Stanford Mobile vs COLM
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.
COLM
This app serves as the official platform for the Conference on Language Modeling. It provides access to information and resources related to the conference.
- Official conference app
- Language modeling information
- Conference resources
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The official app of the Conference on Language Modeling
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COLM at 5.0 against Stanford Mobile's 3.4. COLM also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Stanford Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). 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.
COLM 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.
Stanford Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, COLM fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stanford Mobile | COLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanford University | Anthony Manzo |
In-app purchases
Stanford Mobile
No in-app purchases
COLM
No in-app purchases
