CampusGroups vs Helper Helper
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
Helper Helper
This platform connects volunteers with local community service opportunities. It streamlines event organization for coordinators and makes it easy for volunteers to discover and sign up for events.
- Connects volunteers to experiences
- Simplifies coordinator efforts
- Helps find and schedule events
- Community service platform
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Helper Helper is a community service app that connects volunteers to meaningful experiences in the community. Helper Helper simplifies the organizational efforts for volunteer coordinators and helps volunteers easily find and schedule events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Helper Helper at 59% against CampusGroups's 12%. Helper Helper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). CampusGroups's advantage is chart position (#208 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Helper Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.3K and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of CampusGroups's written reviews are positive against 59% of Helper Helper's.
CampusGroups ships an update every 3 weeks, Helper Helper every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CampusGroups | Helper Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.4% of reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 2.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #208 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novalsys, Inc | Helper Helper, L.L.C. |
Customer experience
CampusGroups
Helper Helper
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
Helper Helper
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient for tracking volunteer hours
- 💡 Helpful for finding volunteer opportunities
- 🔍 Good for organization and administration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow processing of approval requests
- 🔍 Inconvenient for volunteer supervisors to approve hours
- 🔍 Lack of ability to enter date ranges for long-term volunteering
- 🔍 Difficult to sign up without being part of an organization
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
Helper Helper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues, app not working for some users
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to link accounts among family members
- Improved color contrast and readability on stats page
- Support for more languages (e.g., Spanish)
In-app purchases
CampusGroups
No in-app purchases
Helper Helper
No in-app purchases
