UCLA Housing vs BrownU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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 rating: BrownU at 4.4 against UCLA Housing's 2.6. BrownU also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 45 months). 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 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of UCLA Housing's written reviews are positive against 75% of BrownU's.
UCLA Housing ships an update every 45 months, BrownU every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UCLA Housing | BrownU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (19 ratings) | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 45 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University of California, Los Angeles | Brown University Computing & Information Services |
Customer experience
UCLA Housing
BrownU
In-app purchases
UCLA Housing
No in-app purchases
BrownU
No in-app purchases
