Open vs Davidson One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open
Access your educational courses and content directly from your mobile device. Download materials for offline use, update your profile, and receive important notifications. Students can track grades and badges, while teachers can grade assignments on the go.
- Access courses on mobile
- Download content for offline use
- Update profile information
- Receive course notifications
- View grades and badges (student)
- Grade assignments (teacher)
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Welcome to the Open LMS Mobile App! With the Open LMS Mobile App, you can: • Access your courses directly from your mobile device • Download content for offline access • Update your profile information • Receive course notifications and messages • As a student: view your course grades and awarded badges on your profile • As a teacher: grade assignments both online and offline • ...and much more! We love feedback! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note and a rating on the Store.
Davidson One
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Davidson One is the new app for Davidson College students, faculty, and staff. New to Davidson? Davidson One is your place to get started. Students can use Davidson One to access current information about coursework, student account information, campus life, events, and more. Davidson One also provides easy access to the tools and resources students use most frequently, including email, laundry, dining menus, library resources, and timeclock. Davidson One is in active development, with more features being released on a regular basis.
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Verdict
Open and Davidson One are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Open ships an update every 2 months, Davidson One every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open | Davidson One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (84 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PeopleFluent, Inc. | The Trustees of Davidson College |
In-app purchases
Open
No in-app purchases
Davidson One
No in-app purchases
