Penji vs OhloneAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penji
This app connects students with campus support services like tutoring, advising, and mentorship. Schedule appointments, join drop-in sessions, and find study groups to enhance your academic confidence and success.
- Schedule tutoring appointments
- Access advising and mentorship
- Join study groups
- Attend drop-in hours
- Register for group sessions
- 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!
OhloneAR
Explore Indigenous narratives through augmented reality on Santa Clara University's campus. This location-based experience uses AR to bring historical and contemporary Ohlone stories to life, featuring 3D models, narration, and songs.
- Location-based AR experiences
- Interactive campus map
- Indigenous narratives and stories
- 3D models and narration
- Traditional songs and visuals
- Educational content on colonialism and revitalization
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The Thámien Ohlone Augmented Reality (AR) Tour is a location-based experience that brings Indigenous narratives to life on Santa Clara University’s campus. The tour educates users about the ongoing impact of colonialism on Ohlone communities, current revitalization efforts, how Ohlone culture has transformed over time, the way Ohlone culture is both complex and intersectional, and ways to support the present and future of Ohlone culture in their homeland. When users open up the map, they will find a map with markers and navigation instructions guiding them to real-world sites on Santa Clara University’s campus. At these locations, users can activate augmented reality experiences that utilize images, 3D models, narration voiced by Indigenous storytellers, traditional songs, and more to immerse the user in these stories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Penji at 1.2K against OhloneAR's 8. Penji also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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 OhloneAR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 8, 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 OhloneAR's.
Penji ships an update every 10 days, OhloneAR monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penji | OhloneAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 569 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penji, Inc. | Kai Lukoff |
Customer experience
Penji
OhloneAR
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
OhloneAR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
OhloneAR
No in-app purchases









