Formula SAE vs Oregon State Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formula SAE
This app provides essential information for the Formula SAE community, including competition news, schedules, maps, and team details. Stay updated with real-time scoring, results, and important announcements, even without data service.
- Competition news and updates
- Interactive maps and schedules
- Team scoring notifications
- Event results and leaderboards
- Paddock team locator
- Push notifications for announcements
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The Formula SAE app was custom built for the Formula 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.
Oregon State Events
Stay informed about events and resources at Oregon State University. Subscribe to topics like career development, sports, and activities, and never miss free food opportunities. Register for events with a tap and receive important announcements and deadlines.
- Event updates and subscriptions
- Topic-based notifications
- Free food alerts
- One-tap event registration
- Resource tab for announcements and links
- Customizable push notifications
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Are you an Honors or Engineering student at Oregon State University? If so, this app will come in handy! The OSU Events App keeps you updated on events in the Oregon State University community. You can stay on top of events by subscribing to topics you're interested in such as career development, sports or activities. We even included a free food category so you won't miss any free meals. If you'd like to go to an event, you can simply register with the tap of a button. We'll let the host know you're coming, and you can enable push notifications so you won't miss the event. This year, we added a resources tab that shows you the latest announcements, building hours, and important links. Everything you'll need to be successful as a student at OSU. You can even choose what announcements you want to receive as push notifications, so you never miss any important deadlines. The developers of this app are honors and engineering students too, and would love to hear your feedback and suggestions. To report a bug or suggest a feature, simply tap the link near the bottom of the app's settings page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oregon State Events at 4.7 against Formula SAE's 3.3. Oregon State Events also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 10). Formula SAE's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.4). 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.
Oregon State Events holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 49 respectively.
Formula SAE ships an update every 5 months, Oregon State Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formula SAE | Oregon State Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (49 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAE International | Oregon State University |
Customer experience
Formula SAE
Oregon State Events
In-app purchases
Formula SAE
No in-app purchases
Oregon State Events
No in-app purchases
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