CPP Mobile vs UC Merced Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPP Mobile
Access Cal Poly Pomona campus information and services. Find academic details, dining options, maps, transit, events, and campus life updates. Stay connected with campus highlights and social media.
- Academic information access
- Campus highlights
- Dining locations and hours
- Maps and transit
- Campus life updates
- Event listings
- Social media integration
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The CPP Mobile app is the official app from Cal Poly Pomona. Use CPP Mobile to access campus information and services including academic information, campus highlights, dining locations and hours, maps and transit, campus life, social media, events and more.
UC Merced Connect
This official campus application provides students, faculty, and staff with convenient access to campus resources and community connections. Stay informed and engaged with the university, whether you're on campus or studying remotely.
- Campus community connection
- On-the-go access
- Remote study support
- Official university app
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The official UC Merced app brings the campus to your fingertips. Connect with the Bobcat community on the go, whether you are on campus, traveling, or working and studying remotely.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UC Merced Connect at 2.3 against CPP Mobile's 2.0. CPP Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
UC Merced Connect holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 89 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of CPP Mobile's written reviews are positive against 22% of UC Merced Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CPP Mobile ships an update every 7 months, UC Merced Connect every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPP Mobile | UC Merced Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (38 ratings) | 2.3 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cal Poly Pomona | UC Merced |
Customer experience
CPP Mobile
UC Merced Connect
In-app purchases
CPP Mobile
No in-app purchases
UC Merced Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CPP Mobile free?
Is UC Merced Connect free?
Which has better reviews, CPP Mobile or UC Merced Connect?
Do CPP Mobile or UC Merced Connect have ads?
Which is updated more often, CPP Mobile or UC Merced Connect?
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