Comparison

eJudging Pro vs Going Merry Scholarships

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

Head to head
About

eJudging Pro

Manage and score contest data for multiple participants, teams, and classes. This tool calculates individual and team scores based on placings and cuts, ideal for practice or official events. Results can be exported for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Manage contestant and team data by age division
  • Input official placings and class cuts
  • Calculate individual and team scores
  • Score reasons
  • Export results to CSV
Features
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Save, manage, score, and export contest data across multiple participants, teams, classes, reasons, and scores. Designed for the iPad, and also usable on the iPhone, eJudging Pro will help you run contests with a simple, efficient interface, letting you focus on running your event. eJudging Pro is a contest management tool suited for livestock, horse, and/or consumer-decision-making contests that utilize a Hormel card placing system. Enter the Judge's Placing and Class Cuts, and eJudging Pro will calculate individual and team scores for classes, age groups, teams and individuals. The app is ideal for practice sessions to track individual performance and also has a stand-alone Hormel card calculator that can be used without tracking individuals. eJudging Pro provides: • Contestant/Team Data by age division • Official placings with cuts for individual classes • Easy input of individual placings for each class • Reasons scores • Calculation of Results for individual and teams • Export of all results to CSV (comma separated values) text files.

About

Going Merry Scholarships

This app helps students find and apply for scholarships, grants, and financial aid to fund their college education. It offers personalized matching, simplified application processes, and tools to compare financial aid offers.

Highlights
  • Personalized scholarship matching
  • Auto-filled scholarship applications
  • Bundled scholarships for multiple applications
  • Grant and financial aid matching
  • Simplified FAFSA® form
  • Financial aid offer comparison tool
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Going Merry is a free app that helps you get money to pay for college. We match you to scholarships, grants, and financial aid–all for free. Each year, we help students get about $500 million in free money. Going Merry is already used by 2 million students and trusted by over 20,000 registered high school counselors. What makes Going Merry different? 1. Personalized scholarship matching Get applying faster. Less browsing and sifting through scholarships that aren’t applicable to you. 2. Easy, auto-filled scholarship applications Apply directly to many of the listed scholarships, right from the Going Merry website or app. We’ll even pre-fill the application form with the information in your profile. 3. Bundled scholarships We’ve combined scholarships with similar essay prompts, so you can apply to multiple scholarships with one form. 4. Your personas data is secure We fully encrypt your data, and we never sell it to third parties. 5. Grants and financial aid too Get matched to state grants you’re eligible for. And apply for financial aid using our FAFSA® Made Easier, a simplified version of the government form. Finally, compare your college financial aid offers using our analysis tool, to make the right financial choice. But don’t take our word for it. Students from 1 in 2 high schools in America already use Going Merry to help them win scholarship award money. Join them today!

Screenshots

eJudging Pro4 screens
Going Merry Scholarships4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Going Merry Scholarships at monthly against eJudging Pro's every 19 months. Going Merry Scholarships also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 1). eJudging Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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

eJudging Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Going Merry Scholarships has 10K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eJudging Pro ships an update every 19 months, Going Merry Scholarships monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
eJudging Pro versus Going Merry Scholarships: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereJudging ProGoing Merry Scholarships
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews—81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings110K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Mexico State University Board of RegentsGoing Merry Inc.

Customer experience

eJudging Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Going Merry Scholarships

All ratings9,694 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.7%

Bugs and requests

eJudging Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Going Merry Scholarships

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account login issues
  • Problems with uploading documents
  • Inconsistent behavior when interacting with the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Better tracking of application status
  • Expanded support for international students

In-app purchases

None

eJudging Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Going Merry Scholarships

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eJudging Pro free?
eJudging Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Going Merry Scholarships free?
Going Merry Scholarships is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eJudging Pro or Going Merry Scholarships?
eJudging Pro is rated higher. eJudging Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Going Merry Scholarships averages 4.8 from 10K ratings.
Do eJudging Pro or Going Merry Scholarships have ads?
Neither eJudging Pro nor Going Merry Scholarships shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eJudging Pro or Going Merry Scholarships?
eJudging Pro ships an update every 19 months, and Going Merry Scholarships monthly. Most recently, eJudging Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Going Merry Scholarships on November 8, 2026.

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