Hello Heels vs Coursicle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Heels
This app serves as a central hub for the UNC-Chapel Hill community, offering access to campus information and local resources. It's designed for students, faculty, staff, and community members to navigate the university and its surroundings.
- Campus information hub
- Local area resources
- Student, faculty, and staff access
- Community member portal
- Navigation aid
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This app brings together everything you need as a Tar Heel in one place. Whether you’re a student, faculty/staff, or a community member, Hello Heels is your passport to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and surrounding area.
Coursicle
This academic planner helps college students organize their coursework. It syncs with major learning platforms, provides timely reminders for assignments and classes, and offers features like professor reviews and backup schedule creation.
- Syncs with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle
- Assignment and class reminders
- Class seat opening notifications
- Professor reviews
- Schedule building and backup schedules
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Coursicle is an all-in-one academic planner: • Sync and color code assignments from Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace D2L, Moodle, and more • Get reminders of upcoming classes and about all of your assignments, quizzes, projects, and exams • Get notified when classes have open seats • Read reviews of your professors • Build your schedule and create backup schedules for class registration Millions of students use Coursicle to manage classes, track assignments, and plan ahead. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: coursicle.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hello Heels at 93% against Coursicle's 39%. Hello Heels also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Coursicle's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (658 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Coursicle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hello Heels asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hello Heels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coursicle has 658 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Hello Heels's written reviews are positive against 39% of Coursicle's.
Hello Heels ships an update every 6 months, Coursicle every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Heels | Coursicle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (658 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 658 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #142 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Coursicle, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hello Heels
Coursicle
Bugs and requests
Hello Heels
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Coursicle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Classes shown as open when they are actually full
- App crashes or freezes when trying to add classes
- Referral system not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to track classes for multiple semesters
- More customizable notification settings
- Schedule planning and visualization tools
- Support for summer courses
In-app purchases
Hello Heels
No in-app purchases
Coursicle
- Coursicle Premium$4.991 Month
- Coursicle Premium$29.991 Year
- Premium4 variants$4.99
- Premium8 variants$6.99
- Premium2 variants$9.99
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- Coursicle Premium$99.99
Questions
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