Piazza vs UCSC Pisa Class Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
UCSC Pisa Class Search
Easily search the UC Santa Cruz course catalog using subject codes, class codes, or keywords. View detailed course information directly within the app. Optimized for a simple, native user experience.
- Search course catalog
- Filter by subject, code, or keyword
- View full course details
- Native user interface
- Direct link to Pisa for details
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Search UCSC's course catalog with a simple, native UI! Type in a subject code, class code, or keyword to find all matching courses, and tap to open the full details in Pisa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UCSC Pisa Class Search at 5.0 against Piazza's 2.1. Piazza's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (277 vs 2). 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.
UCSC Pisa Class Search holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piazza has 277 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Piazza ships an update fortnightly, UCSC Pisa Class Search every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piazza | UCSC Pisa Class Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (277 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 277 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piazza Technologies, Inc. | Advaith Jagathesan |
Customer experience
Piazza
UCSC Pisa Class Search
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
UCSC Pisa Class Search
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Piazza
No in-app purchases
UCSC Pisa Class Search
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Piazza free?
Is UCSC Pisa Class Search free?
Which has better reviews, Piazza or UCSC Pisa Class Search?
Do Piazza or UCSC Pisa Class Search have ads?
Which is updated more often, Piazza or UCSC Pisa Class Search?
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