Comparison

PEA Commons vs Award Compass

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

Head to head
About

PEA Commons

This app centralizes campus life for students, offering a quick, simple, and private way to manage daily activities. It's designed to keep all essential campus information in one accessible location.

Highlights
  • Centralized campus information
  • Quick access to daily activities
  • Simple user interface
  • Private and secure
Features
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PEA Commons helps Exeter students keep everyday campus life in one spot. It's quick, simple, and private.

About

Award Compass

Features
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Award Compass is the ultimate activity tracker for Congressional Award participants. Built by a high school student pursuing the Gold Medal, this app helps you log and monitor your progress across all four Congressional Award categories. Track all four activity areas: - Voluntary Public Service - Personal Development - Physical Fitness - Expedition & Exploration Key Features: - Secure login with Google or email/password - Real-time progress tracking toward Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medal goals - Log activities with date, hours, validator name, and notes - Export your records to Excel (XLSX) with one tap - Indirect service hours tracking (25% limit auto-enforced) - 501(c)(3) nonprofit activity verification - Prior award hours carryover support - Built-in Congressional Award guide - Cloud sync — access your data from any device Whether you're just starting your Bronze Medal or pushing toward Gold, Award Compass keeps your journey organized and your progress visible. Built by Kyle (Jiyul) Choi · Mill Creek High School · Class of 2027

Screenshots

PEA Commons3 screens
Award Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PEA Commons at 25 against Award Compass's 2. PEA Commons also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). 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 PEA Commons against 5.0 for Award Compass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PEA Commons has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PEA Commons versus Award Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPEA CommonsAward Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian Benensontaeyoung kim

In-app purchases

None

PEA Commons

No in-app purchases

None

Award Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PEA Commons free?
PEA Commons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Award Compass free?
Award Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PEA Commons or Award Compass?
PEA Commons and Award Compass are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 25 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PEA Commons or Award Compass have ads?
Neither PEA Commons nor Award Compass shows ads.

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