RIT Mobile vs Formula SAE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RIT Mobile
Access essential campus information and services for RIT students and staff. Track buses in real-time, view dining hall menus and hours, and find campus locations. Stay updated with campus events, news, and athletics.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Dining hall menus and hours
- Searchable campus map
- Campus event calendar
- University news and athletics updates
- Customizable homepage
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RIT’s mobile app features a customizable home screen and greets you with the current date and campus weather, making it easy to stay informed at a glance. Use the app to: • View dining locations, hours, menus, online ordering, visiting chefs, and food truck schedules • Discover campus events and activities • Check the academic calendar for important dates • Search the RIT faculty and staff directory • Explore the campus map and view shuttle schedules • Submit facilities work order requests • Access emergency contacts and campus safety information Built to make campus life easier, the RIT mobile app will continue to evolve with additional features and improvements over time.
Formula SAE
This app provides essential information for the Formula SAE community, including competition news, schedules, maps, and team details. Stay updated with real-time scoring, results, and important announcements, even without data service.
- Competition news and updates
- Interactive maps and schedules
- Team scoring notifications
- Event results and leaderboards
- Paddock team locator
- Push notifications for announcements
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The Formula SAE app was custom built for the Formula SAE community: competitors, volunteers, spectators, and sponsors. Using the app, you’ll have access to competition news, maps, schedules, paddock list, team list, and more. • Team Scoring Notifications - Follow your favorite teams’ results, achievements, and penalties as they compete during competition. • Event Results – Easily access leaderboards, static results, live dynamic results, and submit problem reports for your team. • Push Notifications & Announcements - Be automatically notified about important competition announcements as well as of weather-related impacts while on-site. • Maps & Schedules - Access the most up to date maps, schedules, and competition guides--available in the app even if you don’t have data service coverage at the competition site. • Paddock List – Use the Team Paddock List to locate your favorite teams in the paddocks while on site at competition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RIT Mobile at 5.0 against Formula SAE's 3.3. RIT Mobile also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Formula SAE's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, 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.
RIT Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively.
RIT Mobile ships an update weekly, Formula SAE every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RIT Mobile | Formula SAE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rochester Institute of Technology | SAE International |
Customer experience
RIT Mobile
Formula SAE
In-app purchases
RIT Mobile
No in-app purchases
Formula SAE
No in-app purchases
