SAIC vs PurdueGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAIC
Access the complete event schedule and activities for key university events like New Student Orientation and Family Weekend. Stay informed about campus happenings and plan your participation.
- Event schedule access
- Activity details
- New Student Orientation info
- Family Weekend events
- Campus happenings updates
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Download the School of the Art Institute of Chicago app to access the full event schedule and activities for New Student Orientation, Family Weekend, and more!
PurdueGuide
This app offers resources for Purdue students and guests, including an orientation guide and self-guided campus tours. It also lists event schedules for key university activities.
- Orientation guide
- Self-led campus tours
- Event schedules
- Boiler Gold Rush information
- Family Weekend details
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PurdueGuide provides tools and resources for Purdue students and guests, including an orientation guide and a self-led campus tour feature. The app also contains schedules for events such as Boiler Gold Rush/Boiler Gold Rush International, and Family Weekend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SAIC at 4.0 against PurdueGuide's 2.8. SAIC also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). PurdueGuide's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 4). 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.
SAIC holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PurdueGuide has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SAIC ships an update every 6 months, PurdueGuide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAIC | PurdueGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.8 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Purdue University |
Customer experience
SAIC
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In-app purchases
SAIC
No in-app purchases
PurdueGuide
No in-app purchases
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