Yellowdig vs BuzzU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yellowdig
Engage in vibrant community discussions and share content seamlessly. This app provides real-time notifications and flexible content sharing for learners, facilitators, and administrators. Experience meaningful engagement on the go.
- Vibrant conversations
- Real-time notifications
- Flexible content sharing
- Seamless community interactions
- Mobile engagement
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Discover a new way to stay connected and engaged with Yellowdig Conversations! Perfect for learners, facilitators, and administrators, this app lets you dive into vibrant conversations, receive real-time notifications, and share content from anywhere. Built to offer seamless community interactions and flexible content sharing on mobile, Yellowdig Conversations brings powerful, meaningful engagement to your fingertips.
BuzzU
Discover free food, merchandise, and events happening on campus in real-time. This community-driven radar uses live pins on a map to help students find and grab freebies. Earn points for contributions and check-ins to redeem rewards.
- Live campus radar with real-time pins
- Find free food, drinks, and events
- Rewards shop for earned points
- Equippable titles to display status
- Smart notifications for new pins and updates
- Crowdsourced and verified event information
- Verified student access via university email
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Discover what your campus has been hiding. BuzzU is the community-driven radar that helps students find free food, merch, events, and giveaways happening right now. Whether you’re a commuter or live on campus, never miss a "drop" again. Open the map, spot the buzz, and grab what’s free near you. WHAT’S NEW IN BUZZU: We’ve introduced official UCF event integration into the app. You can now look through and see all official ucf events happening! KEY FEATURES: Live Campus Radar - See real-time pins for free food, drinks, and events. From leftover catering to club giveaways, if it’s on campus, it’s on BuzzU. Rewards Shop - Your points are finally worth something! Redeem the points you earn from contributing and checking in for real rewards in our new Shop. Equippable Titles - Show off your status. Buy and earn exclusive Titles to display next to your username. Let everyone on the feed know if you’re a "Top Scout," a "Freshman," or a "Campus Legend." Smart Notifications - Never miss out. Get instant alerts for new Pins nearby, daily check-in reminders, and updates when you climb the leaderboard or win a weekly prize. Crowdsourced & Verified - Found something free? Snap a photo and drop a pin. See something that’s gone? React to let others know. The map is powered by you. Verified Student Access - BuzzU is exclusive to the campus community. We have moved to a strictly verified system. you must use your ucf.edu email to sign up or log in. Why BuzzU? Because college is expensive, but campus life shouldn't be. Turn your campus into a treasure map and start getting rewarded for exploring. Download BuzzU and start your streak today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuzzU at 100% against Yellowdig's 22%. BuzzU also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Yellowdig's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
BuzzU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Yellowdig's written reviews are positive against 100% of BuzzU's.
Yellowdig ships an update every 2 weeks, BuzzU every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yellowdig | BuzzU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yellowdig | Eric Buswell |
Customer experience
Yellowdig
BuzzU
In-app purchases
Yellowdig
No in-app purchases
BuzzU
No in-app purchases
