Comparison

CampusGroups vs UC ClassFinder

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
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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

UC ClassFinder

This app helps UC Irvine students plan their class schedules and navigate campus. It offers tools for effortless timetable creation and an interactive campus map to enhance the college experience.

Highlights
  • Effortless timetable creation
  • Class schedule optimization
  • Interactive campus map
  • Academic planning tools
  • Campus navigation
Features
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University of California class search & maps. UC ClassFinder is an independent, unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the University of California or Stanford University. UC ClassFinder is a course planner for UC and Stanford students. Pick your campus, search the catalog, check live seats, build a schedule without time conflicts and find your way to class on a 3D campus map. CAMPUSES – Course catalog: UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego, UC Davis and Stanford – Live sections and seat counts: UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz and Stanford – 3D campus maps with walking directions: all ten campuses, including UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara The app asks for your campus each time you open it, with your last campus on top so one tap continues. Switch any time from the Calendar header. FREE – Course catalog: search by title, department or course code, filtered by term. Courses load instantly, even offline – Live schedule of classes: section codes, meeting times, rooms, instructors, enrollment counts, waitlists and open or closed status – Calendar sync: add a section to your calendar in one tap, with the right days, times and locations – 3D campus map: buildings in 3D with on-device walking directions, distance and walking time – Academic calendar and live weather on campus – Ask ClassFinder: search in plain English, like "easy GE with no Friday classes" (3 searches a day) – Planner: build a plan and see time conflicts at a glance – Home Screen widgets for your next class and your enrollment window, plus Siri and Shortcuts actions CLASSFINDER PRO – Unlimited Ask ClassFinder searches – Unlimited plans, plain-English conflict explanations and one-tap Fix Conflicts – Seat alerts when a full section opens or a waitlist appears, at campuses with live seat counts – Grade insights for UC Irvine: full A–F grade distributions for every UCI course since 2014 – Enrollment window reminders and a Lock Screen Live Activity with your section codes – Sign in once and Pro follows you to your other devices ClassFinder Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. No account is needed to subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the price shown unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wonmor.github.io/UC-Irvine-ClassFinder/privacy.html UC ClassFinder is an independent app built on public course schedule data. It is not an official app of the University of California, any UC campus or Stanford University. University names are used only to identify the campus whose public data is shown. Campus map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Screenshots

CampusGroups4 screens
UC ClassFinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UC ClassFinder at 100% against CampusGroups's 12%. UC ClassFinder also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). CampusGroups's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. UC ClassFinder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CampusGroups asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CampusGroups holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusGroups has 5.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of CampusGroups's written reviews are positive against 100% of UC ClassFinder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, UC ClassFinder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CampusGroups versus UC ClassFinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampusGroupsUC ClassFinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews12.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNovalsys, IncWonmo Seong

Customer experience

CampusGroups

All ratings5,316 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive12.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative79.0%

UC ClassFinder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 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

UC ClassFinder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CampusGroups

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

UC ClassFinder

Subscriptions2
  • Tenure$2.991 Month
  • ClassFinder Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ClassFinder Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is CampusGroups free?
CampusGroups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UC ClassFinder free?
UC ClassFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CampusGroups or UC ClassFinder?
CampusGroups is rated higher. CampusGroups averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while UC ClassFinder averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CampusGroups or UC ClassFinder have ads?
Neither CampusGroups nor UC ClassFinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CampusGroups or UC ClassFinder?
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, and UC ClassFinder every 5 days. Most recently, CampusGroups was updated on November 1, 2026 and UC ClassFinder on November 3, 2026.

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