Comparison

CampusGroups vs Branda

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Upcoming events
  • Event registrations
  • Campus & group feeds
  • Directory & profiles
  • Chat
  • Attendance tracking
  • Dedicated event app
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Branda

This app connects Brandeis students with essential campus services like news, building hours, and maintenance requests. Developed by students, it simplifies access to daily campus information.

Highlights
  • Campus service access
  • Building hours information
  • Work order requests
  • Campus news updates
  • Contact information
Features
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"Want to know what's open? Doesn't know which building to go? Need to request work order for maintenance? Branda connects the students of Brandeis with essential campus services. These services include but are not limited to News, Work Orders, Hours, Contact etc. Branda is developed by a dedicated team of Brandeis students to make it easier to find the information about Brandeis that you use every day.

Screenshots

CampusGroups4 screens
Branda4 screens

Verdict

The call

CampusGroups and Branda both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Branda's written reviews are positive against 12% of CampusGroups's. CampusGroups's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 37). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for CampusGroups against 4.4 for Branda. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusGroups has 5.3K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of CampusGroups's written reviews are positive against 100% of Branda's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, Branda every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CampusGroups versus Branda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampusGroupsBranda
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.3K ratings)4.4 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews12.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better37
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB82 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNovalsys, IncJonghyeon Lee

Customer experience

CampusGroups

All ratings5,318 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive12.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative79.0%

Branda

All ratings37 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Branda

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CampusGroups

No in-app purchases

None

Branda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CampusGroups free?
CampusGroups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Branda free?
Branda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CampusGroups or Branda?
CampusGroups and Branda are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5.3K and 37 ratings respectively.
Do CampusGroups or Branda have ads?
Neither CampusGroups nor Branda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CampusGroups or Branda?
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, and Branda every 9 months. Most recently, CampusGroups was updated on October 10, 2026 and Branda on October 3, 2026.

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