FIU Mobile vs SYNTHO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FIU Mobile
Access all essential Florida International University resources from your mobile device. Stay informed about campus news, events, and academics with a personalized dashboard and integrated campus maps.
- Personalized dashboard for classes, parking, and dining
- Access student, faculty, and employee information
- Interactive campus maps with directions
- FIU news, athletics scores, and events
- Job search and support resources
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FIU Mobile puts Florida International University in the palm of your hand. Stay connected to campus life and access everything you need, all from one app! Features to Keep You on Track: Personalized Dashboard: See your classes for today, nearby parking locations, upcoming events, and open campus dining—all on the home page. MyFIU: View your info and resources, for students, faculty, managers, and employees Maps: Search for anything on campus—dining, shops, buildings, transit options, services, parking, and more. Get walking or driving directions to your destination. Explore: Stay updated with the latest FIU news, athletics scores, and events. Search for jobs, get support, and discover opportunities tailored to you. Why Choose FIU Mobile? Whether you're navigating your first day on campus or managing your busy schedule, FIU Mobile makes life easier. With quick access to relevant campus information, you'll always be one step ahead. Download FIU Mobile today and bring FIU closer than ever!
SYNTHO
Learn electronic music production with over 150 hours of curated content. Connect with a community, share your music, and receive expert feedback. Structured cohorts offer a guided learning path to elevate your skills.
- 150+ hours of curated content
- Arrangement, mixing, mastering lessons
- Community newsfeed and profiles
- Expert tutor feedback
- 8-week structured cohorts
- Direct messaging and user following
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SYNTHO is an electronic music education application. Inside the app you gain access to 150+ hours of carefully curated content covering all aspects of the production process such as arrangement, creativity, mixing and mastering, drum processing and much more. Connect with like minded users as you build your own custom profile, communicate and share music via the newsfeed. You can also receive feedback from our expert tutors on your finished tracks or any productions in progress. This will be done in both live classrooms and day to day inside the app. Along with this, we will run 8-week cohorts where you can follow a roadmap of content and assignments delivered by the SYNTHO tutors with the aim to take your music to the next level. This will offer an option to have more accountability and structure in your learning journey. App features - Newsfeed A way to connect with other members and stay engaged daily via status’, track shares and more. Personal profile Build a place to showcase your music and thoughts. Comment on videos Great conversation and share insights with other members. Most popular videos feed Get instant access to the most valuable content and find out what everyone is watching. Carefully curated categories Easy to navigate and find what you want. Search function Offers a quick and easy way for you to find what they need. Tracks and videos are ‘tagged’. Follow users Stay connected with users that you are interested in and want to get to know. Direct message users Stay connected with users that you are interested in and want to get to know Send a ticket Got an idea for a video? Send a ticket on what you want to learn and we can make it into a video.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SYNTHO at 5.0 against FIU Mobile's 4.4. SYNTHO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). FIU Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (49 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.
SYNTHO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FIU Mobile has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FIU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of SYNTHO's.
FIU Mobile ships an update every 2 months, SYNTHO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FIU Mobile | SYNTHO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florida International University | SYNTHO App ltd |
Customer experience
FIU Mobile
SYNTHO
Bugs and requests
FIU Mobile
Reported bugs
48 issues- Takes you to browser for some functions
- Extremely laggy, almost unusable
- Cannot communicate with advisors
- Cannot see grades
- 2-factor authentication doesn't work
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- Done button logs out without prompt
- PSN still does not work
- Basic functions don't work
- Close button is the only one that works
- Annoying login issues
- Automatically closes when going back
- Needs sizing optimization for iPad Pro
- Difficult to input grades on iPad
- App can't do what it advertises
- Painfully unresponsive
- Crashes all the time
- 'Plan by my requirements' is useless
- Takes forever to load
- Tells you password is incorrect with Face ID
- Most of the time it doesn't work
- Login screen freezes
- Constantly crashes after tapping directory
- Error message to try again later
- Logs you out after <1 min
- Not optimized for iPhone X
- Retro iOS layout
- Inaccurate information
- Can't do much on interface
- Doesn't recognize password
- Telling me it's not connected to internet
- Bug: Cannot hide athletics section
- Cannot access MyFIU through app
- General information only, not personal
- Doesn't provide product use
- Needs auto login
- Export class schedule to calendar app
- Sports icons look generic
- Most of it no better than MyFIU database
- Needs direct link to OneCard
- iPad version needed
- Blackboard doesn't work
- Does not remember login
- Always signs me out
- Needs iPad mode
- Not the best or most useful app
- Wrong building and room number listed
- Inconvenient to keep logging back in
- Needs to be fixed, more people need to know
Requested features
13 requests- Bring back the map feature
- Export class schedule to calendar app
- Update sports icons
- Direct link to OneCard
- iPad version
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- Bus tracker for shuttles
- Remember panther ID/password feature
- Auto login using fingerprint sensor
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Fix Blackboard learn integration
- Add iPad mode
- Promote the app more on campus
SYNTHO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FIU Mobile
No in-app purchases
SYNTHO
No in-app purchases
