Comparison

Beiwe2 vs Stanford Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Beiwe2

This app is part of a research platform for participants in clinical and non-clinical studies. It collects sensor, usage, and survey data for research purposes. Access requires an invitation and credentials from a Beiwe server.

Highlights
  • Research-quality sensor data collection
  • Participant usage tracking
  • Survey data collection
  • Encrypted data storage
  • Reproducible studies
  • Participant management
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The Beiwe App is part of the Beiwe Research Platform. Beiwe is an open-source research platform for subjects enrolled in clinical and non-clinical studies. It provides research-quality sensor, participant usage, and survey data in reproducible studies and is intended for research purposes. Only participants who have been invited to join a study, and have been provided with a participant ID and registration password from a Beiwe server, can use this app. The Beiwe Platform is a project of the Onnela Lab at Harvard University, and development is supported by funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Usage of this Beiwe app is open to any Beiwe server by providing a URL at participant registration. Only data configured for collection on an enrolled study are recorded by the app. A small amount of additional metadata, such as whether the user has granted the app permission to access the sensors enabled by the study, are collected in order to assist administrators with participant management and study compliance. All data recorded by the app is encrypted, and once saved it cannot be decrypted except by the server hosting the study. Please Note: use of background GPS will cause some battery drain. Careful configuration and testing of this load on devices ranging from the iPhone 8/X generation (2016) up to current models has been reliably measured at only 6-8% over 12 hours for new batteries, with a worst case of 14% on an older model with a heavily degraded battery. Further battery drain will vary based sensor configuration of the study you enroll in, and the active time you spend in the app. (This app may indicate that it connects to Apple's Health app or uses Apple's HealthKit framework. This is due to the use of Apple's ResearchKit framework, which has HealthKit as a dependency. The app does not incorporate Health data.)

About

Stanford Mobile

Access essential Stanford University information, including campus maps, dining options, events, and news. It also functions as a digital extension of your Stanford ID card.

Highlights
  • Campus dining information
  • Upcoming events listings
  • Featured news stories
  • Campus and shuttle maps
  • Digital Stanford ID card
Features
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Stanford Mobile is the official mobile app of Stanford University, where Stanford students, staff, faculty, alumni, parents, and friends connect to essential information on The Farm. The app allows you to explore campus dining options, upcoming events, featured news stories, campus and shuttle maps, public arts and location-based self-guided tours, and more at your fingertips. Mobile ID acts as the digital version of your physical Stanford ID, mirroring all your physical card’s information. Stanford Unlock (formerly Mobile Key), powered by HID and Apple Wallet, allows you to access card readers for buildings and elevators across campus, pay with Cardinal Dollars, and access Cardinal Print, gyms, and libraries.

Screenshots

Beiwe22 screens
Stanford Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stanford Mobile at 60% against Beiwe2's 17%. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beiwe2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Stanford Mobile every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Beiwe2 versus Stanford Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeiwe2Stanford Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnnela Lab LLCStanford University

Customer experience

Beiwe2

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Stanford Mobile

All ratings34 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beiwe2

No in-app purchases

None

Stanford Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beiwe2 free?
Beiwe2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stanford Mobile free?
Stanford Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beiwe2 or Stanford Mobile have ads?
Neither Beiwe2 nor Stanford Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beiwe2 or Stanford Mobile?
Beiwe2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stanford Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Beiwe2 was updated on November 4, 2026 and Stanford Mobile on November 4, 2026.

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