Penji vs RaiderLink
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!
RaiderLink
This app serves as a comprehensive guide to campus life, featuring upcoming events, student organization meetings, campus news, and essential resources. It allows users to customize their feed, join groups, and stay informed about Rutgers University - Newark.
- Campus event listings
- Student organization meetings
- Campus news updates
- Resource directory
- Customizable feed
- Join campus groups
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RaiderLink is your all-in-one guide to campus life. From upcoming events and student org meetings to campus news and helpful resources, RaiderLink keeps you connected to everything happening at Rutgers University - Newark. Customize your feed, join campus groups, and never miss out on what matters most to you. RaiderLink makes it easy to stay informed, build community, and navigate your college experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Penji at every 9 days against RaiderLink's every 2 months. Penji also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 126). 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 4.8 for RaiderLink. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 126, 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 RaiderLink's.
Penji ships an update every 9 days, RaiderLink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penji | RaiderLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.8 (126 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 126 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Penji, Inc. | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
Customer experience
Penji
RaiderLink
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
RaiderLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
RaiderLink
No in-app purchases
