Embry vs CBC Highlands
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.
CBC Highlands
Access sermons from Dr. Gary Hewins and exclusive podcasts. Stay informed with the church calendar and receive important updates via notifications. This app keeps you connected to ministry news and events.
- Sermon access
- Exclusive podcasts
- Church calendar
- Push notifications
- Ministry updates
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Access to Dr. Gary Hewins Sermon. Listen to Pod Casts found exclusively on this App. Stay up to date with the church calendar. Turn on notifications so we can send you messages and updates on our ministry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Embry at 4.7 against CBC Highlands's 4.3. Embry also leads on ratings volume (417 vs 6). CBC Highlands's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Embry holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embry has 417 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Embry ships an update every 6 weeks, CBC Highlands every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embry | CBC Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (417 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 417 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc. | COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH OF HIGHLANDS, INC |
Customer experience
Embry
CBC Highlands
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
CBC Highlands
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embry
No in-app purchases
CBC Highlands
No in-app purchases
