Ohio State vs ESC Central Ohio
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!
ESC Central Ohio
Access essential school information, including news, announcements, and calendar events, all in one convenient mobile location. Users can easily find contact details for faculty, parents, and students, and view photos and documents. Privacy controls ensure sensitive information is only accessible to authorized individuals.
- News and announcements
- Calendar events
- Photo and document browsing
- Constituent directory
- Contact information lookup
- Content filtering
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The ESC Central Ohio app provides parents, students, and faculty with all the information they need in one place, conveniently accessible and explicitly formatted for mobile devices. The App includes: - Blogs, news, and announcements - Pictures and documents - Calendar events - Constituent directory and more Download the app today to stay informed about the latest news, announcements, and calendar events, and access the current community directory. Users can: - Browse the latest published photos - Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use - Catch up on current news - Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests - Quickly find faculty, parent, and student contact information - Email a constituent directly from your device The information in the ESC Central Ohio app is drawn from the same source as the ESC Central Ohio website. Privacy controls restrict access to sensitive information to authorized users only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ESC Central Ohio at 5.0 against Ohio State's 4.5. ESC Central Ohio also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Ohio State's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (789 vs 1). 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.
ESC Central Ohio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ohio State has 789 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ohio State ships an update every 5 days, ESC Central Ohio every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ohio State | ESC Central Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (789 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 789 — better | 1 |
| 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ohio State University | OCALI Official |
Customer experience
Ohio State
ESC Central Ohio
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
ESC Central Ohio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ohio State
No in-app purchases
ESC Central Ohio
No in-app purchases
