TAMUGConnect vs GradeView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TAMUGConnect
This official campus app provides students with access to campus news, events, calendars, and maps. Manage classes, assignments, and connect with the campus community through a dedicated feed and group features. Discover campus services and exclusive student discounts.
- Class management with to-dos and reminders
- Campus event discovery
- Interactive campus map
- Student discounts and deals
- Campus services information
- Group and club directory
- Campus community feed
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The TAMUGConnect app, powered by Ready Education, serves as a centralized digital hub that helps students, faculty and staff stay connected, informed, and engaged with campus life. The app provides convenient access to important university resources, including campus news, event calendars, student organizations, social media channels, maps, and campus services. TAMUGConnect enhances the student experience by fostering community engagement and connection. Students can discover campus events, explore clubs and organizations, participate in campus discussions through the community feed, and communicate with fellow students. By bringing essential information and engagement opportunities into one easy-to-use mobile platform, the TAMUG app helps students stay connected to campus wherever they are.
GradeView
This app provides real grade distributions for university courses and professors, sourced from official records. Make informed decisions about course registration by comparing professors and spotting grading trends before you enroll.
- Real grade distributions
- Professor comparison
- Identify grading trends
- Data from university records
- Smarter course registration
- Supports 28+ universities
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Stop guessing. Start choosing with data. GradeView shows you real grade distributions for courses and professors — pulled directly from official university records. See exactly how many students received A, B, C, D, or F in any class, broken down by semester and professor (where available). Know before you register: • Compare professors teaching the same course side by side • See which professors grade easier — and which ones tank GPAs • Spot grading trends across multiple semesters • Find courses fast with school-specific department and course suggestions • Make smarter decisions before registration closes Real data. Not opinions. There is a difference between "this professor is tough" and "this professor gave C's or lower to 61% of a Calc II class." Now you know. All grade distribution data is sourced from public university records. We display it as-is — straight from the source. Coverage: Over 130 universities. Pricing: Three free searches per rolling 30 days. GradeView Pro unlocks unlimited searches; current pricing is shown in the app. Data is provided for informational purposes only. GradeView is not affiliated with any university. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TAMUGConnect at none against GradeView's 2. TAMUGConnect also leads on ratings volume (161 vs 24) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). GradeView's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (94% vs 86%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. GradeView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TAMUGConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TAMUGConnect against 4.8 for GradeView. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAMUGConnect has 161 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of TAMUGConnect's written reviews are positive against 94% of GradeView's.
TAMUGConnect ships an update every 6 weeks, GradeView every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAMUGConnect | GradeView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (161 ratings) | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Texas A&M University | Gradeview LLC |
Customer experience
TAMUGConnect
GradeView
In-app purchases
TAMUGConnect
No in-app purchases
GradeView
- GradeView Pro$4.991 Month
- GradeView Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
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