Comparison

CampusGroups vs Looking Glass

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

Looking Glass

Explore Black life in Pittsburgh through augmented reality. This app uses AR to connect the present with the past and future, fostering remembrance and imagination to promote healing and collective action.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality experiences
  • Archive of Black life in Pittsburgh
  • Connects present to past and future
  • Promotes remembrance and imagination
  • Aims for healing and collective action
Features
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Looking Glass is an app-based archive of Black life in Pittsburgh, which uses augmented reality to connect the present to both the past and imagined futures. This app is built on the belief that the practices of remembering and imagining have the power to transform. By deepening our understanding of the present and envisioning the city as a space where Black life can be celebrated, Looking Glass aims to open new pathways toward healing and collective action.

Screenshots

CampusGroups4 screens
Looking Glass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Looking Glass at 100% against CampusGroups's 12%. Looking Glass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). CampusGroups's advantage is ratings volume (5.3K vs 3). 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

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

Looking Glass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CampusGroups has 5.3K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Looking Glass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, Looking Glass every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CampusGroups versus Looking Glass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampusGroupsLooking Glass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.3K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.413.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB61 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperNovalsys, IncAdrian Jones

Customer experience

CampusGroups

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

Looking Glass

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
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

Looking Glass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CampusGroups

No in-app purchases

None

Looking Glass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CampusGroups free?
CampusGroups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Looking Glass free?
Looking Glass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CampusGroups or Looking Glass?
Looking Glass is rated higher. CampusGroups averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Looking Glass averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CampusGroups or Looking Glass have ads?
Neither CampusGroups nor Looking Glass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CampusGroups or Looking Glass?
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, and Looking Glass every 5 days. Most recently, CampusGroups was updated on October 26, 2026 and Looking Glass on October 16, 2026.

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