InitialView vs CARLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InitialView
This platform provides live, unscripted interviews for academic program admissions. It helps assess applicants' English ability and interpersonal skills for boarding schools, undergraduate, and graduate programs worldwide. The service offers admission officers assurance through its proprietary interview technology.
- Live, unscripted interviews
- English ability assessment
- Interpersonal skills evaluation
- Proprietary interview platform
- Global admissions support
- Admission officer assurance
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For InitialView Students and Schools' Admission Officers' Use. InitialView was founded in Beijing, China in 2009, and in a short time it has become a world leader in interview services, having provided interviews to thousands of applicants to top academic programs. We provide live, unscripted interviews which are then uploaded to our proprietary interview platform. Our proprietary platform allows viewers to, within seconds, determine the interviewee’s English ability and interpersonal skills. Our technology is currently patent-pending in both the U.S. and China. Our interviews have been a part of more than 40,000 applications reviewed by over 200 boarding school, undergraduate, and graduate programs. We have interviewed applicants in over 50 countries. We are able to provide admission officers a level of assurance about our interviews, processes and operations in China in a way that is unmatched by others in international education.
CARLS
Access campus information, dining menus, event calendars, and important contacts for a specific college. Find student organizations, stream media, and navigate campus with an interactive map. Stay updated on news and academic department happenings.
- Campus dining menus
- Event calendar updates
- Building hours
- Campus directory
- Streaming media access
- Campus map
- Student organization listings
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CARLS is a student-oriented application that provides simple and intuitive access to campus information and resources. (This app is not developed by or affiliated with Carleton College.) MENUS Learn what’s out for lunch in Burton and LDC, and plan your next order at Sayles with a full serving of offerings. CONVO Check out who's scheduled to come for Convo, or stream old convos right from your phone. BUILDING HOURS Never show up to a locked building again! CALENDAR Plan your days with calendar updates from the college, CSA, and Northfield. Every campus-wide event will be featured here. DIRECTORY Find email addresses, match names with faces, and keep track of all the amazing people around. STREAMING MEDIA (KRLX, SUMO) Tune in to KRLX to hear a broad selection of student-run programs, or check out what SUMO's got queued up this weekend. NEWS Keep track of the happenings in academic departments and read articles from the student newspaper, the Carletonian! Don't forget to check out the latest happenings in the Noon News Bulletin, either! CAMPUS MAP Never get lost again with this interactive map of campus! IMPORTANT CONTACTS From emergency contacts to Cave orders, it’s easy to access important phone numbers when you need them. TRANSPORTATION Follow the bus on its route to maximize your time in town, and explore other transportation options around Northfield and the surrounding area. CAMPUS DICTIONARY What does GOP stand for? Who’s Schiller? What are words? Everyone needs a dictionary, and this one is designed especially for Carleton community members. STUDENT ORGS Interested in finding something new to do on campus? Look no further, every official club is listed here. MOODLE Easily access course content, connect with classmates, submit assignments, and track your progress from the Moodle site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CARLS at 5.0 against InitialView's 3.2. CARLS also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
CARLS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | InitialView | CARLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terry Crawford | Hawken Rives |
Customer experience
InitialView
CARLS
In-app purchases
InitialView
No in-app purchases
CARLS
No in-app purchases









