Cornell Chatter vs Rue55
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cornell Chatter
Connect with students, staff, and groups within your college. Engage in live discussions, ask questions, and follow topics of interest in a secure environment. Discover what matters within your university community.
- Connect with college community
- Live discussion feed
- Ask questions to staff
- Follow topics of interest
- Connect with students
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Cornell Chatter allows you to connect with all the people and groups in your College at Cornell. It's a secure, live feed where you can get answers from staff to your most pressing questions, follow and chime in on topics that interest you, and connect with other students who are part of Cornell's rich and diverse community. In short, if it matters, it's on Chatter. We can't wait to see you there! We appreciate your patience and input as we try to make this the best possible digital experience.
Rue55
Organize your preferred locations into a single, easily accessible list. Save and manage all your favorite spots in one convenient place.
- Save favorite places
- Organize locations
- Centralized list management
- Easy access to saved spots
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Keep all your favorite places in one list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cornell Chatter at 4.0 against Rue55's 3.0. Rue55's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Cornell Chatter holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
Cornell Chatter ships an update every 2 months, Rue55 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cornell Chatter | Rue55 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cornell University | Patrick Lee |
Customer experience
Cornell Chatter
Rue55
In-app purchases
Cornell Chatter
No in-app purchases
Rue55
No in-app purchases
