CSULB App vs iTuffy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSULB App
Manage your academic life and connect with your campus community. Stay organized with event and class schedules, receive important notifications, and access campus resources. Discover activities, join groups, and navigate campus easily.
- Event and class calendar
- Academic tools access
- Deadline reminders
- Campus event discovery
- Campus services information
- Push notifications
- Campus map
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The CSULB app brings California State University, Long Beach to your fingertips, keeping you connected to everything happening on campus. Discover events, join student organizations, access your classes, track deadlines, and explore campus resources all in one place. Designed to support your campus experience, the app makes it easy to stay organized, engaged, and informed. Connect with your community, navigate campus life, and never miss what matters, wherever you are.
iTuffy
Navigate campus with ease. Find parking, view your class schedule, access your ID, and discover office hours and events. This app provides essential campus information and services in a user-friendly interface.
- View parking availability and directions
- Check class and finals schedule
- Access Campus-Wide ID (CWID)
- Find campus office hours and services
- Discover upcoming events
- Search campus directory
- New UI with light/dark themes
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Use iTuffy to: • View parking availability and get directions to the nearest lot • Check your class and finals schedule • Look up your Campus-Wide ID (CWID) • Get directions and find operating hours for campus offices and services • Learn about upcoming events • Search the campus directory App Features: • New User Interface with Light and Dark theme support • Introduction of Voice selection (Male and Female) • Introduction of Information Card(s) that provides details on Location, Contact, Timing, Date & Deadlines and Person Directory. • Profile Page that provides details on Academic Status • Support of Media types (PDF, DOC, WEBLINKS, VIDEO, YOUTUBELINKS) for the Answers • Introduction of Nudges and Follow-up for the responses to provide additional information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSULB App at 4.5 against iTuffy's 3.0. CSULB App also leads on ratings volume (551 vs 21) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). iTuffy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CSULB App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSULB App has 551 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CSULB App ships an update every 2 months, iTuffy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSULB App | iTuffy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (551 ratings) — better | 3.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 551 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSU Long Beach | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON |
Customer experience
CSULB App
iTuffy
Bugs and requests
CSULB App
Reported bugs
10 issues- Automatic logout upon login
- Double login requirement for BeachBoard
- Content not loading in tabs
- Desktop version of BeachBoard instead of mobile
- Page refresh losing user position in documents
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- Cannot zoom into documents
- Inconsistent session persistence
- In-app browser functionality limited
- GPS lag on shuttle map
- Unexpected co-payment charges without notification
Requested features
10 requests- Stay logged in option across sessions
- Simultaneous multi-device login capability
- Event and athletic notification system
- Mobile-optimized BeachBoard version
- Document access and printing from classes
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- Dropbox folder integration for submissions
- Parking lot occupancy tracking
- Session persistence when exiting app
- Native BeachBoard app instead of browser wrapper
- MyCSULB integration instead of weather tab
iTuffy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CSULB App
No in-app purchases
iTuffy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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