MIT Mobile vs ICLR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Campus News
- Live Shuttle Tracking
- Searchable Campus Map
- Event Calendar
- Directory Search
- Library Account Management
- Dining Menus
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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
ICLR
This app serves as the official companion for a conference, offering features like QR code check-in, schedule updates, and attendee communication. It also provides accessibility options and an assistant for event-related conversations and messaging.
- QR code check-in
- Real-time schedule updates
- Attendee chat functionality
- Organizer announcements
- Adjustable font size and color mode
- Voice and text assistant
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The official app for the ICLR conference. Use your QR Code to check-in, stay up-to-date on schedule information and chat with attendees. Turn on notifications to receive announcements from the conference organizers. Use the settings to adjust font-size and color mode for comfortable reading and use the optional voice or text assistant to converse about events and send messages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ICLR at 4.0 against MIT Mobile's 2.4. ICLR also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). MIT Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ICLR holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIT Mobile has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MIT Mobile ships an update every 5 months, ICLR every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIT Mobile | ICLR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (29 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Anthony Manzo |
In-app purchases
MIT Mobile
No in-app purchases
ICLR
No in-app purchases
