Comparison

InitialView vs Dartmouth Groups

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live, unscripted interviews
  • English ability assessment
  • Interpersonal skills evaluation
  • Proprietary interview platform
  • Global admissions support
  • Admission officer assurance
Features
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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.

About

Dartmouth Groups

This app helps students manage their organizations, book spaces, track records, and request funding. It also allows users to discover events and opportunities to get involved with campus groups and departments.

Highlights
  • Manage student organizations
  • Book event spaces
  • Track club records
  • Request funding
  • Discover campus events
  • Find engagement opportunities
Features
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Manage your student organization or discover new opportunities to get involved through Dartmouth Groups, Dartmouth’s student engagement community. Whether it is booking spaces for your events or meetings, keeping track of your club’s records, or requesting funding, Dartmouth Groups has all the tools you will need to keep your organization running smoothly. Or, use Dartmouth Groups to RSVP to upcoming events or learn about new opportunities to engage with Dartmouth organizations, departments, programs, and more.

Screenshots

InitialView4 screens
Dartmouth Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dartmouth Groups at 4.7 against InitialView's 3.2. Dartmouth Groups also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). InitialView's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dartmouth Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 15 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InitialView versus Dartmouth Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitialViewDartmouth Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (11 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1115 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTerry CrawfordDartmouth College

Customer experience

InitialView

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dartmouth Groups

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

InitialView

No in-app purchases

None

Dartmouth Groups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InitialView free?
InitialView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dartmouth Groups free?
Dartmouth Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, InitialView or Dartmouth Groups?
Dartmouth Groups is rated higher. InitialView averages 3.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Dartmouth Groups averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do InitialView or Dartmouth Groups have ads?
Neither InitialView nor Dartmouth Groups shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InitialView or Dartmouth Groups?
InitialView ships an update monthly, and Dartmouth Groups monthly. Most recently, InitialView was updated on September 7, 2026 and Dartmouth Groups on September 18, 2026.

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