CampusGroups vs Rose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CampusGroups
This app fosters private campus communities for student organizations, departments, and teams. It provides tools for communication, event management, membership tracking, and payments, enhancing student engagement and group leadership.
- Upcoming events
- Event registrations
- Campus & group feeds
- Directory & profiles
- Chat
- Attendance tracking
- Dedicated event app
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CampusGroups is your campus hub and mobile application. It's the app your school uses to bring student life, organizations, events, and services together in one place. Find your people, discover what's happening on campus, get the support you need, and get involved from day one. This is where it all lives. Find your place on campus: Browse student organizations, clubs, and groups that match your interests. Connect with other students, build friendships, and get involved from day one. Events, made easy: See what campus events are coming up, register in a few taps, and never miss what matters to you. Get help when you need it: Access campus resources, services, and support all in one place. Whether it's academic help, financial aid, or student services, the CampusGroups college student app connects you to what your school has to offer. For student leaders: Run your student organization with tools for communication, events, membership, and budgeting. Everything you need is in one place, so you can focus on what actually matters. Key features: • Upcoming campus events and event registration • Campus and group feeds • Student directory and profiles • Chat and campus communications • Campus resources, maps, and links • Attendance tracking with QR Code or Card Reader Learn more at readyeducation.com/campusgroups The CampusGroups Team at Ready Education
Rose
Access essential campus information, news, and resources on the go. Find directories, maps, course details, and event calendars. Stay informed with push notifications and offline access to key contacts.
- Campus news and events
- Course information
- Directory and campus map
- Registration and schedule lookup
- Offline access to contacts
- Push notifications for news alerts
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Get seamless mobile access to essential Rose-Hulman campus information and internal resources; timely notifications of campus news; and a directory and campus map accessible anytime! With the click of a button, Rose-Hulman faculty, staff and students can leverage the Rose-Hulman app to access news, events and commonly used resources including: • Course information • Policies and forms • The campus library catalog • Registration information • Schedule lookup • Bulletin board announcements • Campus Groups • And so much more! Visitors can also access frequently used phone numbers to campus offices and a campus map, anytime and anywhere. The details… No more logins! With the Rose-Hulman app, faculty, staff and students with active Rose-Hulman credentials only need to authenticate once upon downloading the app. After the initial login process, users will be able to access all internal news, events and resources without being prompted to log in continuously. As the Rose- Hulman campus information-sharing process includes sending emails with links to internal information, the My Rose-Hulman environment allows users to share customized links so content opens only in the app and not in a browser. This will ensure a unified experience for all users, regardless of their mobile and/or tablet device browser settings. Stay in the know Faculty, staff and students at Rose-Hulman – who spend the majority of their day instructing or attending class or lab and are often accessing needed internal information from their mobile device – can always stay in the loop! With full access to the campus newsfeed and event calendar, the Rose-Hulman app helps individuals on the go stay informed of – and share – the latest news and events around campus. Now, faculty, staff, and students (71 percent of whom access internal resources on an Apple device!) can receive news alerts through the utilization of native push notifications. With this feature, individuals will be notified when a new news article is published on the campus’ intranet. This highly sought-after feature provides campus users with the ‘push’ of information they desire! Users will not only be updated with information in real time, but with a single click they’ll be directed to the information directly within the app. Users will also have access to the popular Bulletin Board, including a virtual lost and found, within the app. Additional unique features • A campus phone directory – Frequently used campus phone numbers, which can be dialed directly from the iPhone, and are also available offline – a vital crisis management tool for the campus that makes it possible for individuals without an active connection to access key campus contacts in the event of an emergency or network outage. • A campus map – With Rose-Hulman operating on the quarter system, course schedules change frequently. The map is a commonly used internal tool that can also be accessed within the app, even if users are offline! Students on campus who have phone providers from all around the world, which can have delays in responsiveness to campus networks, will appreciate this unique feature! Whether you’re a current student, faculty, or staff member, the Rose-Hulman app will help keep you connected with campus!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CampusGroups at 4.4 against Rose's 2.6. CampusGroups also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Rose's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). 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.
CampusGroups holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusGroups has 5.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of CampusGroups's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rose's.
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, Rose every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusGroups | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Customer experience
CampusGroups
Rose
Bugs and requests
CampusGroups
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to register for events
- Events not showing up correctly
- App freezing or crashing on launch
- Login issues and invalid email errors
Requested features
4 requests- Add calendar view for events
- Improve event registration flow
- Enhance search and filtering options
- Provide better notification management
Rose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CampusGroups
No in-app purchases
Rose
No in-app purchases









