UIS Mobile vs Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UIS Mobile
Enhance your campus life with this app, offering seamless access to news, academic information, dining options, and essential campus resources. Connect with advisors and navigate campus with interactive maps.
- Campus news and announcements
- Academic information and grades
- Course schedules
- Campus dining menus
- Quick links to campus resources
- Advisor connection and scheduling
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Discover the power of the UIS mobile app, your ultimate companion for an enhanced campus experience. Seamlessly designed to elevate your daily life at UIS, this app offers a comprehensive range of features and resources right at your fingertips. Stay connected and informed with campus news, events, and announcements. Easily access academic information, grades, and course schedules to stay on top of your studies. Explore dining options on campus, conveniently view menus, and plan your meals accordingly. Experience the convenience of quick links to essential campus resources, making it effortless to access campus safety information, parking details, and interactive maps. With the Advise U tool, effortlessly connect with your academic advisor, schedule appointments, and prepare course schedules. The UIS Mobile app is the embodiment of our commitment to cutting-edge technology and innovation, making your campus life easier, more connected, and more engaging. Join thousands of students, faculty, staff, and visitors who have already embraced the future of campus connectivity. Download the UIS mobile app today and take your campus experience to new heights!
Ball
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Introducing the brand new app for Ball-Chatham CUSD5. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
UIS Mobile and Ball are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
UIS Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, Ball every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UIS Mobile | Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Illinois Springfield - ITS | BALL CHATHAM COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 |
In-app purchases
UIS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Ball
No in-app purchases
