Comparison

MYFAU vs UNF Mobile (myWings)

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

Head to head
About

MYFAU

This official university portal provides access to essential resources for students, faculty, and staff. It offers features like course registration, email access, grade checking, and campus maps. Prospective students and the wider community can also access valuable information and campus navigation tools.

Highlights
  • Course registration and scheduling
  • Access to university email
  • Canvas integration for grades and forums
  • Campus maps and building search
  • News and events updates
  • Shuttle tracking
Features
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MYFAU is the official app and online portal of Florida Atlantic University for the whole FAU Community. Designed to be your on-the-go resource for all things FAU that can be accessed via this app or from a web browser at myfau.fau.edu. Find University resources, maps, check your University email, stay in the know about news and events, and more! Please share your thoughts with us about your MYFAU experience! **TWO WAYS TO EXPERIENCE MYFAU** SIGN IN Students, Faculty, and Staff can sign in to MYFAU to view their personalized experience, including access to their FAU email, Canvas, and other resources. GUEST For Prospective Students, Parents and Family, or other Community Members without FAU Credentials. Have access to all the must-have features like maps, school information, University resources, and more without signing in. **FEATURES** FAU SELF-SERVICE Register for courses, check your schedule, pay fees, and more. EMAIL Access your FAU E-mail. CANVAS Check your grades, post to discussion forums, and browse content across all your courses. SUCCESS NETWORK Connects you to the resources needed to be successful at FAU: advisors, faculty, tutors, and many different support staff. MONEY MATTERS Learn about and manage Awards as well as other fiscal matters. MAPS Explore FAU! Search campus buildings and pinpoint them to see their location relative to your own. LIBRARY Access FAU's online and printed library collections. SPOT SPOTs (Student Perception of Teaching forms) is an online tool to evaluate the quality of instruction for your course. OWL CENTRAL For students, by students! Go to Owl Central to find clubs and organizations, go to events, and more. NEWS & EVENTS We're always making waves at FAU, so be in the know with our news, events, and social streams. SHUTTLE Know where the Owl Express Shuttle is on the Boca Raton campus during its hours of operation. MYPOS Degree requirements in progress for Graduate Students only. DEGREE AUDIT Shows how your FAU courses, transfer courses, and courses in progress apply toward degree requirements.

About

UNF Mobile (myWings)

Access university resources and personalized information through a secure web portal. Organize and find what you need easily for students and the UNF community.

Highlights
  • Secure single point of entry
  • Access UNF web-based resources
  • Timely, tailored information
  • Organize information easily
  • Personalized user experience
Features
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The official app for the University of North Florida. Check your schedule, your bill and your dining balance, open your Canvas courses, and see campus alerts the moment they matter. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See your class schedule, grades and registration • Check your tuition and fees balance • Track Dining Dollars, Ozzie Bucks and meal plan swipes, and see recent card activity • Browse dining locations, menus and hours • Open your Canvas courses, announcements and grades • Read UNF news, the Spinnaker and Osprey athletics • Look up faculty and staff in the employee directory • Find your way with the campus map • Stay informed with UNF alerts and emergency information • Reach advising, career services, the ITS Help Desk and Healthy Ospreys • Manage your Osprey 1Card and parking account • Jump straight to Workday, Degree Works, myNest and Outlook MAKE IT YOURS Quicklinks let you pin the pages you actually use, so the tools you open every day sit on your home screen instead of three menus deep. BUILT FOR EVERYONE AT UNF Students, faculty, staff, advisors, alumni, parents and applicants each see a version tailored to them. Sign in once with your UNF account and the app shows what's relevant to you. NEED HELP? ITS Help Desk — unf.edu/its/help_desk or (904) 620-4357

Screenshots

MYFAU4 screens
UNF Mobile (myWings)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MYFAU at 54% against UNF Mobile (myWings)'s 8%. MYFAU also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). UNF Mobile (myWings)'s advantage is rating (3.4 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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

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

UNF Mobile (myWings) holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MYFAU has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of MYFAU's written reviews are positive against 8% of UNF Mobile (myWings)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MYFAU ships an update every 4 months, UNF Mobile (myWings) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MYFAU versus UNF Mobile (myWings): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMYFAUUNF Mobile (myWings)
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (50 ratings)3.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better8.1% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB85 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFlorida Atlantic UniversityUniversity of North Florida

Customer experience

MYFAU

All ratings47 ratings
Positive31.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative61.7%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative35.2%

UNF Mobile (myWings)

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive8.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative86.5%

Bugs and requests

MYFAU

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Always shows 'loading'
  • Unable to log in due to authentication glitch
  • Crashes iPhone 6 Plus
  • App will not open at all
  • App is broken after webpage change
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  • Persona is disabled
  • Connection failed, retrying...
  • Keeps crashing and reloading
  • Augmented reality icon disappears
  • Courses feature stopped working

Requested features

10 requests
  • FaceID integration for easier sign-in
  • Option to save login information
  • Color-coded parking lots on map
  • Add lacrosse under athletics
  • Update dining hours for summer
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  • iPad support
  • Add full schedule to map
  • Link Owl Mail
  • Show class schedule on map
  • Add parking information

UNF Mobile (myWings)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MYFAU

No in-app purchases

None

UNF Mobile (myWings)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MYFAU free?
MYFAU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UNF Mobile (myWings) free?
UNF Mobile (myWings) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MYFAU or UNF Mobile (myWings)?
UNF Mobile (myWings) is rated higher. MYFAU averages 2.3 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while UNF Mobile (myWings) averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do MYFAU or UNF Mobile (myWings) have ads?
Neither MYFAU nor UNF Mobile (myWings) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MYFAU or UNF Mobile (myWings)?
MYFAU ships an update every 4 months, and UNF Mobile (myWings) every 2 months. Most recently, MYFAU was updated on November 1, 2026 and UNF Mobile (myWings) on November 2, 2026.

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