Penji vs 9th now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penji
Connect with campus support services like tutoring, advising, and mentoring. Schedule appointments, join drop-in hours, and find study groups to enhance your academic journey. This app provides a modern, mobile-first experience for accessing university resources.
- Schedule tutors and mentors
- Attend drop-in hours
- Register for group sessions
- Find study groups
- Access advising resources
- Remote-friendly support
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Penji is the central hub for tutoring, advising, and other support resources on campus. We partner with support centers at your university, allowing them to provide a modern, mobile-first, and remote-friendly experience for scheduling tutors, mentors, and coaches. Book appointments, attend drop-in hours, register for large-group sessions, meet study groups, and more, all from the app. As recent students ourselves, we know how important friends, tutors, and mentors can be in developing your interest and confidence in different subjects. We hope Penji encourages you to take advantage of these resources more frequently. Each university is different, so sign up to see what your university offers in Penji. Enjoy!
9th now
Explore Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit through live and on-demand court hearings, educational videos, and candid stories. This app offers an open and accessible look into the justice system.
- Watch court hearings
- View initial appearances
- Access educational videos
- Stream live or on demand
- Explore candid conversations
- Discover compelling stories
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Developed and serviced by Lightcast.com 9th now brings you inside Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit. Watch court hearings, initial appearances, educational videos, candid conversations, and compelling stories. Stream live or on demand – this is what justice should look like. 9th Now brings you inside Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit. Watch court hearings, initial appearances, educational videos, candid conversations, and compelling stories. Stream live or on demand – this is what justice should look like. Open·Accessible·Just
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Penji at every 9 days against 9th now's every 19 months. Penji also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Penji against 5.0 for 9th now. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Penji's written reviews are positive against 100% of 9th now's.
Penji ships an update every 9 days, 9th now every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penji | 9th now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penji, Inc. | Lightcast, Inc. |
Customer experience
Penji
9th now
Bugs and requests
Penji
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unusable on iPad
- Tutors not showing as available
Requested features
2 requests- Add voice/call features
- Improve messaging and notifications
9th now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
9th now
No in-app purchases
