Penji vs Bates Engage Mobile
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!
Bates Engage Mobile
This app helps enrolled students manage campus life. It provides tools for organization, resource access, and communication, facilitating engagement with campus activities.
- Campus life navigation
- Student engagement tools
- Organization features
- Resource access
- Campus communication
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Bates Engage Mobile enables enrolled students to navigate and engage with life on campus. Use this app to get involved, stay organized, access resources, and communicate with others on campus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penji at 4.9 against Bates Engage Mobile's 4.3. Penji also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 58). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Penji holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Penji ships an update every 9 days, Bates Engage Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penji | Bates Engage Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Penji, Inc. | Bates College |
Customer experience
Penji
Bates Engage Mobile
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
Bates Engage Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
Bates Engage Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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