Comparison

COE Works vs MentorPRO

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

Head to head
About

COE Works

Stay informed about college access and success news, register for professional development events, and connect with a global community of professionals. Access important information and participate in virtual events directly from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Latest news on college access and success
  • Event registration and access
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Virtual event participation
  • Networking with colleagues
  • Update personal and membership information
Features
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COE Works is your mobile platform to stay up-to-date on the latest news, register for and access COE events, and connect with the college access and success community--conveniently at any time and all from your smartphone. STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS Have the latest news from the Department of Education and Capitol Hill impacting college access and success programs at your fingertips. The app instantly notifies you about upcoming professional development events and COE-sponsored opportunities for low-income, first-generation students. MOBILE ACCESS TO COE EVENTS Use the app to view COE's entire catalog of professional development opportunities quickly and select the one right for you and your staff: register for proposal writing workshops, online courses, webinars, and in-person seminars. Participate in virtual events directly via the app! NETWORK WITH COLLEAGUES The COE Works app allows you to get fresh ideas, raise your profile, and get career advice and support from college access and success colleagues across the globe. Use the mobile app to instantly communicate with COE representatives and like-minded professionals to discuss common challenges and find solutions you have yet to consider. QUICK ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION Need to update your personal contact information? Want to check your institutional membership status? Want to make a tax-deductible personal contribution to COE? You can do so easily through the COE Works app.

About

MentorPRO

This app connects students with peer mentors for support and resources. It facilitates secure messaging and provides data visualization to track progress. It helps students navigate their college experience by offering answers and referrals to challenges.

Highlights
  • Peer mentor check-ins
  • Resource referrals
  • Secure messaging
  • Individual and group chat
  • Data visualization
  • Progress tracking
Features
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MENTORPRO FEATURES: Check-In: Peer mentors monitor students' top challenges and offer answers, resources, and referrals. Referrals: Peer mentors are able to quickly provide students with the information they need to find answers and solve problems related to navigating the college experience. Secure messaging: MentorPRO enables easy individual and group messaging between students, peer mentors, and supervisors Data visualization: MentorPRO analyzes and presents extensive data to track status and progress over time.

Screenshots

COE Works4 screens
MentorPRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: COE Works at 5.0 against MentorPRO's 4.0. MentorPRO's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

COE Works holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MentorPRO has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COE Works ships an update every 3 months, MentorPRO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
COE Works versus MentorPRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOE WorksMentorPRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB86 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCouncil for Opportunity in Education, IncAcademic Web Pages, Inc.

Customer experience

COE Works

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MentorPRO

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

COE Works

No in-app purchases

None

MentorPRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is COE Works free?
COE Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MentorPRO free?
MentorPRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, COE Works or MentorPRO?
COE Works is rated higher. COE Works averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MentorPRO averages 4.0 from 16 ratings.
Do COE Works or MentorPRO have ads?
Neither COE Works nor MentorPRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COE Works or MentorPRO?
COE Works ships an update every 3 months, and MentorPRO every 3 weeks. Most recently, COE Works was updated on October 2, 2026 and MentorPRO on October 13, 2026.

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