Comparison

UC Mobile vs Rate Your Campus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UC Mobile

Access all University of Cincinnati information in one place. Find news, events, campus maps, dining options, and safety alerts. Stay connected with athletics, libraries, and course schedules.

Highlights
  • News and Events
  • Campus Maps and Shuttle Routes
  • Athletics Information
  • Campus Dining Menus
  • Safety and Emergency Alerts
  • Library and Directory Access
  • Course and Schedule Information
Features
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The official App of the University of Cincinnati is your portal to all things UC. Find the latest: • News & Events • Maps & Shuttle Routes • Athletics • Campus Dining • Campus Safety & Emergency Info • Libraries & Directories • Courses & Schedules • Connect on Social Media

About

Rate Your Campus

This platform allows college students to review their campus experience. It's an independent student-built resource for the University of Cincinnati community.

Highlights
  • Campus experience reviews
  • Student-built platform
  • University of Cincinnati exclusive
  • Independent rating system
Features
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Rate Your Campus is the ultimate review platform for the college experience, currently exclusive to the University of Cincinnati community. Rate Your Campus is an independent platform built by students, for the University of Cincinnati community. Built specifically for iPhone devices but works on iPad devices as well.

Screenshots

UC Mobile4 screens
Rate Your Campus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rate Your Campus at 100% against UC Mobile's 43%. Rate Your Campus also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rate Your Campus holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of UC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rate Your Campus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UC Mobile ships an update every 12 months, Rate Your Campus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UC Mobile versus Rate Your Campus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUC MobileRate Your Campus
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUniversity of CincinnatiNolan Esterman

Customer experience

UC Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.5%

Rate Your Campus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

UC Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Rate Your Campus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UC Mobile free?
UC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rate Your Campus free?
Rate Your Campus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UC Mobile or Rate Your Campus?
Rate Your Campus is rated higher. UC Mobile averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Rate Your Campus averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do UC Mobile or Rate Your Campus have ads?
Neither UC Mobile nor Rate Your Campus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UC Mobile or Rate Your Campus?
UC Mobile ships an update every 12 months, and Rate Your Campus fortnightly. Most recently, UC Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rate Your Campus on October 25, 2026.

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