Comparison

MIT Mobile vs DICECPU

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

Head to head
About

MIT Mobile

Access essential MIT services on your iOS device. Stay updated with campus news, track shuttles, navigate with a searchable map, and manage your library account. Find events, dining information, and report maintenance issues.

Highlights
  • Campus News
  • Live Shuttle Tracking
  • Searchable Campus Map
  • Event Calendar
  • Directory Search
  • Library Account Management
  • Dining Menus
Features
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MIT Mobile brings many essential Institute services to the iOS user: • Campus News from the MIT News Office • Live campus shuttle tracking • Searchable campus map • Calendar of events, exhibits, holidays, and the academic calendar • Searchable directory of faculty, staff, and students at MIT • Information about MIT Tours • Information about Campus Emergencies • MIT Libraries account management and catalog search • MIT Dining menus and hours • Report campus maintenance issues directly from your iOS device • A QR code and barcode scanner

About

DICECPU

Explore video pixels in real-time with various effects. Analyze RGB values, apply color gradients, slow-motion, pixelation, and scrolling text. Requires camera access and optionally photo library access for saving.

Highlights
  • Real-time video effects
  • RGB pixel value analysis
  • Color gradient effect
  • Slow motion effect
  • Pixel sub-sampling effect
  • Scrolling text effect
Features
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This app requires use of camera as source of video image. Optional: Access to photo library to save images and recordings. Real time video effects available: - colormeter: see RGB pixel values. - colord: rainbow color effect. - delay: slow motion effect. - pixeld: pixel sub sampling effect. - words: scrolling words.

Screenshots

MIT Mobile4 screens
DICECPU1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MIT Mobile at Free against DICECPU's $0.99. MIT Mobile also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 1). DICECPU's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.4). On update cadence, 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

MIT Mobile is free to download; DICECPU costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DICECPU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIT Mobile has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIT Mobile ships an update every 5 months, DICECPU every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MIT Mobile versus DICECPU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIT MobileDICECPU
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.4 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyJHT Consulting

Customer experience

MIT Mobile

All ratings29 ratings
Positive31.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative62.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative22.7%

DICECPU

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MIT Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

DICECPU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIT Mobile free?
MIT Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DICECPU free?
DICECPU costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIT Mobile or DICECPU?
DICECPU is rated higher. MIT Mobile averages 2.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while DICECPU averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MIT Mobile or DICECPU have ads?
Neither MIT Mobile nor DICECPU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIT Mobile or DICECPU?
MIT Mobile ships an update every 5 months, and DICECPU every 3 months. Most recently, MIT Mobile was updated on October 12, 2026 and DICECPU on June 24, 2026.

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