Princeton Mobile vs COLM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Princeton Mobile
Access essential Princeton University information and services on your mobile device. Stay updated with campus news, events, shuttle tracking, dining options, and academic resources. Navigate campus easily with maps and explore its history through guided tours.
- Campus news and events
- Real-time shuttle tracking
- Interactive campus map
- Dining hall information
- Campus directory
- Course listings
- Library catalog access
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Princeton Mobile is designed for anyone who wants on-the-go information or wants to stay connected to Princeton University. Features include: • News stories • Public and student events • Real-time shuttle information • The campus map • Dining locations, hours, and menus • The campus directory • Media-rich walking tours • Course listings • The library catalog, locations, and hours • Sports news, schedules, and scores And more! Note: this is a universal app, so it works on both iPhone and iPad.
COLM
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The official app of the Conference on Language Modeling
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COLM at 5.0 against Princeton Mobile's 2.7. COLM also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Princeton Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
COLM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Princeton Mobile has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Princeton Mobile ships an update every 5 months, COLM fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Princeton Mobile | COLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Princeton University | Anthony Manzo |
In-app purchases
Princeton Mobile
No in-app purchases
COLM
No in-app purchases
