Blackboard vs APIConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blackboard
This app connects students and instructors to their institution's learning management system. Access course materials, submit assignments, track grades, and communicate with peers and instructors on the go.
- Course updates and announcements
- Assignment submission and testing
- Grade tracking
- Discussion board management
- Material organization
- Real-time notifications
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Download the Blackboard App and stay seamlessly connected with your courses and elevate your learning experience. Whether you're a student or an instructor, this app integrates with your institution’s Blackboard platform to bring you essential tools and real-time updates on the go. For Students: - Stay Informed: Instantly view updates and changes to your courses. - Real-Time Alerts: Receive notifications for due-dates, announcements, and more. - Manage Coursework: Easily complete and submit assignments, take tests, and track your progress. - Check Grades: Access grades for courses, assignments, and tests with just a few taps. - Plus More: Explore additional features tailored to enhance your educational journey. For Instructors: - Efficient Course Management: Upload and organize course materials and assessments effortlessly. - Timely Notifications: Set up custom alerts such as when submissions are ready for grading, messages from students, and more. - Streamlined Grading: Grade assignments and provide feedback from your phone or tablet. - Engage Students: Send course announcements, create and manage discussion threads, and interact with student comments. - And Beyond: Utilize more tools designed to support your teaching and engagement. Please Note: The Blackboard App functions in conjunction with your institution’s Blackboard server. Access and features may vary based on your institution's settings and software updates. By using this app, you agree to our terms and privacy information - https://www.anthology.com/trust-center/terms-of-use
APIConnect
This app supports students throughout their experiential learning journey, providing essential information from acceptance to post-experience. It delivers timely updates on orientation, safety, housing, and support directly within the application.
- Student journey support
- Timely information delivery
- Interactive orientation
- Onsite safety and security
- Housing insights
- Post-experience support
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APIConnect is a mobile application designed to serve students at every stage of their experiential learning journey - from acceptance to pre-departure to onsite to post-experience. Through the app, students receive timely and important information, such as interactive orientation, onsite safety, security and support details, housing insight, and more - all delivered directly in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackboard at 4.6 against APIConnect's 4.0. Blackboard also leads on ratings volume (443K vs 5) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). 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.
Blackboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackboard has 443K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Blackboard ships an update monthly, APIConnect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackboard | APIConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (443K ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 443K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anthology Inc. | Api Abroad |
Customer experience
Blackboard
APIConnect
Bugs and requests
Blackboard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Activity stream not loading properly
- Inconsistent behavior across mobile and web
- Inability to view full assignment details
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize course order
- Improved notifications and alerts
- Split-screen functionality for multitasking
- Offline access to course materials
APIConnect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blackboard
No in-app purchases
APIConnect
No in-app purchases
