CSULB App vs Arcadia High Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSULB App
Manage your academic life and connect with your campus community. Stay organized with event and class schedules, receive important notifications, and access campus resources. Discover activities, join groups, and navigate campus easily.
- Event and class calendar
- Academic tools access
- Deadline reminders
- Campus event discovery
- Campus services information
- Push notifications
- Campus map
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The CSULB app brings California State University, Long Beach to your fingertips, keeping you connected to everything happening on campus. Discover events, join student organizations, access your classes, track deadlines, and explore campus resources all in one place. Designed to support your campus experience, the app makes it easy to stay organized, engaged, and informed. Connect with your community, navigate campus life, and never miss what matters, wherever you are.
Arcadia High Mobile
Stay informed with school news, announcements, and important updates. Access academic information, sports events, club meetings, and college resources. Save articles for later and customize your notification preferences for a personalized experience.
- School news feed
- Student bulletin updates
- Saved articles
- Personalized profile settings
- Notification options
- Access to school resources
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Home Page: Two sections—News (Featured, General, AUSD, and ASB) and Community (Counselor's Corner, Library Shelves, DCI, Arcadia Quill, Apache News, and Keepin' it Arcadia) are highlighted on this page. Full-length articles sourced from the Arcadia High School Website/Bulletin, AHS/AUSD Instagram feed, AHS/AUSD Facebook feed are conveniently collected here as well. Student Bulletin: For more specific school-related updates, the bulletin covers five sections: Academics, Sports, Clubs, Colleges, and References. These sections have information regarding numerous topics such as Academic Team Tryouts, Sports Events, Club Informational Meetings, Scholarships, Important Resources, etc. Saved Page: Once the user finds important articles to save, they are located on this page, where they can sort the news by Time, Title, and Author. A Clear All button on the top right will clear all saved articles. Your Profile: A page where the user can access settings to generate a more personalized experience. These settings include the Google Account Sign In, Schedule, and Options for Notifications. They can also find miscellaneous information like the About Us, Terms and Agreement, and App Version below. Notifications Page: If the user misses any notifications, they can use this page to check those articles or check the articles of notifications they've already seen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSULB App at 4.5 against Arcadia High Mobile's 4.2. CSULB App also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 57%) and ratings volume (550 vs 57). Arcadia High Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
CSULB App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSULB App has 550 ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of CSULB App's written reviews are positive against 57% of Arcadia High Mobile's.
CSULB App ships an update every 2 months, Arcadia High Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSULB App | Arcadia High Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (550 ratings) — better | 4.2 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 550 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSU Long Beach | Arcadia Unified School District |
Customer experience
CSULB App
Arcadia High Mobile
Bugs and requests
CSULB App
Reported bugs
10 issues- Automatic logout upon login
- Double login requirement for BeachBoard
- Content not loading in tabs
- Desktop version of BeachBoard instead of mobile
- Page refresh losing user position in documents
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- Cannot zoom into documents
- Inconsistent session persistence
- In-app browser functionality limited
- GPS lag on shuttle map
- Unexpected co-payment charges without notification
Requested features
10 requests- Stay logged in option across sessions
- Simultaneous multi-device login capability
- Event and athletic notification system
- Mobile-optimized BeachBoard version
- Document access and printing from classes
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- Dropbox folder integration for submissions
- Parking lot occupancy tracking
- Session persistence when exiting app
- Native BeachBoard app instead of browser wrapper
- MyCSULB integration instead of weather tab
Arcadia High Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CSULB App
No in-app purchases
Arcadia High Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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