# Top Hat vs UTD Rooms

The clearest difference is rating: UTD Rooms at 5.0 against Top Hat's 4.6. UTD Rooms also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Top Hat's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

UTD Rooms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Top Hat has 23K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Top Hat | UTD Rooms |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (23K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/top-hat-better-learning/id674069291/reviews) | **[5.0 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utd-rooms/id1606053305/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **23K** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 152 MB | 45 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **9.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Top Hat Monocle](https://appshunter.io/developer/411098284) | [Mofa Studios LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1606053427) |

## What reviewers say

### Top Hat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/top-hat-better-learning/id674069291)

Enhance your learning experience with interactive resources, in-class participation tools, and dynamic digital textbooks. Engage with professors and peers, and test your knowledge with quizzes and polls to improve comprehension and retention.

**Highlights:** Follow lecture slides on your device, In-class response system, In-app discussions with peers and professors, Dynamic, interactive digital textbooks, Take polls and quizzes, Access graded and non-graded homework

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Smooth and intuitive interface
- 👍 Useful for attendance and in-class quizzes
- 💡 Potential for interactive learning

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Expensive subscription fees
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking

**Reported bugs**

- Answers not registering correctly
- Slides not loading properly on mobile devices
- Inconsistent performance across platforms

**Requested features**

- Add page numbers and search functionality to ebooks
- Improve syncing between mobile and web versions
- Allow more flexible location settings for attendance


### UTD Rooms

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utd-rooms/id1606053305)

This app helps students find available rooms on campus using a heuristic approach. It also allows users to mark rooms as open, informing others. While not always 100% accurate, it serves as a helpful tool for campus navigation.

**Highlights:** Heuristic room availability detection, Mark rooms as open, Campus room status updates, Student-focused utility

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Top Hat free?

Top Hat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is UTD Rooms free?

UTD Rooms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Top Hat or UTD Rooms?

UTD Rooms is rated higher. Top Hat averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while UTD Rooms averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.

### Do Top Hat or UTD Rooms have ads?

Neither Top Hat nor UTD Rooms shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*