MIT Atlas vs App One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: MIT Atlas at 4 against App One's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MIT Atlas ships an update every 2 weeks, App One weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIT Atlas | App One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (203 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 203 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 303 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Zhicheng Jiang |
Bugs and 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
App One
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MIT Atlas
No in-app purchases
App One
No in-app purchases
