Comparison

Stanford Mobile vs App One

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Campus dining information
  • Upcoming events listings
  • Featured news stories
  • Campus and shuttle maps
  • Digital Stanford ID card
Features
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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.

About

App One

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App One is a student workspace that keeps your academic life in one place. ONE CALENDAR. Classes, exams, assignment due dates, and holiday changes all land on the same calendar - and it can find the times when you and your friends are free. COURSE SYNC. Connect Canvas and Gradescope once, and your courses, assignments, and grades stay in sync - with a live grade dashboard for every class. REGISTRATION PLANNING. Build and compare schedules before you commit, and keep track of what you still need to take. COURSEWORK TOOLS. New assignments ping your phone. Draft, check your answers, and watch your running grade update as scores land. EMAIL AND CHAT. Reach classmates and keep course threads together without leaving your workspace. App One serves students at MIT, Harvard, CMU, Stanford, and Wellesley, plus an open tier for everyone else. An account is required. Notifications keep you ahead of new assignments and reminders - and scheduled alerts fire on time even offline.

Screenshots

Stanford Mobile4 screens
App One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: App One at weekly against Stanford Mobile's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stanford Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, App One weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stanford Mobile versus App One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStanford MobileApp One
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStanford UniversityZhicheng Jiang

In-app purchases

None

Stanford Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

App One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stanford Mobile free?
Stanford Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is App One free?
App One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stanford Mobile or App One have ads?
Neither Stanford Mobile nor App One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stanford Mobile or App One?
Stanford Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and App One weekly. Most recently, Stanford Mobile was updated on October 29, 2026 and App One on October 8, 2026.

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