Comparison

Corq vs Brightspace Pulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Corq

Discover campus events, explore student organizations, and stay connected to campus life. Easily find communities and access your event pass for seamless check-ins.

Highlights
  • Discover campus events
  • Explore student organizations
  • Access Event Pass QR code
  • Save Event Pass to digital wallet
  • Stay connected to campus life
Features
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Corq — Your Campus, Connected Discover what’s happening on campus, explore student organizations, and stay connected to the experiences that matter most—all from your phone. Powered by Engage, Corq makes it easy for students to find events, join organizations, and participate in campus life. What you can do with Corq * Discover campus events happening today, this week, or anytime. * Explore clubs and organizations to find communities that match your interests. * Access your Event Pass QR code instantly from the home screen. * Save your Event Pass to your digital wallet for fast, seamless check-ins. Stay in the loop. Find your community. Show up with confidence.
Welcome to Corq.

About

Brightspace Pulse

Stay connected with your courses on the go. Visualize upcoming deadlines, manage your time effectively, and receive real-time updates on course activities. Access course content offline and participate in discussions.

Highlights
  • Visualize upcoming dates and deadlines
  • Receive push notifications for course updates
  • Offline access to course content
  • Participate in Activity Feed discussions
  • Seamless browser login to D2L Brightspace
  • Apple Continuity support
Features
Currently charting
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Stay connected to learning anytime, anywhere with Brightspace Pulse. Brightspace Pulse gives learners and their authorized parents and guardians a convenient way to follow coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates. Learners can: - Access their course content - View important dates and deadlines across their courses - Manage upcoming and overdue coursework - Receive notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments, Activity Feed posts, and more - Access supported course content offline, including video and audio - Participate in Activity Feed discussions - Open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities Parents and guardians can: - View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates - Receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates - Follow multiple learners from one account, when supported by their school or organization Features vary by role and by your institution or organization’s Brightspace configuration. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner’s school or organization. NOTE: iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Screenshots

Corq4 screens
Brightspace Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brightspace Pulse at 4.8 against Corq's 1.7. Brightspace Pulse also leads on ratings volume (263K vs 146) and review sentiment (36% vs 20%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brightspace Pulse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightspace Pulse has 263K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Corq's written reviews are positive against 36% of Brightspace Pulse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Corq ships an update every 3 weeks, Brightspace Pulse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Corq versus Brightspace Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCorqBrightspace Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (146 ratings)4.8 (263K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.2% of reviews36.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146263K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#33 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCampus Labs, Inc.D2L Corporation

Customer experience

Corq

All ratings146 ratings
Positive15.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative80.1%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive20.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative73.8%

Brightspace Pulse

All ratings263,432 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews948 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative52.8%

User reviews

Corq

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well at UMass Lowell
  • 👍 Perfectly functional
  • 👍 Saved my marriage
  • 👍 Incredible product
  • 👍 Saved my life

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Terrible loading times
  • 🐛 Unusable after update
  • 🐛 Difficult UI
  • 🐛 Events not showing
  • 🐛 Can't find anything

Brightspace Pulse

From 263K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Makes taking online courses easier
  • 👍 Easy to access course content
  • 👍 Convenient for studying on the go
  • 🚀 Helpful for staying organized

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant log-out issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications and content loading
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to website
  • 🔍 Lacks key features like file downloads

Bugs and requests

Corq

Reported bugs

61 issues
  • App takes too long to load
  • App does not load at all
  • App is unusable after update
  • New UI is harder to use
  • Cannot find event times
Show 56 more
  • Missed university events due to UI
  • Events not showing up
  • Dates are messed up
  • Shows past events when filtered
  • Only a fraction of events displayed
  • Cannot check 'my events'
  • Difficult to find future events
  • Manually select date range
  • Events are large
  • Filters not working correctly
  • Cannot search upcoming events more than a day in advance
  • Does not show events more than a few days in advance
  • Cannot view times without clicking
  • Upcoming events from years ago
  • Events displayed as blocky images
  • Stock photos used for events
  • Cannot see 'your events' tab
  • App is less functional
  • Errors constantly
  • Subscribed to random calendars without permission
  • Malware
  • Logged out frequently
  • Cannot log back in after being logged out
  • App won't show campus events
  • App is super slow
  • Event info is incorrect
  • Deceitful event listings
  • App is glitchy
  • App crashes easily
  • App won't start
  • App crashes after 2 minutes
  • Unexpected error code 6001 2500
  • App crashes when opening
  • App crashes when trying to type school
  • App black screens and exits
  • App keeps crashing
  • Login feature not fully functional
  • Event not listed
  • Cannot sign in
  • Error message on login/refresh
  • No permission to see page
  • App freezes on login
  • App takes too long to load
  • App won't load
  • App crashes when there are many events
  • Hard to sign up when app crashes
  • App is broken
  • University not found when searching
  • Scrolling resets to the beginning
  • App requires update but no update available
  • App fails every time on entry
  • App is buggy
  • App crashes easily
  • App won't let me log in
  • Blank page on login
  • App reloads at the top of the page when scrolling

Requested features

7 requests
  • Revert UI to old version
  • Add link to Google Calendar
  • Background notifications for events
  • Allow organizations to add events
  • Implement RSVP and check-in features
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  • Allow organizations to see attendee contact info
  • Add ability to check lead credit status

Brightspace Pulse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-out problems
  • Inability to load course content
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow file downloads and exports
  • Improve notification reliability
  • Optimize for tablet/iPad use
  • Add more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Corq

No in-app purchases

None

Brightspace Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Corq free?
Corq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brightspace Pulse free?
Brightspace Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Corq or Brightspace Pulse?
Brightspace Pulse is rated higher. Corq averages 1.7 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Brightspace Pulse averages 4.8 from 263K ratings.
Do Corq or Brightspace Pulse have ads?
Neither Corq nor Brightspace Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Corq or Brightspace Pulse?
Corq ships an update every 3 weeks, and Brightspace Pulse every 2 weeks. Most recently, Corq was updated on September 24, 2026 and Brightspace Pulse on September 25, 2026.

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