CSULB App vs NOCCCD MyGateway
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.
NOCCCD MyGateway
This app connects students to essential college systems, information, and people. Access academic tools, receive important notifications, and find campus events. Stay organized and informed about your academic journey.
- Access Banner, Canvas, and Email
- Receive system notifications
- View announcements and alerts
- Search for people and resources
- Connect with departments and peers
- Track important to-dos
- Find campus events
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NOCCCD MyGateway is your one-stop-shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at Cypress College, Fullerton College, North Orange Continuing Education. Use NOCCCD MyGateway to: - Access Banner, Canvas, Email and other everyday systems - Receive key notifications from Banner, Canvas and Other Systems - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events If you have questions about NOCCCD MyGateway, please contact District Information Services by phone at (714) 808-4849 or email at ishelpdesk@nocccd.edu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSULB App at 4.5 against NOCCCD MyGateway's 3.7. CSULB App also leads on ratings volume (551 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). NOCCCD MyGateway's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSULB App has 551 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CSULB App ships an update every 2 months, NOCCCD MyGateway every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSULB App | NOCCCD MyGateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (551 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 551 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CSU Long Beach | UCROO |
Customer experience
CSULB App
NOCCCD MyGateway
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
NOCCCD MyGateway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CSULB App
No in-app purchases
NOCCCD MyGateway
No in-app purchases
Questions
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