Ohio State vs BGSU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ohio State
Navigate campus life with real-time bus tracking, class schedules, building directories, and dining information. Manage your BuckID account, access academic resources, and find campus services. Stay connected with features for students and alumni.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Class schedules and grades
- Campus building directory
- BuckID account management
- Course catalog search
- Student organization listings
- Apple Watch app
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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!
BGSU
Stay connected to campus life with essential information. Access dining menus, real-time shuttle tracking, laundry availability, and campus news. Find events, recreation center hours, and academic program details.
- Real-time shuttle tracking
- Residence hall laundry availability
- Dining menus
- Campus news and events
- Student Recreation Center status
- Campus map and directions
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The BGSU app makes it easy to access the tools you use most in one place. View academics, pay bills, check grades, submit and approve time, access payroll information, see dining menus, track campus shuttles, check Rec Center occupancy, monitor laundry availability and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ohio State at 4.5 against BGSU's 3.1. Ohio State also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (793 vs 16). BGSU's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 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 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ohio State has 793 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Ohio State's written reviews are positive against 33% of BGSU's.
Ohio State ships an update every 5 days, BGSU monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ohio State | BGSU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (793 ratings) — better | 3.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 793 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ohio State University | Bowling Green State University |
Customer experience
Ohio State
BGSU
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
BGSU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ohio State
No in-app purchases
BGSU
No in-app purchases








