UTEP Maps App vs Penji
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UTEP Maps App
Navigate the UTEP campus with ease using this app. It offers walking directions to over 200 locations, includes shuttle routes, and provides historical building information. Find parking and explore detailed campus maps.
- Directions to over 200 campus locations
- Miner Metro shuttle route integration
- Historical building information
- Driving directions to parking lots
- Detailed campus maps
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Never lose your way on UTEP's labyrinthian campus ever again. UTEP Maps provides tried and true walking directions to just about every location on campus. Whether you're trying to find the quickest way to class or get to an event on time, UTEP Maps has you covered. FEATURES INCLUDE: • Directions to over 200 locations on campus! • Miner Metro shuttle routes incorporated into directions! • Historical information for every building! • Driving directions to every parking lot! • Gorgeous, highly-detailed maps! • And more!
Penji
Connect with campus support services like tutoring, advising, and mentoring. Schedule appointments, join drop-in hours, and find study groups to enhance your academic journey. This app provides a modern, mobile-first experience for accessing university resources.
- Schedule tutors and mentors
- Attend drop-in hours
- Register for group sessions
- Find study groups
- Access advising resources
- Remote-friendly support
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Penji is the central hub for tutoring, advising, and other support resources on campus. We partner with support centers at your university, allowing them to provide a modern, mobile-first, and remote-friendly experience for scheduling tutors, mentors, and coaches. Book appointments, attend drop-in hours, register for large-group sessions, meet study groups, and more, all from the app. As recent students ourselves, we know how important friends, tutors, and mentors can be in developing your interest and confidence in different subjects. We hope Penji encourages you to take advantage of these resources more frequently. Each university is different, so sign up to see what your university offers in Penji. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Penji at 4.9 against UTEP Maps App's 2.6. Penji also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 67%). UTEP Maps App's advantage is iOS requirement (8.3 vs 15.1). 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.
Penji holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penji has 1.2K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of UTEP Maps App's written reviews are positive against 93% of Penji's.
UTEP Maps App ships an update every 3 months, Penji every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UTEP Maps App | Penji |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (24 ratings) | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Texas at El Paso | Penji, Inc. |
Customer experience
UTEP Maps App
Penji
Bugs and requests
UTEP Maps App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Penji
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unusable on iPad
- Tutors not showing as available
Requested features
2 requests- Add voice/call features
- Improve messaging and notifications
In-app purchases
UTEP Maps App
No in-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
