Concorde TSP vs Illinois
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Concorde TSP
This app provides exact optimal solutions for the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) on your device. It includes modules for map routing, tour-finding heuristics, and a TSP challenge, all based on established computational mathematics.
- Exact optimal solutions for TSP
- Solves instances of 1,000+ cities
- Local computations on iPhone/iPad
- Includes TSP Art and Map Routing
- Tour-Finding Heuristics
- Minimum Spanning Tree module
Read full descriptionHide full description
Given a list of cities and the distance to travel between each pair of them, the traveling salesman problem, or TSP for short, asks for the shortest route to visit each city and to return to the starting point. The Concorde App computes exact optimal solutions for TSP, based on the Concorde code by Applegate, Bixby, Chvatal, and Cook. Instances of 1,000 or more cities can often be solved exactly, with all computations carried out locally on your iPhone or iPad. The app is a companion to the book "In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation", William Cook, Princeton University Press, 2012. Includes Exact TSP Solver, 3D Points, TSP Art, Map Routing, Tour-Finding Heuristics, Cutting Planes , TSP Challenge, Minimum Spanning Tree, and Perfect Matching modules.
Illinois
Navigate the University of Illinois with this comprehensive digital companion. Access class schedules, your student ID, campus maps, and event information. Utilize an AI assistant for university-related questions and discover wellness resources.
- Customizable home screen
- Class schedules and locations
- Digital student ID and bus pass
- AI-powered university assistant
- Interactive campus maps with amenities
- Campus event listings
- Wellness resources
Read full descriptionHide full description
Your digital companion to the University of Illinois, the Illinois app is for you, whether you’re a student, a Fighting Illini fan, an employee, or a first-time visitor. Features include: • A customizable home screen to make the app your own • Campus map with amenities like ADA entrances, all-gender restrooms, and lactation spaces • Class schedules, locations, and building floor plans • Illini ID, library card, and MTD bus pass • Digital business card • Wellness and safety resources, including SafeWalk requests and 24/7 crisis hotlines • Residence hall dining menus tailored to your food preferences • Groups: create or join one, or explore the official Illinois communities you’re already part of • University events, including Fighting Illini sports, Campus Recreation group fitness classes, arts, culture, and more Your quickest path to support is to report issues at https://go.illinois.edu/AppFeedback.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Concorde TSP at 76% against Illinois's 11%. Concorde TSP also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Illinois's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (117 vs 11). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Concorde TSP holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illinois has 117 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Concorde TSP's written reviews are positive against 11% of Illinois's.
Concorde TSP ships an update every 8 months, Illinois every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Concorde TSP | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | 2.7 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 10.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Cook | University of Illinois |
Customer experience
Concorde TSP
Illinois
In-app purchases
Concorde TSP
No in-app purchases
Illinois
No in-app purchases








