NYU Mobile vs SkillHopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NYU Mobile
This app enhances the New York University student experience by providing access to university information, events, and resources. Students can manage academic tasks, explore campus life, and stay updated on important announcements.
- Course registration
- Class assignments and announcements
- Dining information and campus cash balance
- Library features
- Student job search
- University news and social media updates
- Club and organization search
- Printing locations
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NYU Mobile is the official mobile app designed to enhance the experience of New York University students. This app will help you navigate NYU on the go and see the rich life of NYU through university information, events, photos, and more. NYU Mobile allows you to: -Register for courses -See class assignments and announcements -View dining information and campus cash balance -Discover library features -Search for student jobs on Handshake -Browse University news -Follow real-time updates via official NYU social media -Search for (or create!) a club or organization -Find where to print on campus -Receive University Info Alerts, including push notifications -Make professional connections in the global Violet Network -And more!
SkillHopper
This app connects individuals for skill sharing and learning. Users can schedule lessons with coaches to acquire new abilities or become a coach to teach their own expertise. It supports a wide range of subjects, from academics and sports to arts and DIY.
- Skill sharing and learning
- Schedule in-person and virtual lessons
- Messaging between coaches and learners
- Teach multiple skills
- Coach profile pages
- Wide range of skill categories
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Connect with other people to share you skills or to learn new skills.You can schedule a lesson with a coach to learn something new. Alternatively, you can be a coach by teaching something that you know to others. These skills include things like sports (baseball, basketball), academic (math, science, English), music, dance, fitness, languages, arts, and DIY projects. Provides tools for scheduling both in person and virtual lessons and messaging between the coach and learners. Coaches can teach more than one skill and can describe their skills on their profile page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SkillHopper at 100% against NYU Mobile's 15%. SkillHopper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months). NYU Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 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.
SkillHopper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYU Mobile has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of NYU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of SkillHopper's.
NYU Mobile ships an update every 7 months, SkillHopper every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NYU Mobile | SkillHopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New York University | SkillHopper Group LLC |
Customer experience
NYU Mobile
SkillHopper
In-app purchases
NYU Mobile
No in-app purchases
SkillHopper
No in-app purchases
