Cornell Connects vs Stanford Mobile
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.
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.
- Campus dining information
- Upcoming events listings
- Featured news stories
- Campus and shuttle maps
- Digital Stanford ID card
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stanford Mobile at 60% against Cornell Connects's 0%. Stanford Mobile also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (36 vs 10). Cornell Connects's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stanford Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cornell Connects's written reviews are positive against 60% of Stanford Mobile's.
Cornell Connects ships an update monthly, Stanford Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cornell Connects | Stanford Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (10 ratings) | 3.4 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cornell University | Stanford University |
Customer experience
Cornell Connects
Stanford Mobile
In-app purchases
Cornell Connects
No in-app purchases
Stanford Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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