Comparison

theliveapp vs CampusDrop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

theliveapp

Discover real-time campus happenings and connect with your community. See who's out, what's trending, and where the action is, all verified by users on the ground. Share ephemeral stories and join location-specific chatrooms for a truly live social experience.

Highlights
  • Live campus map with real-time activity
  • Dorm, bar, and gym chatrooms
  • Verified onsite-only posts
  • Real-time event and hotspot updates
  • Follow friends' activity
  • 12-hour disappearing stories
Features
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See your campus live. theliveapp shows you who's where and what's happening right now on and around your college campus. See where students are gathering, who's at each location, what people are talking about, and what's happening across campus — all in real time. Your college. Your network. theliveapp is built exclusively for college students. Students verify their college email to join their school's private ecosystem, so the people you see are students from your college. See who's where. Wondering where everyone is? Explore locations across campus and nearby to see how many students are there right now. Depending on their privacy settings, you can also see who's there. From the library and student center to gyms, restaurants and nightlife, theliveapp gives you a live view of your college community. Know what's happening now. See posts, conversations and activity happening around campus right now. Location chatrooms connect the conversation to the place. When someone is actually there, you'll know. Be there to post there. Content on theliveapp is tied to real places. You have to actually be at a location to create a post there — giving you a real-time look at what's happening from students who are actually there. Control your presence. You decide how your presence is shared. Choose who can see when you're at a location or keep your identity private while still exploring what's happening around campus. College is happening right now. See who's where. See what's happening. Be part of it. See your campus live. See who's where. See what's happening.

About

CampusDrop

Find out what's happening on campus in real-time. This app displays live events, dining hall information, and online activities on an interactive map. Easily join events and filter by various criteria.

Highlights
  • Live event pins on interactive map
  • Dining hall hours and menus
  • One-tap event joining
  • Online event browsing
  • Time and category filtering
Features
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Discover what's happening on your campus right now. CampusDrop shows live events, dining hall menus, and online activities on an interactive map. - See campus events as pins on the map with icons - Check dining hall hours and menus - Join events with one tap - Browse online events like Zoom meetings - Filter by time, category, and more Currently available for Villanova

Screenshots

theliveapp4 screens
CampusDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: theliveapp at weekly against CampusDrop's every 2 months. theliveapp also leads on ratings volume (206 vs 1). CampusDrop's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for theliveapp against 5.0 for CampusDrop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theliveapp has 206 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

theliveapp ships an update weekly, CampusDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
theliveapp versus CampusDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertheliveappCampusDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (206 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings206 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLive TechnologiesTDZ Digital LLC

Customer experience

theliveapp

All ratings206 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CampusDrop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

theliveapp

Requested features

6 requests
  • Feature to save photos
  • Stories and videos to auto-play
  • Follow places
  • Discover page for nearby happenings
  • Add more locations (e.g., Tribeca, Fairfield)
Show 1 more
  • Android support (mentioned once, but significant)

CampusDrop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

theliveapp

No in-app purchases

None

CampusDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is theliveapp free?
theliveapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CampusDrop free?
CampusDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, theliveapp or CampusDrop?
theliveapp and CampusDrop are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 206 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do theliveapp or CampusDrop have ads?
Neither theliveapp nor CampusDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, theliveapp or CampusDrop?
theliveapp ships an update weekly, and CampusDrop every 2 months. Most recently, theliveapp was updated on October 15, 2026 and CampusDrop on September 30, 2026.

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