Campus Roots vs CircleU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Campus Roots
Connect with fellow students, access campus resources, and engage in a student-only marketplace. Share your achievements, find tutors, and buy or sell items within your university community.
- Student networking
- Campus resource access
- Tutor requests
- Student marketplace
- Buy/sell textbooks and furniture
- Direct messaging
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Campus Roots is helping enhance the college experience. Connections 1. Grow your network at your university and get to know all your fellow students , Post what you are doing, working towards, or achieving at your university. 2. Message with your connections and start getting closer to them & add suggested people to your connections that have similar connections as you. My Campus 1. Request a tutor for getting access to university recourses. 2. Organized and simplified access to campus resources, Simplified access to your campus’s bus routes and schedule. 3. Easy access to your school’s resources through the learning management system & Easy access to your campus’s late night transportation service. Marketplace 1. Request a product or service from your fellow students & Buy or Sell the same to fellow students. 2. Earn money while getting rid of old textbooks or furniture. 3. Provides the user with a comfortable and easy transaction process that only involves the students on your campus. Secure and simple sign up process to make transactions.
CircleU
Connect with students based on shared interests, majors, culture, and background. Find friends, study groups, and communities both on and off your campus. Verified students ensure a safe and authentic social experience.
- Connect with students by major and interests
- Find cultural and background communities
- Discover students across multiple campuses
- Explore local events and activities
- Verified student profiles
- Join study groups and clubs
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CircleU connect with students who actually get you on your campus and beyond. CircleU helps you find friends, study groups, and cultural communities based on what matters: your interests, major, culture, and background. whether you're new to campus, studying abroad, or looking for your people at other schools, CircleU connects you with real students who share your vibe. CONNECT ACROSS CAMPUSES the only one from your country at a small college? find students from your background across multiple universities. studying abroad? connect with locals and students already there. CircleU breaks campus borders so you can find communities that match who you are. FIND YOUR PEOPLE - match by major, interests & hobbies - connect by culture, language & home country - discover students at your school and others nearby - join cross-campus cultural groups & communities DISCOVER WHAT'S HAPPENING explore events, clubs, study groups, volunteering opportunities, arts communities, faith groups & student activities near you. making friends is easier when you're doing something you care about. VERIFIED STUDENTS ONLY CircleU requires university email verification. no catfish, no creeps, no bots. just real students from real schools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CircleU at every 9 days against Campus Roots's every 2 months. CircleU also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
CircleU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 15 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Campus Roots ships an update every 2 months, CircleU every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Campus Roots | CircleU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Campus Roots Inc | TRiVO connect LLC |
Customer experience
Campus Roots
CircleU
In-app purchases
Campus Roots
No in-app purchases
CircleU
No in-app purchases









