Sona Mobile vs Berkeley Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sona Mobile
This mobile application grants users access to the Sona Systems platform. It is designed for participants, researchers, and principal investigators, requiring the specific URL of a Sona site for functionality.
- Access Sona Systems
- For participants
- For researchers
- For principal investigators
- Requires Sona site URL
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This app provides access to Sona Systems for users of the system. It works for participant users, researchers and principal investigators. You will need to know the URL of your Sona site in order to use this app.
Berkeley Mobile
Access essential campus information for busy students, including library hours, gym schedules, and dining hall menus. Find all your campus resources conveniently in one place.
- Library information
- Gym schedules
- Dining hall menus
- Campus resources
- All-in-one student hub
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Library and gym information. Dining hall menus. Campus resources. All in one place for the busy Berkeley student. *Berkeley Mobile is a product of the Associated Students of University of California (ASUC) Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and is not affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley or the Regents of the University of California.*
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Berkeley Mobile at 73% against Sona Mobile's 20%. Berkeley Mobile also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Sona Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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.
Berkeley Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Sona Mobile's written reviews are positive against 73% of Berkeley Mobile's.
Sona Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Berkeley Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sona Mobile | Berkeley Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) | 4.2 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sona Systems | ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
Customer experience
Sona Mobile
Berkeley Mobile
In-app purchases
Sona Mobile
No in-app purchases
Berkeley Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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