Comparison

MIT Mobile vs App One

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

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.

Screenshots

MIT Mobile4 screens
App One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: App One at weekly against MIT Mobile's every 5 months. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIT Mobile ships an update every 5 months, App One weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MIT Mobile versus App One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIT MobileApp One
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyZhicheng Jiang

In-app purchases

None

MIT Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

App One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIT Mobile free?
MIT Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is App One free?
App One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MIT Mobile or App One have ads?
Neither MIT Mobile nor App One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIT Mobile or App One?
MIT Mobile ships an update every 5 months, and App One weekly. Most recently, MIT Mobile was updated on October 12, 2026 and App One on October 8, 2026.

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