
No in-app purchases









