Embry vs Frasca RTD
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.
Frasca RTD
This app simplifies connecting to training devices, allowing users to get ready to fly in just two taps. It bypasses the need to manually access Wi-Fi settings for a quicker connection.
- Streamlined user connection
- Quick RTD device access
- Bypass Wi-Fi settings
- Two-tap connection
- Ready to fly faster
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App to streamline the user connection process of the Frasca RTD Training Devices. Bypass going into the Wifi Settings, and connect to the RTD and be ready to fly in just 2 presses!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Embry at 4.7 against Frasca RTD's 2.8. Embry also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 18 months). Frasca RTD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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.
Embry holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embry has 457 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Embry's written reviews are positive against 33% of Frasca RTD's.
Embry ships an update every 6 weeks, Frasca RTD every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embry | Frasca RTD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (457 ratings) — better | 2.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc. | Frasca International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Embry
Frasca RTD
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
Frasca RTD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Embry
No in-app purchases
Frasca RTD
No in-app purchases
