Comparison

Piazza vs UB Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Piazza

This platform facilitates communication and learning for higher education. Students can ask and answer questions, while instructors can monitor student engagement. It provides real-time updates and a centralized space for class interactions.

Highlights
  • Ask and answer questions
  • Real-time updates
  • Centralized class communication
  • Student engagement monitoring
  • Mobile access for students and instructors
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Piazza is the leading social learning platform for higher education, used by hundreds of thousands of students and more than 15 thousand professors for centralized class communications and polling. If you're a student, the Piazza app lets you ask and answer questions in all your Piazza classes from your mobile device, and updates you in real time when your peers are engaged. If you're an instructor, the app gives you a simple way to check in on your students during those spare moments between meetings. Stay connected to your class with Piazza!

About

UB Mobile

This app provides a comprehensive mobile portal for university students and staff. Access academic resources, campus maps, transportation schedules, dining information, and university news. Stay connected with campus events and athletic updates.

Highlights
  • Campus maps and navigation
  • Course management access
  • Transportation tracking
  • University news and events
  • Faculty and staff directory
  • Library resource access
Features
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It’s UB at your fingertips. Search UB, find people and departments, access MyUB, manage courses, get the latest UB news, event listings and Bulls scores, along with access to library resources, campus maps and transportation information, including bus and shuttle schedules and parking details. Features include: SEARCH • SEARCH THE UB WEB: Find the UB websites and resources using our UB Google Search! • FIND PEOPLE: Locate faculty and staff contact information, or look up student email addresses. • FIND DEPARTMENTS: Locate specific departments on UB’s three campuses. ACADEMICS • My UB: It’s your one-stop portal for important announcements and deadlines plus HUB access that lets you register for classes, look up your grades and gives faculty, staff and students easy access to many other important online resources. • UBLEARNS: Access your course management system at UB. Find a syllabus or get information on readings, assignments and exams. • LIBRARIES: Fingertip access to UB’s collections and the World Cat catalog; manage your account; find locations, hours and contact information for each of UB’s nine libraries. GETTING AROUND • MAPS: Search interactive maps to find campus buildings, parking lots, dining, student housing, and athletic facilities. • TRANSPORTATION: Use the Transportation Tracker to find out where the nearest shuttle or bus is; see traffic and parking alerts; look up bus and shuttle schedules and route maps. SERVICES • DINING: Find dining locations, menus and hours; report a lost MyUB Card; look up nutrition information; and more. THINGS TO DO • EVENTS: See a listing of all university happenings, both on and off campus, including lectures, performances, exhibitions and athletic events. • ATHLETICS: Buy tickets and get scores, stats and standings, along with photos, videos and breaking news about the UB Bulls. STAY INFORMED • NEWS: Read the latest on breakthrough research and other campus news in the areas of medicine, the sciences, engineering, technology, the arts, alumni and athletics. • SOCIAL MEDIA: Keep up with UB on such networks as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Screenshots

Piazza3 screens
UB Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

Piazza and UB Mobile both sit at 2.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of UB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 14% of Piazza's. UB Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Piazza's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (279 vs 33). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UB Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piazza has 279 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Piazza's written reviews are positive against 44% of UB Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piazza ships an update every 11 days, UB Mobile every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Piazza versus UB Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiazzaUB Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (279 ratings)2.3 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.2% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings279 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiazza Technologies, Inc.University at Buffalo

Customer experience

Piazza

All ratings279 ratings
Positive20.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive14.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative74.3%

UB Mobile

All ratings33 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Piazza

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to post or reply
  • Randomly logs out users
  • Fails to load posts and resources
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to access course materials
  • Improved formatting and editing tools
  • Better organization of posts and discussions
  • Seamless integration with web version

UB Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Piazza

No in-app purchases

None

UB Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piazza free?
Piazza is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UB Mobile free?
UB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Piazza or UB Mobile?
UB Mobile is rated higher. Piazza averages 2.1 out of 5 from 279 ratings, while UB Mobile averages 2.3 from 33 ratings.
Do Piazza or UB Mobile have ads?
Neither Piazza nor UB Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piazza or UB Mobile?
Piazza ships an update every 11 days, and UB Mobile every 10 months. Most recently, Piazza was updated on October 10, 2026 and UB Mobile on October 1, 2026.

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