SIUE vs myMcK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIUE
Manage your academic life and campus experience with this app. Stay organized with event and assignment tracking, access academic tools, and receive important campus notifications. Navigate campus easily and discover available services.
- Event and assignment calendar
- Academic tools access
- Deadline reminders and alerts
- Class management and to-dos
- Campus event discovery
- Campus services information
- Push notifications for alerts
- Campus map with routing
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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville App brings the campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the SIUE community: Stay on top of your events, classes, and assignments with the built in calendar function, and get notified of important dates, deadlines & security announcements. Access campus resources at any time! Some other exciting features include: + ACADEMICS: real-time access to all of the critical academic tools. + DEADLINES: Stay on top of multiple deadlines with push-notifications, students receive reminders, alerts and critical notifications. + CLASSES: Manage classes, create to-dos & reminders, and stay on top of assignments. + EVENTS: Discover campus events, set reminders, and track your attendance + CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid & Counseling. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.
myMcK
This official university app connects students and the wider community to campus life. Access campus news, upcoming events, and directions. Registered students can also view academic information and financial services.
- Campus news and events
- Directions to campus locations
- Social media integration
- Academic information access
- Student financial services
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Official mobile application of McKendree University helps you stay connected to the University. Features in this app will be frequently updated to improve your engagement with the institution. Features include directions, news, events, and social media. Registered students will view academic, student financial services, and other support services
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SIUE at 4.7 against myMcK's 1.0. SIUE also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (445 vs 2). myMcK's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.4). 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.
SIUE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SIUE has 445 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SIUE ships an update every 2 months, myMcK every 22 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | SIUE | myMcK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (445 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 445 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | McKendree University |
Bugs and requests
SIUE
Reported bugs
9 issues- Class schedule sync to calendar fails with errors
- Email screen glitches and infinite loading
- App crashes frequently
- Courses fail to load
- Login functionality broken after app reinstall
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- General glitchiness and unreliability
- UI compatibility issues with iPhone 7+
- Blackboard login failures
- App only works intermittently
Requested features
10 requests- Extended bus service hours for commuters
- Better schedule viewing for entire semester
- Mac application version
- Integration with CNet and MySIUE
- Direct Tech Support contact within app
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- Registrar and Financial Aid Office links
- Course catalog search functionality
- Blackboard integration improvements
- Consolidated navigation for similar features
- Cougarnet account integration
myMcK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SIUE
No in-app purchases
myMcK
No in-app purchases
