SubItUp vs UW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubItUp
Manage your work schedule, request time off, and swap shifts with colleagues. For managers, this app allows for shift creation, editing, and approval of requests.
- View work schedule
- Request time off
- Add, Drop, or Swap shifts
- Create and edit shifts
- Approve shift requests
- Approve RTOs
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This app is intended for those who make use of the 'SubItUp' platform. As an employee, you can access your work schedule, request time off and make requests to Add, Drop, or Swap your shifts with your coworkers. As a manager, you can create and edit shifts, approve pending requests for shifts and RTOs, and more.
UW
Your digital guide to all UW-Madison events, whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. Access event information, schedules, and content easily.
- Digital event guide
- Content hub
- Access event information
- Virtual event support
- Hybrid event support
- In-person event support
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The event companion for UW-Madison events (virtual, hybrid, and in-person). The UW-Madison event app serves as a digital event guide and content hub, giving you easy access to all of the information surrounding the events you attend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UW at 4.9 against SubItUp's 1.9. SubItUp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
UW holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 254 and 117 respectively.
SubItUp ships an update every 2 weeks, UW every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubItUp | UW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (254 ratings) | 4.9 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SubItUp | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Customer experience
SubItUp
UW
In-app purchases
SubItUp
No in-app purchases
UW
No in-app purchases
