Ohio State for Android

Snapshot: Campus in Your Pocket

Ohio State App is a free mobile application created by The Ohio State University for Android phones and Wear OS devices. It brings essential campus tools into a single place so students, faculty, and staff can manage daily campus life from their devices.

Core capabilities

• Interactive campus map with building details and on-site amenities
• Live bus tracking to locate nearby stops in real time
• Athletics content including news, schedules, and photo galleries
• Galleries for O‑H‑I‑O and other campus images
• Directory search to help you locate people across campus
• BuckID balance overview, transaction history, and meal swipe counts
• Quick access to recent transactions and payment activity
• Meal-plan details and remaining swipes at dining locations
• Personal class schedule display for the current term
• Grade viewing and academic record lookup

Wear OS companion features

• Save favorite bus stops on your phone and access them from your watch
• See a condensed class schedule and BuckID summary on the Wear OS app when signed in on your phone

Who benefits from the app

This app is designed for anyone connected to Ohio State — students, instructors, and staff — who want fast access to campus services: transit, dining, finances, academics, athletics, and people-finding tools. It functions as a centralized hub for everyday campus needs.

Other apps to consider

• Zonge — All Packages (2022) — free option highlighted by some users as an alternative for certain campus-related utilities