Baja SAE vs UCLA Housing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baja SAE
This app provides essential information for the Baja SAE community, including competition news, schedules, maps, and team details. Stay updated with real-time scoring, event results, and important announcements, even without data service.
- Competition news and announcements
- Real-time team scoring and results
- Event leaderboards
- Offline maps and schedules
- Paddock team locator
- Push notifications
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The Baja SAE app was custom built for the Baja SAE community: competitors, volunteers, spectators, and sponsors. Using the app, you’ll have access to competition news, maps, schedules, paddock list, team list, and more. • Team Scoring Notifications - Follow your favorite teams’ results, achievements, and penalties as they compete during competition. • Event Results – Easily access leaderboards, static results, live dynamic results, and submit problem reports for your team. • Push Notifications & Announcements - Be automatically notified about important competition announcements as well as of weather-related impacts while on-site. • Maps & Schedules - Access the most up to date maps, schedules, and competition guides--available in the app even if you don’t have data service coverage at the competition site. • Paddock List – Use the Team Paddock List to locate your favorite teams in the paddocks while on site at competition.
UCLA Housing
This app provides UCLA students with essential resources for living on campus. Access real-time dining hall capacity, reserve study rooms, and find information about campus events. Connect directly with campus support services and emergency contacts for a smoother residential experience.
- View live dining facility traffic
- Access dining menus
- Reserve study and music rooms
- Get information on campus events
- Direct contact with campus offices
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Possess all of the necessary tools to make the most of living on The Hill. UCLA Housing provides convenient access to many of the resources available for Bruins within UCLA Housing. Users have the ability to view live dining facility traffic and menu information; reserve and edit study and music room reservations; obtain information on the daily and upcoming happenings on The Hill; as well as obtain direct contact with Front Desks, Residential Life Offices, Housing Services, and emergency outlets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Baja SAE at every 4 months against UCLA Housing's every 45 months. UCLA Housing's advantage is rating (2.6 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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.
UCLA Housing holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Baja SAE ships an update every 4 months, UCLA Housing every 45 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Baja SAE | UCLA Housing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (16 ratings) | 2.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAE | University of California, Los Angeles |
Customer experience
Baja SAE
UCLA Housing
In-app purchases
Baja SAE
No in-app purchases
UCLA Housing
No in-app purchases
