IU Mobile vs Purdue App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IU Mobile
This app serves as a central hub for Indiana University students, consolidating essential information and services from various university systems. It provides a personalized experience to help students navigate their academic journey, access updates, and find support.
- University message center
- Access to updates and services
- Search for support
- Content from Knowledge base, People, One.IU
- Personalized student experience
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IU Mobile is a digital gateway for Indiana University students. It pulls together information and services from multiple systems to helps current students navigate learning at IU from one native environment. In other words, it’s a personalized, custom experience for all IU audiences. IU Mobile lets students get messages from the university, access updates and services on the main pages, or search for support. It pulls in content from Knowledge base, People, One.IU, and places information--so students are always up-to-date.
Purdue App
Navigate campus with ease, check dining hall menus and hours, and find building locations. This app helps students locate amenities like breastfeeding areas and libraries, and even monitors facility busyness.
- Dining hall menus and hours
- Campus building map
- Library and breastfeeding area locations
- COREC busyness indicator
- Real-time facility status
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DINING See the dining menus for all the campus dining courts. Also see which dining courts are currently open. MAP Find out where all buildings on campus are, find breast feeding areas, and check when libraries are open COREC Figure out how busy the corec is before going This app is developed by the Purdue iOS Development Club and we're working really hard to bring Purdue students the best mobile experience. Note: This is not an official Purdue app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Purdue App at 4.2 against IU Mobile's 3.9. Purdue App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 36%). IU Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (187 vs 24). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Purdue App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IU Mobile has 187 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of IU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of Purdue App's.
IU Mobile ships an update monthly, Purdue App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IU Mobile | Purdue App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (187 ratings) | 4.2 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indiana University | Kunwar Sahni |
Customer experience
IU Mobile
Purdue App
Bugs and requests
IU Mobile
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or during use
- Login loops - requires re-authentication constantly
- Update required message with no available update
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Screen rotation issues on iPad
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- Crimson Card not visible on smaller devices (iPhone SE)
- Email loading icon stuck indefinitely
- Randomly opens wrong emails
- Class schedule reverts to previous semesters
- Widget fails to update schedule
- Duo authentication not displaying
- App closes immediately after opening
- Cannot access laundry, dining, or class information
- Keyboard doesn't display properly
- Connection failures despite strong internet
Requested features
14 requests- Save username and password securely
- Biometric login (Face ID/fingerprint)
- Grade book access
- Reply to class messages functionality
- Faculty-specific features for instructors
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- Syllabus tab access
- OneStart integration
- Canvas/course assignment details
- Laundry status checking
- Dining hall hours display
- Sports schedule information
- Persistent login sessions
- Dark mode option
- Widget functionality for class schedules
Purdue App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IU Mobile
No in-app purchases
Purdue App
No in-app purchases
