K20 START vs Tapps TMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
K20 START
Experience immersive, gamified tours of colleges and universities using augmented reality. Explore majors, housing, and campus landmarks through interactive videos and 3D maps. Earn badges and learn about college life in a fun, self-guided way.
- Augmented reality campus tours
- Gamified learning approach
- 3D campus maps with location tracking
- Interactive landmark exploration
- Information on majors and admissions
- Downloadable school content
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Explore colleges and universities in this exciting augmented reality app for high school students, parents, and adult learners. START gives you immersive tours of participating colleges and universities through a fun, gamified approach. Simply download the school’s content and experience a self-guided tour of the campus. The app provides a 3D map that displays your current location and indicates notable campus landmarks. As you visit these landmarks, you will view live-action videos, collect items, earn badges, and learn more about college life! EXPLORE • College majors, departments, and programs • Student housing and dining options • Admissions, financial aid, and other resources • Unique landmarks and things to do FEATURES • Self-guided tours • A fun, gamified approach • Engaging dialogue and acting • High-quality videos and 360-degree images START currently includes downloadable content for Cameron University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), and Eastern Oklahoma State College (EOSC). The University of Oklahoma’s K20 Center is a statewide educational research center located in Norman, Oklahoma. The K20 Center collaborates with educators to research and develop innovative learning methods. K20 also offers a Digital Game-Based Learning program to promote higher-order thinking and problem-solving.
Tapps TMS
This app allows students and parents to complete eligibility documents for school and sports activities. It provides a platform for following schools, teams, and activities, with future updates planned for scores, schedules, and notifications.
- Complete eligibility documents
- Follow schools and teams
- Track activities
- Future score and schedule updates
- Team notifications
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The TAPPS TMS App works with TAPPS member schools, school staff, students, parents and fans. This App is used by these stakeholders to find and follow schools, teams, and activities. Students and Parents can complete their eligibility documents to ensure they are able to participate in school and sport activities. In a future release these stakeholders will be able to look up scores, schedules, standings and get notifications on their favorite teams and schools. This initial release is limited to Parents and Students where they can update their eligibility documents. What is new? The App can be used by students and parents to complete their eligibility documents. The app has a new Dashboard, Home and Profile section that are active.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: K20 START at 3.9 against Tapps TMS's 1.8. K20 START also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 24%). Tapps TMS's advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 7). 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.
K20 START holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapps TMS has 69 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of K20 START's written reviews are positive against 24% of Tapps TMS's.
K20 START ships an update every 2 months, Tapps TMS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | K20 START | Tapps TMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 1.8 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 24.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | K20 Center - University of Oklahoma | Tapps |
Customer experience
K20 START
Tapps TMS
Bugs and requests
K20 START
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tapps TMS
Reported bugs
4 issues- Account creation issues
- Keyboard blocking UI
- Compatibility problems
- Unexplained app behavior
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved device compatibility
In-app purchases
K20 START
No in-app purchases
Tapps TMS
No in-app purchases









