CampusGroups vs Perch Portal
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
Perch Portal
Connect with your university community by joining or creating student organizations. Discover and register for campus events, and chat with fellow students within a single, convenient platform.
- Join student organizations
- Create student organizations
- Chat with students
- View upcoming events
- Register for club events
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Perch Portal allows students at UNF to join and create their own student organizations on Campus. Perch Portal also allows students to chat with other students, see upcoming events, and register for upcoming club events all through one easy app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Perch Portal at 100% against CampusGroups's 12%. Perch Portal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). CampusGroups's advantage is ratings volume (5.3K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Perch Portal 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 4, 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 Perch Portal's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusGroups | Perch Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | University of North Florida |
Customer experience
CampusGroups
Perch Portal
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
Perch Portal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CampusGroups
No in-app purchases
Perch Portal
No in-app purchases









