Comparison

GoGaucho vs COLM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GoGaucho

This campus app helps UCSB students manage their academic life. It provides access to class schedules, campus maps, and dining hall menus. Users can also receive registration reminders and view estimated wait times at dining facilities.

Highlights
  • View class schedules
  • Access campus maps
  • Check dining menus
  • Receive registration reminders
  • Estimate dining hall wait times
  • Share schedules
Features
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GoGaucho is the best campus app for UCSB students. Easily view your schedule, campus maps, dining menus, and more! **Schedule** - View schedules from each enrolled quarter by logging in with your UCSB account - Access the map location, building floorplan, and course info by tapping on a timeslot - Share your schedule directly from the app in an elegant mobile format - Receive course registration reminders before each pass time **Maps** - Search for campus buildings to view them on the map - Toggle the walking or bike overlays for building labels and accessible pathways **Dining Menus** - View dining items for each meal of the day - Star your favorite dining halls to pin them to the front - Open cameras outside select dining halls to estimate lines and wait times While we do access real-time info directly from UCSB, we are not an official app of the university. We are completely student-run, and are always open to suggestions or contributions.  Learn more @ ucsb.app

About

COLM

Features
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The official app of the Conference on Language Modeling

Screenshots

GoGaucho4 screens
COLM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: COLM at fortnightly against GoGaucho's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoGaucho ships an update monthly, COLM fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GoGaucho versus COLM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoGauchoCOLM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJackson CooleyAnthony Manzo

In-app purchases

None

GoGaucho

No in-app purchases

None

COLM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoGaucho free?
GoGaucho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COLM free?
COLM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GoGaucho or COLM have ads?
Neither GoGaucho nor COLM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoGaucho or COLM?
GoGaucho ships an update monthly, and COLM fortnightly. Most recently, GoGaucho was updated on October 5, 2026 and COLM on October 14, 2026.

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