CAASS Digital ID vs MyUAlbany
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CAASS Digital ID
Access a digital version of your school ID and manage your school-related information. Easily scan in and out of school and check your PBIS point balance.
- Digital ID card access
- School scan in/out
- PBIS point balance check
- Access school information
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Use your CAASS Digital ID card to access a digital version of your ID card, scan in and out of school, and access your PBIS point balance at any time!
MyUAlbany
This app provides university students with essential tools and information to navigate campus life. It delivers personalized updates, connects users with campus resources and people, and helps manage academic tasks and events.
- Receive key notifications
- Stay updated on announcements
- Search for people and resources
- Connect with campus groups
- Manage to-do lists
- View personalized content
- Find campus events
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MyUAlbany is your one-stop-shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at the University at Albany. Use MyUAlbany to: - Receive key notifications - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyUAlbany at 3.7 against CAASS Digital ID's 1.5. MyUAlbany also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). CAASS Digital ID's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 3). 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.
MyUAlbany holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CAASS Digital ID has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CAASS Digital ID ships an update every 25 months, MyUAlbany every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CAASS Digital ID | MyUAlbany |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (37 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Access411 | University at Albany |
Customer experience
CAASS Digital ID
MyUAlbany
In-app purchases
CAASS Digital ID
No in-app purchases
MyUAlbany
No in-app purchases
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