IAMSWAU vs Tapps TMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IAMSWAU
This official university app provides students with essential campus information and services. Access your campus ID, view news and events, check cafeteria menus, and manage shuttle requests all in one place.
- Campus ID profile
- Mugshots and directory
- University news and events
- Cafeteria information
- Shuttle request management
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The official app for Southwestern Adventist University. Stay connected to campus life: • Profile with your Campus ID barcode • Latest SWAU news and upcoming events • Today's class schedule • Cafeteria menu, meal plan balance, and recent transactions • Student finances overview • Messages from the university with push notifications • Quick links to key SWAU resources Sign in with your SWAU Microsoft account to see your personalized info. Questions or feedback? Email help@swau.edu.
Tapps TMS
This app allows students and parents to complete eligibility documents for school and sports activities. It provides a platform for following schools, teams, and activities, with future updates planned for scores, schedules, and notifications.
- Complete eligibility documents
- Follow schools and teams
- Track activities
- Future score and schedule updates
- Team notifications
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The TAPPS TMS App works with TAPPS member schools, school staff, students, parents and fans. This App is used by these stakeholders to find and follow schools, teams, and activities. Students and Parents can complete their eligibility documents to ensure they are able to participate in school and sport activities. In a future release these stakeholders will be able to look up scores, schedules, standings and get notifications on their favorite teams and schools. This initial release is limited to Parents and Students where they can update their eligibility documents. What is new? The App can be used by students and parents to complete their eligibility documents. The app has a new Dashboard, Home and Profile section that are active.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IAMSWAU at 100% against Tapps TMS's 24%. IAMSWAU also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.8). Tapps TMS's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
IAMSWAU holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapps TMS has 70 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IAMSWAU's written reviews are positive against 24% of Tapps TMS's.
IAMSWAU ships an update every 2 months, Tapps TMS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IAMSWAU | Tapps TMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better | 1.8 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 24.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southwestern Adventist University | Tapps |
Customer experience
IAMSWAU
Tapps TMS
Bugs and requests
IAMSWAU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tapps TMS
Reported bugs
4 issues- Account creation issues
- Keyboard blocking UI
- Compatibility problems
- Unexplained app behavior
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved device compatibility
In-app purchases
IAMSWAU
No in-app purchases
Tapps TMS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IAMSWAU free?
Is Tapps TMS free?
Which has better reviews, IAMSWAU or Tapps TMS?
Do IAMSWAU or Tapps TMS have ads?
Which is updated more often, IAMSWAU or Tapps TMS?
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