iShark (NSU Florida) vs MyTextMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iShark (NSU Florida)
This app connects you to the university community, offering campus navigation, dining information, event schedules, and news. Access shuttle times, athletic scores, and university updates.
- Campus shuttle tracking
- Location finder
- Event calendar
- Dining hall information
- University news
- Athletics scores
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The water's fine at Nova Southeastern University, so dive into our new app and connect with the NSU Shark community. Find locations and dining on campus, and search for your next class. Share the newest NSU photos. NSU Athletics, SharkShuttle, SharkCard, and our Social Hub deliver great services. Swim freely into iShark Mobile. iShark Mobile allows you to: * Find the nearest Shark Shuttle times and bus stops * Find locations on NSU's campuses and locations * View the calendar of events * Find operating status, hours, and menus for campus dining facilities * Read the latest news about the University community from the NSU Newsroom * Get the latest scores and news about all of the NSU Athletics teams And more...
MyTextMate
This app sends you daily text message reminders for your upcoming events and deadlines. Connect to your school or manually add appointments to stay organized. Customize your message preferences and preview your texts before they are sent.
- School integration
- Manual event scheduling
- Customizable text messages
- Message preview
- Daily reminder texts
- Canvas connection
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CONNECT Select your school or connect to Canvas manually. CUSTOMIZE Choose when you want your daily text messages, how you want to be greeted, and more. SCHEDULE Add events like meetings and doctor's appointments. PREVIEW See what your upcoming text message will look like. RELAX Get daily text messages showing everything you have coming up! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyTextMate at 100% against iShark (NSU Florida)'s 48%. MyTextMate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). iShark (NSU Florida)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. MyTextMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. iShark (NSU Florida) asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyTextMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of iShark (NSU Florida)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of MyTextMate's.
iShark (NSU Florida) ships an update every 4 months, MyTextMate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iShark (NSU Florida) | MyTextMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Southeastern University, Inc | Lazy Texts, LLC |
Customer experience
iShark (NSU Florida)
MyTextMate
In-app purchases
iShark (NSU Florida)
No in-app purchases
MyTextMate
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.001 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$20.001 Year
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