CampusGroups vs TouchNet 360u
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
TouchNet 360u
This app provides a unified platform for campus life, integrating student ID, payment processing, and access control. Students can manage their accounts, access campus facilities, and view important information like dining menus and event schedules.
- Virtual student ID
- Secure payment system
- Campus facility access
- OneCard account management
- Transaction history
- Campus information hub
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TouchNet Mobile is your single point of access to campus life, combining student ID functionality with electronic payment processing and access control to enhance the whole student experience. TouchNet Mobile is a unique, mobile-based technology from TouchNet that enables campus administrators to offer students a single point of access to campus life. It serves as a secure payment system for campus services, goods and activities, as a virtual ID card, and gives students access to events, buildings, libraries, and other campus facilities using pin codes, passwords and geo-fencing. Students can also manage their OneCard account with features such as deactivating their card, checking their balance, report on transaction history and more. With configurable icons, campus information such as athletic events, dining menus, bus schedules and more are readily available within TouchNet Mobile. Participating TouchNet Mobile terminals can include vending machines, photocopiers, laundry controllers, print stations, financial terminals, dining point of sale terminals, event, activity, access terminals and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CampusGroups at 4.4 against TouchNet 360u's 2.0. CampusGroups also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 150) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). TouchNet 360u's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
CampusGroups holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusGroups has 5.3K ratings behind it against 150, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of CampusGroups's written reviews are positive against 5% of TouchNet 360u's.
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, TouchNet 360u every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusGroups | TouchNet 360u |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better | 2.0 (150 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.4% of reviews — better | 5.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 150 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | Touchnet Information Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
CampusGroups
TouchNet 360u
User reviews
CampusGroups
From 5.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📆 Helpful for campus events
- 🔗 Integrates with school accounts
Room to improve
- 🐢 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive UI
- 🔄 Constant need to re-login
- 🚫 Missing critical features
TouchNet 360u
From 150 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Virtual ID card access
- 👍 Easy meal plan balance check
- 👍 New UI is great (recent review)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely slow performance
- 🐛 Cannot use on different devices
- 🐛 Horrible password reset process
- 🐛 Dysfunctional and buggy
- 🐛 Login issues (account in use)
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
TouchNet 360u
Reported bugs
35 issues- App is extremely slow
- Cannot use on a different device
- Hidden external website for password reset
- Account in use by another device error
- App won't update
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- Cannot upload/take picture for student ID
- App kept crashing
- App does not work
- Data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format
- Unable to deregister from broken phone
- Password reset requires contacting one web without account
- Error when trying to login
- App hasn’t worked all year
- Suppressing students from accessing basic needs
- Rarely able to use for benefits (bus rides)
- Log in once after uninstall, then requires re-registration
- Stuck loading at login
- App freezes
- Cannot upload ID photo
- App froze on first try, now won't let login
- Cannot upload picture for ID
- Student account already assigned error
- Mobile device already registered error
- App closes when searching for school
- Device was already registered then crashes
- Cannot check balance
- Account already assigned error after first use
- Major school not appearing
- Not working on new device
- Cannot add to Apple Wallet
- Option to add to Apple Wallet not there
- Fails to find school
- Fail to connect every time
- Incompatible with Apple Wallet
- Bug prevents 2-step authentication for Apple Wallet
Requested features
9 requests- Add ID to Apple Wallet
- Fix login issues after reinstall
- Improve password reset process
- Allow use on different devices
- Fix ID photo upload
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- Make app more user-friendly
- Allow deregistering from old phones
- Fix UDID registration issues
- Improve app stability
In-app purchases
CampusGroups
No in-app purchases
TouchNet 360u
No in-app purchases









