x2VOL_ vs NCSU MyTech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
x2VOL_
This app streamlines service hour tracking for K-12 students, allowing customization of goals and centralization of hours. It connects students with nonprofits, verifies service records, and generates official transcripts for college and scholarship applications.
- Customize service goals
- Centralize service hours
- Provide diverse service opportunities
- Track and report service hours
- Engage with nonprofits
- Generate Official Service Transcript™
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x2VOL is the leading student service hour tracking app in K-12 education. With x2VOL you can customize service goals, centralize service hours, and provide diverse service opportunities. x2VOL provides students with an online and mobile way to track and report service hours specific to the goals of their school while engaging them with nonprofits. Service records are authenticated and verified for each student and can be attached to their college applications, scholarship applications, or resumes through x2VOL’s Official Service Transcript™. x2VOL is a 3-time Winner of the District Administration Top 100 Products; was a "Finalist" in the "Cool Tool Award" from the EdTech Digest Awards Program; recognized by eSchoolMedia as an Honorable Mention in the 2014-15 Readers’ Choice Awards; was a finalist in the 2015 REVERE Awards; and two years in a row, won Best Social-Emotional Development Solution in the SIIA CODiE Awards in 2017 and 2018.
NCSU MyTech
Transform your phone into a data collection tool for physics experiments. Analyze motion using sensor data, export recordings as spreadsheets, and learn about physical forces and device sensor capabilities.
- Live sensor data analysis (accelerometer, gyroscope)
- Focus on 3D axes
- Recordings saved and exportable in CSV
- Toggle gravity detection
- Conduct physics experiments
- Learn about physical forces
- Understand device sensor monitoring
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Turn your smartphone into a robust piece of data collection equipment! MyTech is ideal for a physics lab environment, allowing you to analyze the motion of the device using raw data from the phone's internal sensors as it falls, spins, or collides with springs! Each recording can be exported as a spreadsheet for more in-depth analysis. With MyTech, you can * watch live data update from the accelerometer and gyroscope as the device moves and rotates * focus on one or all 3D-axes on your device * take recordings with your device that can be saved for later, or exported for deeper analysis in CSV format * toggle the detection of gravity for a simpler view of acceleration * conduct physics experiments with just your device and some simple tools * learn about how different physical forces act in the real world * learn about how your device actually detects and monitors these physical forces
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NCSU MyTech at 100% against x2VOL_'s 15%. NCSU MyTech also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). x2VOL_'s advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 11) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
x2VOL_ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: x2VOL_ has 1.4K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of x2VOL_'s written reviews are positive against 100% of NCSU MyTech's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
x2VOL_ ships an update every 3 months, NCSU MyTech every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | x2VOL_ | NCSU MyTech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.4K ratings) — better | 3.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IntelliVOL | North Carolina State University |
Customer experience
x2VOL_
NCSU MyTech
Bugs and requests
x2VOL_
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues, unable to log in even with correct credentials
- App says it needs an update but no updates are available
- Hours submitted disappear or don't sync properly
- App forces user to go to website instead of working in the app
Requested features
3 requests- Add drafts to save hours before submitting
- Allow users to change information about the company they did service with
- Increase the number of hours that can be submitted at once
NCSU MyTech
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
x2VOL_
No in-app purchases
NCSU MyTech
No in-app purchases
