Penji vs UTEP Go
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!
UTEP Go
This app provides a centralized hub for University of Texas at El Paso students to access essential campus information. It includes features like a campus map, event listings, and class schedules to enhance the student experience.
- Campus map
- Admissions information
- Event listings
- Class schedules
- Student resources
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All of the UTEP Miner experience, all in one place — now on the go! The official UTEP Go app helps students at The University of Texas at El Paso stay connected to the university. Features include: campus map, admissions info, events, class schedules and much, much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Penji at 93% against UTEP Go's 33%. Penji also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 18 months). 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 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Penji's written reviews are positive against 33% of UTEP Go's.
Penji ships an update every 9 days, UTEP Go every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penji | UTEP Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better | 2.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penji, Inc. | The University of Texas at El Paso |
Customer experience
Penji
UTEP Go
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
UTEP Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
UTEP Go
No in-app purchases
