CBS RE vs Sociate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBS RE
Connect with fellow Columbia Business School alumni in the real estate industry. Search for professionals by location and industry, share updates, and discover job opportunities. RSVP to exclusive events and promote your new ventures within the community.
- Alumni search by industry and location
- Share news and updates
- RSVP to events
- Post and view job opportunities
- Advertise new ventures
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The Columbia Business School Real Estate Alumni Community platform – a place to connect and interact with fellow CBS classmates and colleagues. Search for alumni by real estate industry segment and geographic location, share news, RSVP to events, post and view job opportunities and advertise new ventures.
Sociate
Connect with the Global MBA Community to share insights, discover opportunities, and find jobs. Engage in forums, network with alumni in your target industry, and post job openings to a niche audience.
- MBA Community Forums
- Alumni Networking
- Job Board
- Event Promotion
- Targeted Audience Visibility
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With Sociate App, you can tap into the collective knowledge, insights and opportunities of the Global MBA Community in the following ways: Forums: A perfect place to promote your upcoming MBA Conference, your new startup product or ask fellow MBAs for input on a new survey Members: The easiest way to find MBA Alums working in your target industry, screen candidates for a new role or simply bookmark alums and peers for future messaging Jobs: The best place to promote that new role in your team with the niche US MBA Community; With Forums and Jobs, MBA alumni and students have the flexibility to make their postings, events or jobs visible to 'All Schools' or Specific MBA Programs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Sociate at 3 against CBS RE's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 5.0 for CBS RE against 5.0 for Sociate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
CBS RE ships an update monthly, Sociate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBS RE | Sociate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Columbia University | Sociate Inc |
Customer experience
CBS RE
Sociate
In-app purchases
CBS RE
No in-app purchases
Sociate
No in-app purchases
