Tri vs UA Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tri
Stay connected to your college with this app. Access campus news, course information, grades, and connect with faculty. It provides maps, event updates, and emergency resources, putting essential college services in your pocket.
- Campus maps and building search
- Course catalog and registration
- Blackboard Learn™ access
- Campus news and event updates
- Faculty and staff directory
- Real-time bus tracking
- Emergency information
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Tri-C Mobile helps you stay connected to Cuyahoga Community College from wherever you are, on or off campus. Use Tri-C Mobile to find anyone in the Directory and get in touch instantly, stay-in-the-loop with the latest campus news, keep tabs on Cuyahoga Community College sports scores, watch videos from recent campus events, see real-time bus locations, check grades and access course content, browse the course catalog. It’s Cuyahoga Community College in the palm of your hand! Features: Maps: Search campus buildings by name, pinpoint them on the map, see their location relative to your own. Courses: Browse and search courses for current and future terms, see course descriptions, times, locations, and availability. Learn: Get instant access to all of your Blackboard Learn™ course content on the go. Check grades, post to discussion forums, view important class announcements, read and download assignments, upload content and more. Directory: Get in touch with anyone campus-wide. News: Keep up with all the happenings on and off campus with news from a variety of sources including the Cuyahoga Community College. Videos: Access all of Cuyahoga Community College video content in one easy-to-view place. Emergency: Get access to important numbers and information when you need them. Call to report an emergency or get information from the Cuyahoga Community College Emergency Information Hotline. My Tri-C: Get access to your myTri-C Space. Modules: Get access to Ask Tri-C, Registration, Athletics, Events, Financial Aid, Library, and Programs information. Social: Get access to Tri-C's Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Youtube feeds.
UA Mobile
This free smartphone app serves as a digital hub for students, providing quick access to academic information, campus news, and essential services. Stay informed about courses, events, dining options, and transportation with convenient push notifications.
- Brightspace courses and announcements
- Student community boards
- Personal messaging
- Campus events calendar
- Dining hall menus
- Shuttle times
- Computer lab availability
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UA Mobile — Join the digital hub for all things UA Our free smartphone app, UA Mobile, makes it easy for students to quickly accomplish tasks and stay informed of news and events. Brightspace courses and announcements receive personal messages, campus events, dining hall menus, push notifications, opt-in channels anonymous reporting shuttle times, computer lab availability, Zips scores and schedules, and more More ways to be productive. Always within reach
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UA Mobile at 4.1 against Tri's 3.4. UA Mobile also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Tri's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UA Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tri's written reviews are positive against 50% of UA Mobile's.
Tri ships an update monthly, UA Mobile every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tri | UA Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (39 ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cuyahoga Community College | The University of Akron |
Customer experience
Tri
UA Mobile
In-app purchases
Tri
No in-app purchases
UA Mobile
No in-app purchases
