CSUB Mobile vs myPLNU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSUB Mobile
This app provides students with essential campus information, including notifications, directories, news, and event listings. Navigate campus, access academic resources like course catalogs and class schedules, and manage student services like financial aid and enrollment.
- Public and private notifications
- Campus directory and news feed
- Event discovery and calendar integration
- Interactive campus map
- Access to academic resources (course catalog, class search)
- Student self-services (enrollment, grades, financial aid)
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CSUB Mobile is the official mobile application for California State University, Bakersfield. The app provides many features and quick access to the information you need. Features: • Public Notifications: Get informed on important campus events • Private Notifications: Get notified for private, personal, course, and university messages • Campus Directory Lookup: Search for department, professor and staff number or email address on campus • Read CSUB news feed: Stay tuned with CSUB Athletics news and the Runner news • Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) • Find events: Check out a variety of campus events, share and add them to your own calendar • Campus Map: Lost on campus? Use campus map to help locate your current location and direct you to the right building • GET Buses: Access to GET Bus stops and schedule ride within the app • Get help: Dial 911, University police line, IT Help Desk line without looking up the phone number • Campus Library: Find library operating hours and search for library catalog • Course Catalog: Search subject or course information from the Student Portal • Class Search: Search for classes from the Student Portal • Important Dates: View campus academic calendar • Bookstore: Access to Runner bookstore and order your text books • Athletics: Keep up with Runner sports and find out the latest game scores • Campus Dinning: Find out dining locations, hours of operations, and purchase a meal plan. • Self-Services: o Admission o Holds and To-Dos o View Grades o Class Schedule o Enrollment: add, drop, edit, swap classes o Financial Aid o Student Finances Account Inquiry o Advisor info o Personal information
myPLNU
This app connects university students with essential systems, information, and campus updates. It provides access to academic tools, personalized notifications, and campus event details to help students succeed.
- Access academic systems (Workday, Canvas, Gmail)
- Receive key notifications
- Stay updated on announcements
- Search for people and resources
- Connect with campus organizations
- Manage to-do lists
- Find campus events
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myPLNU is your one-stop-shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at Point Loma Nazarene University. Use myPLNU to: - Access Workday, Canvas, Gmail and other everyday systems - Receive key notifications from Workday, Canvas and other PLNU systems. - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: myPLNU at 100% against CSUB Mobile's 25%. myPLNU also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 16 months). CSUB Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
myPLNU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSUB Mobile has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of CSUB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of myPLNU's.
CSUB Mobile ships an update every 16 months, myPLNU every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSUB Mobile | myPLNU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | California State University, Bakersfield | Point Loma Nazarene University |
Customer experience
CSUB Mobile
myPLNU
In-app purchases
CSUB Mobile
No in-app purchases
myPLNU
No in-app purchases









