CPP Mobile vs DSE RecCenter
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.
DSE RecCenter
Manage your recreation activities and check in effortlessly with this all-in-one companion app. Access detailed information and streamline your participation in various programs.
- Activity management
- Easy check-in
- Companion app functionality
- Access to program details
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All-in-one app to manage your recreation activities and check in with ease. Check out dserec.com for more details.
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Verdict
CPP Mobile and DSE RecCenter both sit at 2.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of CPP Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of DSE RecCenter's. CPP Mobile also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). DSE RecCenter's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 2.0 for CPP Mobile against 2.1 for DSE RecCenter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CPP Mobile has 38 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of CPP Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of DSE RecCenter's.
CPP Mobile ships an update every 7 months, DSE RecCenter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPP Mobile | DSE RecCenter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (38 ratings) | 2.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cal Poly Pomona | DSEREC |
Customer experience
CPP Mobile
DSE RecCenter
In-app purchases
CPP Mobile
No in-app purchases
DSE RecCenter
No in-app purchases
