5 vs Roger Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
5
Access school-related data, including points, rewards, and activities, directly from your mobile device. Stay informed with school news and notifications, and utilize your digital ID for event check-ins. Participate in surveys and voting polls easily.
- View points and rewards
- Access activities and events
- Participate in surveys and polls
- Receive school news and notifications
- Digital ID for event check-in
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Access 5-Star Students data on your iPhone or iPad device! View your own points, rewards, activities, events, and access available surveys and voting polls. Plus, receive school news and notifications. Use your digital ID to check into events or even check in yourself, based on location or code, if available from your school.
Roger Link
This app centralizes campus information, allowing users to discover events, explore student organizations, and access essential resources. It provides a unified platform for navigating university life.
- Event discovery
- Student organization listings
- Resource navigation
- Centralized campus information
- Easy-to-use interface
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See what’s happening at Roger Williams in one place! Navigate events, student organizations, and resources in this easy-to-use app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roger Link at 2.8 against 5's 1.4. Roger Link also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 5's advantage is review sentiment (26% vs 0%) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Roger Link holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 has 6.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of 5's written reviews are positive against 0% of Roger Link's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
5 ships an update monthly, Roger Link every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 5 | Roger Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (6.1K ratings) | 2.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5 Star Students Solutions LLC | Navengage Education Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
5
Roger Link
Bugs and requests
5
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unreliable notifications
- Syncing issues across devices
- Unauthorized access to user data
Requested features
3 requests- More privacy controls
- Flexible bathroom pass system
- Improved user interface and experience
Roger Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
5
No in-app purchases
Roger Link
No in-app purchases
