Guidebook vs MIT CPW 2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guidebook
This application serves as a comprehensive guide for events, conferences, and campuses. Users can build personalized schedules, access detailed information about speakers and sponsors, and navigate venues with interactive maps. It also facilitates attendee engagement through messaging and a social feed.
- Personalized schedule and to-do lists
- Speaker and sponsor information
- Venue and local area maps
- In-app search functionality
- Attendee messaging and engagement
- Interactive social feed
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Guidebook is your guide to events, conferences, campuses, and more. Download the app to: [+] Build your personal schedule and to-do lists. [+] Easily access speaker, sponsor, exhibitor information, and more. [+] View maps of the venue and local area. [+] Simply search for information within the app. [+] Connect and engage with other attendees through private messages. [+] Share photos, likes, and comments on the interactive social feed.
MIT CPW 2026
This official event app helps prospective students explore the MIT community during Campus Preview Weekend. It allows users to view the event schedule and create a personalized agenda for the multi-day experience.
- Official event guide
- View event schedule
- Manage personal agenda
- Explore MIT community
- Event details and timings
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This is the official app for MIT Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). We are excited to invite adMITs to explore the MIT Community during CPW. Taking place April 16 - 19, CPW is 3.14 days and hundreds of events full of fun, crafts, panels, and new friends. Download the official CPW 2026 app to see the schedule and manage your own agenda.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guidebook at 4.7 against MIT CPW 2026's 3.4. Guidebook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 10). 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.
Guidebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidebook has 3.7K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, MIT CPW 2026 every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Guidebook | MIT CPW 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Customer experience
Guidebook
MIT CPW 2026
Bugs and requests
Guidebook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to view event details
- Inability to add custom events to schedule
- Incorrect location pinpointing on maps
- Notification issues and unwanted alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to sync schedule across devices
- More customization options for user profile
- Better event filtering and search capabilities
- Integration with calendar apps
MIT CPW 2026
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
MIT CPW 2026
No in-app purchases
