Stanford Mobile vs MyStudyDen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stanford Mobile
Access essential Stanford University information, including campus maps, dining options, events, and news. It also functions as a digital extension of your Stanford ID card.
- Campus dining information
- Upcoming events listings
- Featured news stories
- Campus and shuttle maps
- Digital Stanford ID card
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Stanford Mobile is the official mobile app of Stanford University, where Stanford students, staff, faculty, alumni, parents, and friends connect to essential information on The Farm. The app allows you to explore campus dining options, upcoming events, featured news stories, campus and shuttle maps, public arts and location-based self-guided tours, and more at your fingertips. Mobile ID acts as the digital version of your physical Stanford ID, mirroring all your physical card’s information. Stanford Unlock (formerly Mobile Key), powered by HID and Apple Wallet, allows you to access card readers for buildings and elevators across campus, pay with Cardinal Dollars, and access Cardinal Print, gyms, and libraries.
MyStudyDen
Organize course materials into study packets and review plans. Ask questions about your notes and track academic tasks. This app keeps your study work organized locally on your device.
- Create study packets from course materials
- Generate review plans
- Ask questions against saved notes
- Track academic tasks
- Organize study work locally
- Sync across iPhone and iPad
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MyStudyDen helps students turn course materials into focused study packets, review plans, and saved answers. Add course notes, syllabus text, readings, or PDFs, then generate structured study packets for each class. Ask questions against your saved packet context, track tasks across academic terms, and keep your study work organized across iPhone and iPad. MyStudyDen is designed as a local-first study workspace. Your courses, tasks, source materials, generated packets, and saved answers stay on your device by default. AI features require sign in and use Eggs when generating study materials or answers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyStudyDen at 5.0 against Stanford Mobile's 3.4. MyStudyDen also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Stanford Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. MyStudyDen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Stanford Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyStudyDen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stanford Mobile has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Stanford Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyStudyDen's.
| Parameter | Stanford Mobile | MyStudyDen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanford University | Soo Hyun Park194626316011 |
Customer experience
Stanford Mobile
MyStudyDen
In-app purchases
Stanford Mobile
No in-app purchases
MyStudyDen
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Study Pack$4.99
- Deep Study Pack$9.99
