LawNet vs BARBRI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LawNet
Manage academic and administrative tasks for Columbia Law School students and faculty. Access course schedules, grades, enrollment, and directories. Faculty can manage class rosters and seating charts.
- Manage student profile and contact information
- Check course schedules and waitlist status
- View grades and pre-register for classes
- Enroll in courses and manage waitlists
- Reserve classroom seats and lockers
- View student rosters and seating charts (faculty)
- Browse student and faculty directory
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Perform your LawNet activities from your IOS mobile device: If you are a STUDENT: - Manage your student profile – your address and phone listing. Record your name pronunciation and save it on your user profile. Submit Emergency Contact information. - Check your course schedule as well as your current status on the waitlist - Check your grades - Pre-Register for classes to build up your new semester schedule - During ADD-DROP period see the status of courses to find out which are open for enrollment. - Enroll in courses and signup for wait list. Respond right away for notifications about seat offering for you in a class. - Reserve a seat in the classroom for the class you are taking using seating charts. See who seats near you - Reserve a locker in the Jerome Greene Hall - Check your Pro-Bono status or fill in Exit Questionnaire for your Pro-Bono work If you are a FACULTY: - See students enrolled in your class as well as the ones who are on the waitlist. Have your student information under your fingers. - Manage seating charts for your class. See where students seat in the classroom. For all members of Columbia Law School Community: - Browse Student and Faculty/Staff directory of Columbia Law School having your contact information right under your palm - Look up for Course Evaluation Reports The application requires Columbia Law School login to access. LawNet is developed and supported by the Columbia Law School Information Technology Department.
BARBRI
This app offers comprehensive legal education resources for students and professionals. It provides tools for LSAT prep, law school success, bar exam preparation, and continuing legal education. Access video lectures, customized study plans, and performance tracking to advance your legal career.
- LSAT prep courses
- 1L law school material
- Customized study calendars
- Downloadable video lectures
- Bar exam review modules
- SQE preparation tools
- Mini MBA for lawyers
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Empower every step of your legal learning journey with unrivaled, tech-enabled legal education. BARBRI is here to support students, professionals, law schools, universities, law firms, and organizations with trusted mobile-optimized resources. 1. Attain admission to your goal law school with flexible proven PowerScore LSAT prep courses 2. Access core 1L material to build academic skill before your first day of law school (Law Preview) 3. Create a customized study calendar that adjusts your exam prep assignments as you progress (Bar Review, Extended Bar Review, and SQE1 Prep) 4. Easily grasp challenging concepts with engaging downloadable video lectures 5. Reinforce critical bar exam principles with a last-minute Mini Review (Bar Review) 6. Stay a step ahead in building key bar exam skills with Early Start (Bar Review) 7. Work short modules + multiple-choice questions + mocks for tried and tested SQE prep 8. Supplement your knowledge of accounting + finance concepts with Mini MBA for lawyers 9. Have multiple, active BARBRI courses? Easily switch back and forth between study plans BARBRI is the trusted global leader in legal education, providing a comprehensive suite of legal learning solutions for law students, professionals, and law schools. Download the BARBRI app to experience educational outcomes rooted in learning science through engaging content, innovative technology, and data-driven insights + solutions. From LSAT practice tests to bar preparation, study aids, and SQE prep, through continuing lifetime legal education, there is a BARBRI solution designed, published, or taught by renowned experts in the legal field, and right at your fingertips. Learners and legal professionals around the world have access to preparation for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in England and Wales as well as bar exam preparation programs for international lawyers. BARBRI legal and non-legal skills courses reflect our mission to open the doors to legal education and career advancement to the next generation. Preparing for a U.S. bar exam? BARBRI has helped over 1.43 million learners worldwide pass the bar. BARBRI Bar Review’s proprietary adaptive online Personalized Study Plan is the only bar prep that allows you to create a customized study calendar based on the days you choose to study (or not), and which will automatically adjust your daily assignments based on priority and your performance. With BARBRI’s most accurate Pass Predictor, you can see your rankings by subject compared to other students prepping for the same exam. It's the most accurate pass prediction because BARBRI has more students studying for the bar each year than all other bar prep programs combined. BARBRI’s 1L Success and 2L/3L Success programs for law students work in concert with classroom learning to provide highly effective study aids and final exam tools covering required courses and essential topics. Feel confident and gain an advantage with proven outlines, on-demand video lectures from top law professors, and practice questions complete with model answers. BARBRI supported learning includes: - PowerScore LSAT prep in new test format - Law Preview pre-law school prep - U.S. Bar and Extended U.S. Bar (6 + 10 Month) prep - BARBRI Mini Review for MBE prep - BARBRI Bar Prep Preview - Early Start for Bar Review - MPRE prep - 1L Success and 2L/3L Success for law students - SQE1 prep courses, supplements, and mock exams - Foundations in U.S. Law - BARBRI SQE Preview - Mini MBA for lawyers - And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BARBRI at 4.6 against LawNet's 2.9. BARBRI also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 12). LawNet's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
BARBRI holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARBRI has 2.9K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of LawNet's written reviews are positive against 17% of BARBRI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | LawNet | BARBRI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Columbia University | BARBRI, Inc. |
Customer experience
LawNet
BARBRI
Bugs and requests
LawNet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BARBRI
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent login issues and lost progress
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
- Lectures and content not loading properly
- Offline mode not functioning as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Improve video player and offline experience
- Add progress tracking and schedule features
- Optimize app for mobile devices
In-app purchases
LawNet
No in-app purchases
BARBRI
No in-app purchases








