CSULB App vs CSUB 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.
CSUB Mobile
This app provides students with essential campus information, including notifications, directories, news, and event listings. Navigate campus, access academic resources like course catalogs and class schedules, and manage student services like financial aid and enrollment.
- Public and private notifications
- Campus directory and news feed
- Event discovery and calendar integration
- Interactive campus map
- Access to academic resources (course catalog, class search)
- Student self-services (enrollment, grades, financial aid)
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CSUB Mobile is the official mobile application for California State University, Bakersfield. The app provides many features and quick access to the information you need. Features: • Public Notifications: Get informed on important campus events • Private Notifications: Get notified for private, personal, course, and university messages • Campus Directory Lookup: Search for department, professor and staff number or email address on campus • Read CSUB news feed: Stay tuned with CSUB Athletics news and the Runner news • Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) • Find events: Check out a variety of campus events, share and add them to your own calendar • Campus Map: Lost on campus? Use campus map to help locate your current location and direct you to the right building • GET Buses: Access to GET Bus stops and schedule ride within the app • Get help: Dial 911, University police line, IT Help Desk line without looking up the phone number • Campus Library: Find library operating hours and search for library catalog • Course Catalog: Search subject or course information from the Student Portal • Class Search: Search for classes from the Student Portal • Important Dates: View campus academic calendar • Bookstore: Access to Runner bookstore and order your text books • Athletics: Keep up with Runner sports and find out the latest game scores • Campus Dinning: Find out dining locations, hours of operations, and purchase a meal plan. • Self-Services: o Admission o Holds and To-Dos o View Grades o Class Schedule o Enrollment: add, drop, edit, swap classes o Financial Aid o Student Finances Account Inquiry o Advisor info o Personal information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CSULB App at 73% against CSUB Mobile's 25%. CSULB App also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSULB App has 550 ratings behind it against 19, 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 25% of CSUB Mobile's.
CSULB App ships an update every 2 months, CSUB Mobile every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSULB App | CSUB Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (550 ratings) — better | 3.8 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 550 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CSU Long Beach | California State University, Bakersfield |
Customer experience
CSULB App
CSUB 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
CSUB Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CSULB App
No in-app purchases
CSUB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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