Comparison

BYU vs Coursi

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

Head to head
About

BYU

Access a suite of university services designed for students. Manage academic tasks, campus resources, and personal accounts all in one place. This app streamlines your university experience.

Highlights
  • BYU Learning Suite
  • Add/Drop Classes
  • Testing Center access
  • Cannon Commons information
  • Cougar Cash management
  • Digital ID Card
Features
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The BYU Mobile App Suite contains a variety of newly designed mobile services developed by the Office of Information Technology at Brigham Young University, all within a single App. Features Include: - BYU Learning Suite - Add / Drop Classes - Testing Center - Cannon Commons - Cougar Cash - ID Card - And More… The perfect app for any True Blue Cougar.

About

Coursi

This app acts as an AI tutor by accessing your course materials directly from learning platforms and uploaded documents. It can explain concepts, quiz you, summarize readings, and review assignments, citing the source of each answer. All your coursework is kept private and synced across your devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tutoring
  • Accesses course files directly
  • Explains concepts
  • Quizzes for exams
  • Summarizes readings
  • Reviews assignments
  • Syncs across devices
Features
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Most AI answers about your class are guesses. Coursi reads your course files first. Ask about any assignment and the answer is built from your syllabus, your lecture notes and the files you've uploaded, the actual materials for the actual class, not a general model's idea of what a class like yours probably covers. It tells you which file each answer came from. It works like a tutor rather than a search box. Ask it to explain a concept, quiz you before an exam, summarize a reading, or look over an assignment before you turn it in. It gets those materials on its own. Coursi signs into Canvas and BYU Learning Suite and brings your assignments, announcements, documents and grades into one place, then keeps them current in the background. You can add your own PDFs, slides and Word docs too, and Coursi will search those across every course at once. Everything lands on one screen: what's due, what was announced, where your grades stand. Both systems, one list. Your coursework stays on your phone and is never uploaded to us. You sign in on Canvas's and Learning Suite's own pages, so Coursi never sees your password. What syncs between your own devices is only what you wrote yourself: your notes, your edits, your chat history. Terms of Use: https://coursi.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://coursi.dev/privacy

Screenshots

BYU4 screens
Coursi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coursi at 100% against BYU's 55%. Coursi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). BYU's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Coursi sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BYU asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coursi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BYU has 7.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of BYU's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coursi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BYU versus Coursi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBYUCoursi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrigham Young UniversityTyler Judson

Customer experience

BYU

All ratings7,070 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative39.8%

Coursi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BYU

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant log-outs and need to re-authenticate
  • Mobile ordering and Cougar Cash integration issues
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Outdated or incorrect information in some areas

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integrate with Learning Suite for full functionality
  • Add ability to view/manage Cougar Cash and dining plan
  • Improve search and navigation capabilities
  • Provide more personalized and customizable features

Coursi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BYU

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Coursi

Subscriptions6
  • BYOK Plan14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Coursi AI14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Coursi AI Pro14 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • BYOK Plan14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Coursi AI14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Coursi AI Pro14 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is BYU free?
BYU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coursi free?
Coursi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BYU or Coursi?
Coursi is rated higher. BYU averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Coursi averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do BYU or Coursi have ads?
Neither BYU nor Coursi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BYU or Coursi?
BYU ships an update every 2 weeks, and Coursi every 2 weeks. Most recently, BYU was updated on October 23, 2026 and Coursi on October 18, 2026.

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