OpenU vs Ben
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenU
Access all your academic information in one place. View your schedule, assignments, grades, and important announcements. Connect with faculty and the university easily.
- View class schedule
- Track assignments and grades
- Receive important announcements
- Access faculty contact information
- Check payment balance
- Contact the university
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האפליקציה של הסטודנטים באוניברסיטה הפתוחה: כל המידע על הקורסים והלימודים שלך. אפשר לצפות בלוח המפגשים שלך להיום, לשבוע הקרוב או לסמסטר, להתעדכן בלוח המטלות, בציונים ובעוד הודעות חשובות, לראות את רשימת חברי הסגל בקורס ואת מאזן התשלומים, וכמובן ליצור קשר עם האוניברסיטה
Ben
This app provides university students with academic information, including schedules, grades, and tuition fees. It also offers student association updates and benefits, and allows for digital service requests and hybrid course registration.
- Academic information access
- Course schedule and grades
- Tuition fee and exam dates
- Student association updates and benefits
- Digital service calls
- Hybrid course registration
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MyBGU, האפליקציה החדשה של אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, מיועדת לסטודנטים של האוניברסיטה ומאפשרת להתעדכן במידע אקדמי כמו מערכת שעות, ציונים, שכר לימוד ובחינות, לקבל מידע והטבות מהאגודה הסטודנטיאלית ולבצע פעולות דיגיטליות במגוון נושאים כגון פתיחת קריאות שירות, להירשם לקורסים בכיתות היברידיות ועוד. With the all new MyBGU Mobile app students can stay up to date with academic information such as course schedule, grades, tuition fees and exams' dates. The app also helps you to get updates and coupons from the Students' Association, digitally open service calls, register to hybrid courses, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ben at 5.0 against OpenU's 3.3. Ben also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). OpenU's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Ben holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
OpenU ships an update every 5 months, Ben every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenU | Ben |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Open University of Israel | Mobitti Ltd. |
Customer experience
OpenU
Ben
In-app purchases
OpenU
No in-app purchases
Ben
No in-app purchases
