Pitt Mobile vs myCarlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitt Mobile
Access your class schedule, grades, and assignments. Navigate campus services with a built-in guide and map. Stay informed with campus news and connect with friends through private messaging and a community wall.
- Access class schedules, grades, and assignments
- Campus navigation and service guide
- Personalized in-app calendar for events
- Campus community wall for connection
- Push notifications for alerts
- Campus map for directions
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Pitt Mobile is the official app of the University of Pittsburgh and delivers an enhanced Pitt Experience right to your mobile device. Easily access your schedule, grades, and assignments. Use the Campus Guide to help you navigate University services. Quickly access the resources you use most by favoriting them. Plan out your day by adding events to your in-app personal calendar. Stay informed using the Campus Community, and connect with your friends with private messaging. Join your campus community on the Pitt Mobile app now! Pitt Mobile’s exciting features include: + STUDENT SUCCESS: Stay on top of your coursework with easy access to class schedules, grades, assignments, and due dates. + ACTIVITIES & EVENTS: Discover what’s going on, set reminders, and plan your day using the in-app personal calendar. + FEATURED CONTENT: Commencement, Homecoming, Arrival Survival, and other big news. + CAMPUS COMMUNITY: Meet friends, ask questions, and keep up with what's happening on the campus wall. + CAMPUS GUIDE: Navigate University resources and services so you know where to go for whatever you need. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Receive important campus notifications and emergency alerts. + CAMPUS MAP: Find the quickest route to classes, events, and offices.
myCarlow
This app connects students with university systems, information, and people. It provides access to course materials, email, and important notifications. Users can search for resources, connect with campus groups, and stay updated on events and announcements.
- Access university systems (Self Service, email)
- View course materials
- Receive notifications and alerts
- Search for people and resources
- Connect with campus organizations
- Find and join campus events
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myCarlow is your one-stop-shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at Carlow University. Use myCarlow to: - Access Self Service, course materials, email, and other everyday systems - Receive key notifications and information - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events If you have questions about myCarlow, please contact questions@carlow.edu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pitt Mobile at 358 against myCarlow's 3. Pitt Mobile also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pitt Mobile against 4.7 for myCarlow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pitt Mobile has 358 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Pitt Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of myCarlow's.
Pitt Mobile ships an update monthly, myCarlow every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitt Mobile | myCarlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (358 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 358 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of Pittsburgh | UCROO |
Customer experience
Pitt Mobile
myCarlow
Bugs and requests
Pitt Mobile
Reported bugs
2 issues- App logs out frequently
- Campus map does not accurately show buildings
Requested features
3 requests- Improve campus map functionality
- Allow users to select both staff and student roles
- Keep users logged in for easier daily screening
myCarlow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pitt Mobile
No in-app purchases
myCarlow
No in-app purchases







