PACE Mobile vs St. John's U Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PACE Mobile
Manage your academic life and campus experience with this comprehensive tool. Access real-time academic information, track deadlines with notifications, organize classes, and discover campus events. Connect with your campus community and find essential services.
- Real-time academic tools
- Deadline push notifications
- Class and assignment management
- Campus event discovery
- Campus community interaction
- Campus services information
- Campus map navigation
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Pace Mobile helps you build community and navigate Pace University from wherever you are. Find the information and resources that keep your campus experience moving, whether you are planning your day, checking what is happening nearby, or connecting with the Pace community. Access everyday tools on the go, including course information, campus maps, and links to the university systems you need most. Pace Mobile brings key campus resources together in one convenient place so you can spend less time searching and more time learning, connecting, and getting things done.
St. John's U Connect
This app acts as a personalized digital assistant for university students, faculty, and staff. It provides access to academic tools, important notifications, and campus resources. Users can search for people and information, stay organized with tasks, and connect with university departments and organizations.
- Access academic and technology tools
- Receive important university notifications
- Stay updated on announcements and alerts
- Search for people, systems, and resources
- Connect with departments and organizations
- Manage upcoming tasks and to-dos
- View personalized content
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St. John’s U Connect is the personalized concierge service for students, faculty, and staff. It also serves as an information resource for prospective students and others. Founded in 1870, St. John's University is Catholic, Vincentian, Metropolitan, Global and on a Mission to ensure student success. Use St. John’s U Connect to: - Access student information, academic, email and other technology tools - Receive key notifications about important university events - Keep updated on announcements, alerts relevant to you, and your upcoming tasks - 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 If you have questions about St. John’s U Connect, please contact St. John's University Information Technology at ithelp.stjohns.edu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PACE Mobile at 53% against St. John's U Connect's 0%. PACE Mobile also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). 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.
PACE Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PACE Mobile has 355 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of PACE Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of St. John's U Connect's.
PACE Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, St. John's U Connect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PACE Mobile | St. John's U Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (355 ratings) — better | 2.1 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 355 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pace University | UCROO |
Customer experience
PACE Mobile
St. John's U Connect
Bugs and requests
PACE Mobile
Reported bugs
10 issues- Login button unresponsive on iOS
- Courses fail to load or display
- App stuck on notification setup screen
- Password reset email validation errors
- Roster and grades disappeared after updates
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- Null courses and semester information
- App frozen on setup screen
- Cannot exit notification management screen
- Page loading failures on campus WiFi
- Courses showing dropped classes incorrectly
Requested features
9 requests- Grade viewing capability in app
- Student roster/classmate list display
- Calendar integration for class schedules
- Better Blackboard integration
- Automatic transfer to Blackboard app
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- Consistent app layout and design
- Less frequent review prompts
- Finals schedule information
- Student advising and counseling access
St. John's U Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PACE Mobile
No in-app purchases
St. John's U Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PACE Mobile free?
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