Cornell Connects vs BrownU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cornell Connects
This official university application helps students stay organized, access campus resources, and communicate with the community. It facilitates involvement and provides essential tools for navigating university life.
- Campus involvement
- Stay organized
- Access resources
- Campus communication
- University navigation
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Official app for Cornell University. Use this app to get involved, stay organized, access resources, and communicate with others on our campus.
BrownU
Access essential campus information for the Brown University community. Stay updated on campus events, view dining menus, and find other useful resources on the go.
- Campus event listings
- Dining menu information
- On-the-go access
- Community resources
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The BrownU app has on-the-go information for the Brown University community including campus events, dining menus and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BrownU at 75% against Cornell Connects's 0%. BrownU also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.9). Cornell Connects's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BrownU holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cornell Connects's written reviews are positive against 75% of BrownU's.
Cornell Connects ships an update monthly, BrownU every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cornell Connects | BrownU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cornell University | Brown University Computing & Information Services |
Customer experience
Cornell Connects
BrownU
In-app purchases
Cornell Connects
No in-app purchases
BrownU
No in-app purchases
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