KSU Kickoff vs Retain Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KSU Kickoff
Navigate a special university event with this app. Discover activities, connect with the community, faculty, and staff, and prepare for the upcoming semester. It's designed to enhance your experience and help you make new friends.
- Event discovery
- Community engagement
- Faculty and staff interaction
- Friend making
- Semester preparation
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Download the 2026 KSU Kickoff app to help you get the best experience during this special event. This app will allow you to find and engage in various activities and events that will help you become more familiar with the Kent State University community, faculty and staff, make new friends and prepare to start off the fall 2026 semester.
Retain Mobile
This application provides students and tutors in higher education with mobile access to academic support services. Students can manage their schedules, tasks, and communicate with advisors, while tutors can view their appointments and file session reports.
- View weekly study time
- Access calendar and schedules
- Update profile and contact advisor
- Schedule appointments
- Manage daily tasks and assignments
- File tutoring session reports
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Retain, a leading software platform for Higher Education Academic Services, has now gone mobile! For students: - Easily view your weekly study time and upcoming schedule - Quick access to your calendar of appointments, class schedules, and more - Easily update your profile or contact your Advisor - Schedule or request Appointments - Manage your daily tasks and assignments For tutors: - Easily view your upcoming schedule and which students you are meeting with - (NEW!) File tutoring session reports directly from the mobile app Users must already have a prior Retain account activated to use Retain Mobile
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KSU Kickoff at 4.5 against Retain Mobile's 3.7. Retain Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
KSU Kickoff holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively.
KSU Kickoff ships an update every 12 months, Retain Mobile monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | KSU Kickoff | Retain Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 3.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kent State University | Teamworks Innovations Inc |
Customer experience
KSU Kickoff
Retain Mobile
In-app purchases
KSU Kickoff
No in-app purchases
Retain Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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