Tufts Mobile vs BrownU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tufts Mobile
Access essential campus information and services for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Track shuttles, find locations, view dining options, and stay updated on news and events.
- Campus shuttle GPS tracking
- Location finder
- Dining hall hours and menus
- University news and events
- Student information system access
- Sports schedules and scores
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The Tufts Mobile is a university initiative to provide on-the-go information for campus communities and for anyone who wants to connect to Tufts. Tufts Mobile includes: Personas for Students, Faculty/Staff, and Visitors Real-time GPS tracking of Tufts Shuttles Find locations on Tufts campuses Dining locations, hours, and menus Admissions Latest Tufts news Student Information System Apps & Software Study Spaces Laundry Tufts Bookstore Alerts & Closings Jumbo sports news, schedules, and scores Events Calendar Technical Support And more...
BrownU
Access essential campus information for the Brown University community. Stay updated on campus events, view dining menus, and find other useful resources on the go.
- Campus event listings
- Dining menu information
- On-the-go access
- Community resources
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The BrownU app has on-the-go information for the Brown University community including campus events, dining menus and more.
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Verdict
Tufts Mobile and BrownU both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of BrownU's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tufts Mobile's. BrownU also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.4 for Tufts Mobile against 4.5 for BrownU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 22 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Tufts Mobile's written reviews are positive against 75% of BrownU's.
Tufts Mobile ships an update every 13 months, BrownU every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tufts Mobile | BrownU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tufts University | Brown University Computing & Information Services |
Customer experience
Tufts Mobile
BrownU
In-app purchases
Tufts Mobile
No in-app purchases
BrownU
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tufts Mobile free?
Is BrownU free?
Which has better reviews, Tufts Mobile or BrownU?
Do Tufts Mobile or BrownU have ads?
Which is updated more often, Tufts Mobile or BrownU?
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