eJudging Pro vs Going Merry Scholarships
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | eJudging Pro | Going Merry Scholarships |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Mexico State University Board of Regents | Going Merry Inc. |
Customer experience
eJudging Pro
Going Merry Scholarships
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
eJudging Pro
No in-app purchases
Going Merry Scholarships
No in-app purchases
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