Embry vs Eagle Mandarin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embry
Manage your academic life and connect with your university community. Stay organized with event and class calendars, receive important notifications, and access campus resources. Discover events, join groups, and find your way around campus.
- Event and class calendar
- Academic tools access
- Deadline notifications
- Campus community interaction
- Campus map and services
- Group and club involvement
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The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University App brings campus to your fingertips and enables you to connect with the Embry-Riddle 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. Make friends, ask questions, and 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 + FEATURED ACTIVITIES: Orientation, Homecoming, etc. + CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening on the campus wall. + GROUPS & CLUBS: Get involved with campus organizations and meet people with similar interests + CAMPUS SERVICES: Learn about services offered, such as Academic Advising, Financial Aid & Counselling. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.
Eagle Mandarin
Learn Mandarin vocabulary with interactive quizzes and pronunciation practice. Features games, pinyin support, and progress tracking. Designed for students of Mandarin, it offers a fun way to build language skills.
- Vocabulary quizzes
- Pronunciation practice
- Pinyin support
- Interactive games
- Progress tracking
- Reward system (pandas and bamboo)
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This app contains vocabulary words especially selected for Dr. Hong Zhan’s Mandarin students. Many other Mandarin students will find the app useful as well. Eagle Mandarin quizzes students on vocabulary words and the student chooses the correct answers from several randomized choices. The app speaks the Mandarin words to help you to learn pronunciation. For additional help, you can turn on the pinyin version of the Mandarin characters. Several games are available to test your skill. Earn pandas and bamboo when you complete levels. The Mandarin database will be expanded in future updates. ---------------------------- No advertisements and no in app purchases are contained in this app. This game was developed by a mom who wanted to make sure her child had educational options when playing online. ---------------------------- Other apps by this developer: Protect TD (Protect Tower Defense) Math Tower Defense Mandarin Prof Math Town Spelling Ace Spy Town Spanish Prof J-Trainer ---------------------------- I hope you enjoy this app. Feel free to send me feedback if you have suggestions for future updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Embry at 417 against Eagle Mandarin's 2. Embry also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Eagle Mandarin's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Eagle Mandarin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embry has 417 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Embry ships an update every 6 weeks, Eagle Mandarin every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embry | Eagle Mandarin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (417 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 417 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc. | Heather Marriott |
Customer experience
Embry
Eagle Mandarin
Bugs and requests
Embry
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when selecting courses
- Login credentials not recognized
- Campus selection screen freezes
- Discussion tab shows no responses despite posting
- Classes fail to load or display current year courses
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- App icon white border partially cut off
- Modules and videos inaccessible through app
- Grades feature doesn't show all submissions
- Poor synchronization between app and Canvas
- App freezes and requires reinstall to reset
Requested features
10 requests- Building number search in campus map
- Satellite view for campus map
- Room number display in daily schedule
- Calendar export to Apple Calendar and Android
- Email link integration
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- Module and video access for non-graded content
- Social feed featured on home page
- Discussion tab improvements
- Better event thumbnails and calendar controls
- ERNIE integration into app
Eagle Mandarin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embry
No in-app purchases
Eagle Mandarin
No in-app purchases









