EC theHeart vs MyBallState
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EC theHeart
This educational app provides access to resources and information related to Earlham College. It serves as a digital hub for students, faculty, and staff to connect with the college community.
- College information access
- Community connection
- Educational resources
- Mobile platform access
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Earlham College's theHeart for your Apple device.
MyBallState
This app provides students, faculty, and staff with personalized resources and tools to enhance their experience at Ball State University. It integrates with vital campus systems and delivers timely information to keep users engaged and informed.
- Personalized resources and tools
- Integrations with Canvas, Navigate, billing, academic profile, Outlook
- Information streams for events and communications
- Stay engaged and informed
- Access vital campus systems
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MyBallState app fuels success at Ball State University. For students, faculty, and staff, MyBallState provides personalized resources, tools, information, communications, and widgets to ensure you have everything you need to fly. From direct integrations with vital systems like Canvas, Navigate, billing, academic profile, and Outlook to streams of information like events, comms center and more, having this app will ensure you stay engaged, informed, and prepared to make the most out of your time at Ball State.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EC theHeart at 4.0 against MyBallState's 3.8. MyBallState's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 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.
EC theHeart holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyBallState has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EC theHeart ships an update every 8 months, MyBallState every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EC theHeart | MyBallState |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Earlham College | Ball State University (Information Technology) |
Customer experience
EC theHeart
MyBallState
In-app purchases
EC theHeart
No in-app purchases
MyBallState
No in-app purchases
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