Navigate360 Student vs Blugold Connect+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Navigate360 Student
This app helps college students navigate campus life by connecting them with essential resources and people. It offers features for scheduling appointments, managing to-dos and class schedules, finding campus locations, forming study groups, and accessing important academic documents.
- Appointment scheduling
- To-do and event management
- Class schedule syncing
- Campus resource directory
- Study group formation
- Academic document access
- Hold management
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College can be tough. Navigate Student makes it easier by helping you discover and connect with the right people and resources. Use features like... 1. Appointment Scheduling - Schedule appointments with your school staff 2. To-Dos - View to-dos and events from your school 3. Class Schedule - view your classes and sync them to your phone calendar 4. Resources - View location and contact info for people and places at school 5. Study Buddies - Make study groups with other students 6. My Docs - View appointment summaries, progress reports, and notes from your school 7. Holds - View your holds and steps to remove them 8. Surveys - Share valuable feedback about your experiences at your school 9. Notifications - Configure email, text message, and mobile push notifications 10. My Major - View your major and explore others that might be a good fit Use our desktop website for course planning, scheduling, and registration. Note: - You can only use Navigate if your school partners with EAB. - Navigate relies on data and configuration from your school. Some features might not be available depending on your school. - If you have login problems, please use your school-affiliated email address to contact NavigateTechSupport@eab.com
Blugold Connect+
This platform connects university students to campus life, offering event information, club participation, and involvement tracking. It facilitates engagement through features like QR code check-ins, group chats, and personalized feeds to enhance the college experience.
- Campus event discovery and registration
- Club and organization joining
- QR code event check-ins
- Involvement tracking
- Group chat and meeting scheduling
- Discussion feeds
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Blugold Connect+ the official student engagement platform at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. A one-stop-shop app for campus events, engagement, involvement, and campus-wide app hub - to ensure your success in connecting to all of the right places throughout your college journey! The Blugold Connect+ app allows you to join clubs and organizations, register and receive push notifications about campus events, check into events via QR code, track your involvement, chat with others, schedule meetings, gamify your experiences, create discussion feeds and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blugold Connect+ at 4.2 against Navigate360 Student's 2.2. Blugold Connect+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Navigate360 Student's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (188 vs 33). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Blugold Connect+ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Navigate360 Student has 188 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Navigate360 Student ships an update fortnightly, Blugold Connect+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Navigate360 Student | Blugold Connect+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (188 ratings) | 4.2 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 188 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #79 — better | #199 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EAB Global, Inc | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Customer experience
Navigate360 Student
Blugold Connect+
Bugs and requests
Navigate360 Student
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or shows black screen
- Unable to log in or access account
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
- Glitches in scheduling and planning features
Requested features
4 requests- Add class schedule and calendar integration
- Improve appointment scheduling and availability
- Optimize for mobile use and accessibility
- Provide better communication with advisors
Blugold Connect+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Navigate360 Student
No in-app purchases
Blugold Connect+
No in-app purchases
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