Corq vs Common App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Discover campus events
- Explore student organizations
- Access Event Pass QR code
- Save Event Pass to digital wallet
- Stay connected to campus life
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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.
Common App
Manage your college applications on the go. This app offers a secure and streamlined way to apply to over 1000 colleges, research financial aid options, and access guidance from counselors, all from your mobile device.
- Apply to 1000+ colleges
- Research financial aid
- Get counselor advice
- Secure application process
- Mobile convenience
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Simplify your college application experience with Common App for mobile. Common App for mobile provides you with the same secure, streamlined application experience you’ve come to expect from Common App online, all from the convenience of your mobile device. The app seamlessly integrates with the first-year desktop experience — allowing you to apply to more than 1000 colleges, research financial aid, and get advice from counselors. Common App for mobile is free and easy to use. Download the app to navigate your entire college application journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Common App at 3.0 against Corq's 1.7. Common App also leads on chart position (#22 vs unranked) and ratings volume (673 vs 146). Corq's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Common App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 673 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Corq's written reviews are positive against 23% of Common App's.
Corq ships an update every 3 weeks, Common App every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Corq | Common App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (146 ratings) | 3.0 (673 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.2% of reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 | 673 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #22 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Campus Labs, Inc. | The Common Application |
Customer experience
Corq
Common App
User reviews
Corq
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Common App
From 673 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient mobile app
- 👍 Same functionality as website
- 🎉 Finally available as an app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔑 Requires re-login every time
- 🚫 Doesn't work for transfer students
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
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- 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
Common App
Reported bugs
3 issues- White screen on login
- App doesn't load past logo
- Redirects transfer students to website
Requested features
3 requests- Keep user logged in for longer
- Increase text box size
- Add back button navigation
In-app purchases
Corq
No in-app purchases
Common App
No in-app purchases
