BGSU vs Pearl TMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BGSU
Stay connected to campus life with essential information. Access dining menus, real-time shuttle tracking, laundry availability, and campus news. Find events, recreation center hours, and academic program details.
- Real-time shuttle tracking
- Residence hall laundry availability
- Dining menus
- Campus news and events
- Student Recreation Center status
- Campus map and directions
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The BGSU app makes it easy to access the tools you use most in one place. View academics, pay bills, check grades, submit and approve time, access payroll information, see dining menus, track campus shuttles, check Rec Center occupancy, monitor laundry availability and more.
Pearl TMS
This platform provides tutors with an integrated suite of tools for planning, conducting, and reporting on tutoring sessions. It includes classroom and administrative features, ensuring high security standards for student data.
- Evidence-based tutoring tools
- Integrated classroom and administrative functions
- Single sign-on
- Scheduling
- Session planning, conducting, and reporting
- High security standards for student data
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Pearl powers evidence-based tutoring and offers an all-in-one platform for tutors using the Pearl TMS. The platform fully integrates classroom and administrative tools such as single sign-on, and scheduling. Users have access to dozens of tools to help plan, conduct, and report on tutoring sessions, while also meeting the highest security standards for student data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BGSU at 3.1 against Pearl TMS's 2.5. BGSU also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BGSU holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BGSU has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BGSU ships an update monthly, Pearl TMS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BGSU | Pearl TMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (16 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bowling Green State University | Trilogy Mentors |
Customer experience
BGSU
Pearl TMS
In-app purchases
BGSU
No in-app purchases
Pearl TMS
No in-app purchases
