AUC vs MIT Atlas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AUC
Connect with the AUC community and join internal e-communities. Stay informed and engaged with your chosen groups.
- Community connection
- Internal e-community access
- User-selected groups
- Stay informed
- Engagement platform
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Easily stay connected with the entire AUC community and internal e-communities you will select to join.
MIT Atlas
This app serves the MIT community by acting as a digital key to the Institute. It enables your MIT ID, grants access to campus spaces, and connects you with essential systems and support for your work.
- Digital MIT ID
- Campus space access
- System and support interaction
- Navigate MIT world
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For the MIT community. Navigate your MIT world. The MIT Atlas app is your digital key to the Institute. Enable your MIT ID. Access campus spaces. Interact with the systems and support you need to accomplish your work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AUC at 4.4 against MIT Atlas's 3.1. MIT Atlas's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AUC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 203 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of AUC's written reviews are positive against 29% of MIT Atlas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AUC ships an update every 5 weeks, MIT Atlas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AUC | MIT Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better | 3.1 (203 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 203 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 303 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AUC | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Customer experience
AUC
MIT Atlas
Bugs and requests
AUC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MIT Atlas
Reported bugs
12 issues- App requires frequent updating to work
- Features appear and disappear randomly
- App fails repeatedly when trying to get alumni ID
- App doesn't work on PC
- Multi-factor authentication screens don't handle autocomplete correctly
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- Password setup screen doesn't recognize dashes or periods
- Commencement requires app update loop
- App doesn't show COVID test results clearly (positive/negative same notification)
- Update server frequently cannot be reached
- Flashes during screen transitions
- Travel section doesn't seem to send info
- App only available on newer iPhones
Requested features
12 requests- Provide better info to users
- Look into app issues
- Allow attestation even if not updated
- Less frequent cumulative updates
- Accompanying Apple Watch app
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- Bring back original lean version
- Put widgets back
- Allow users to use the app and update when convenient
- Have a 30 min warning and/or notification that covid pass has expired
- Adopt a regular, predictable schedule for updates
- Give users control over notifications
- Remind users to get tested with more notice
In-app purchases
AUC
No in-app purchases
MIT Atlas
No in-app purchases
