Comparison

Columbia LionHub vs CourseTrees

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

Head to head
About

Columbia LionHub

Features
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LionHub is the place for Columbia University undergraduates to make the most of their student experience. Students looking to get involved on campus can find events, connect with other students, and search for organizations that align with their interests. Student leaders can now create events, submit purchase requests, send out communications, and more via mobile app, making it easier than ever to manage a student group.

About

CourseTrees

Visualize university course catalogs as interactive graphs. Easily see course prerequisites, plan academic paths, and explore what each course unlocks. Supports 156 universities, simplifying semester planning.

Highlights
  • Interactive course graph
  • Visualize prerequisites
  • Plan academic routes
  • Explore course unlocks
  • Supports 156 universities
Features
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CourseTrees turns a university's course catalog into one interactive graph. Every course is a node, every prerequisite is an edge. From there, you can see what a course unlocks, trace a route to a course you want to take, and plan a few semesters out without reading the catalog cover to cover. 156 universities are on it today.

Screenshots

Columbia LionHub4 screens
CourseTrees4 screens

Verdict

The call

Columbia LionHub and CourseTrees are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Columbia LionHub versus CourseTrees: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColumbia LionHubCourseTrees
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperColumbia UniversityNOAH BAER FINKELSTEIN

In-app purchases

None

Columbia LionHub

No in-app purchases

None

CourseTrees

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Columbia LionHub free?
Columbia LionHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CourseTrees free?
CourseTrees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Columbia LionHub or CourseTrees have ads?
Neither Columbia LionHub nor CourseTrees shows ads.

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