Branda vs Vanderbilt University
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Branda
This app connects Brandeis students with essential campus services like news, building hours, and maintenance requests. Developed by students, it simplifies access to daily campus information.
- Campus service access
- Building hours information
- Work order requests
- Campus news updates
- Contact information
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"Want to know what's open? Doesn't know which building to go? Need to request work order for maintenance? Branda connects the students of Brandeis with essential campus services. These services include but are not limited to News, Work Orders, Hours, Contact etc. Branda is developed by a dedicated team of Brandeis students to make it easier to find the information about Brandeis that you use every day.
Vanderbilt University
Stay connected with Vanderbilt University through its official app. Access campus news, event calendars, and maps to navigate the grounds. Enjoy multimedia content, sports updates, and important university bulletins.
- Campus News
- Events Calendar
- Campus Map
- Athletics Updates
- Multimedia Content
- University Bulletins
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Official app of Vanderbilt University. Keeping in touch with Vanderbilt University is now easier and more enjoyable than ever before. With this app, you can check out Campus News and the Events calendar to find out what’s happening at Vanderbilt University. Use the Campus Map to find your way around campus, and grab a pic from the Photos section to set as your iPhone Wallpaper. Everything you wanted to know about Vanderbilt University is now at your fingertips. •Athletics – Find out the latest Commodores sports news, schedules, and score updates. •Multimedia – Watch Vanderbilt YouTube videos and look through photos. •Twitter – Stay up to date with news and links. •Bulletins – Read Vanderbilt bulletins for important reminders and announcements. •Fight Song – play the Vanderbilt Fight Song at the next game, or out with friends. •And much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Branda at every 9 months against Vanderbilt University's every 23 months. Branda also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 7). Vanderbilt University's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Branda against 4.3 for Vanderbilt University. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Branda has 37 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Branda ships an update every 9 months, Vanderbilt University every 23 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Branda | Vanderbilt University |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (37 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jonghyeon Lee | Vanderbilt University |
Customer experience
Branda
Vanderbilt University
In-app purchases
Branda
No in-app purchases
Vanderbilt University
No in-app purchases
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