Comparison

UCLA Mobile vs iClicker Student

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

Head to head
About

UCLA Mobile

This app serves as a central hub for UCLA resources and applications. It allows users to discover and access various UCLA apps, and personalize their own dashboard with frequently used ones for quick access.

Highlights
  • Centralized app dashboard
  • Personalized app collection
  • Quick access to UCLA apps
  • App-to-app launching
  • UCLA app catalog access
Features
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The UCLA mobile app is a mobile portal that blends UCLA content and resource links while also featuring UCLA's dynamic app landscape collected into a sliding Apps dashboard for the ease of UCLA's broad and diverse community. This allows the UCLA community to present a collection of UCLA's important apps while also allowing individuals to personalize their own dashboard with additional UCLA apps that they want to include in their UCLA mobile app environment. The app features app to app launches so that users have quick access into all of UCLA's native apps, listed in the UCLA app catalog.

About

iClicker Student

Engage in class by answering instructor questions directly from your mobile device. Receive immediate feedback on your responses and compare your performance with classmates. Review past questions and answers to prepare for quizzes and exams, with all your data securely stored in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Answer instructor questions on mobile
  • Receive instant feedback
  • Compare responses to class results
  • Access saved poll questions for study
  • Cloud-based data storage
  • Supports multiple question types
Features
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iClicker's student app allows you to answer questions using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Tap to provide your answer and receive instant feedback. Compare your vote to the rest of the class. After class, access the saved poll questions to study for a quiz or exam. All data is stored on the cloud so you can access it anywhere from any device. KEY FEATURES: • Free trial subscription with account creation • View your instructor’s questions as high resolution screenshots • Compare your response to the class results • Session history is stored in the cloud so you can access it anywhere • Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Numeric, and Target question types • Receive correct/incorrect feedback when your instructor grades the question • Review the questions and answers to study after class • Works alongside all iClicker remotes

Screenshots

UCLA Mobile3 screens
iClicker Student4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iClicker Student at 4.4 against UCLA Mobile's 2.5. iClicker Student also leads on ratings volume (38K vs 8) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). UCLA Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. iClicker Student sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. UCLA Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iClicker Student holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iClicker Student has 38K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of UCLA Mobile's written reviews are positive against 17% of iClicker Student's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UCLA Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, iClicker Student every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
UCLA Mobile versus iClicker Student: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUCLA MobileiClicker Student
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (8 ratings)4.4 (38K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings838K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB52 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUniversity of California, Los AngelesHPHLP

Customer experience

UCLA Mobile

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative90.0%

iClicker Student

All ratings37,721 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive16.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative78.4%

Bugs and requests

UCLA Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iClicker Student

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Logging out and back in causes data loss
  • Location tracking not working properly
  • Questions not appearing or disappearing during class
  • Frequent disconnections and sign-out issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add push notifications for when questions are available
  • Show correct answers after questions are answered
  • Display countdown timer for questions
  • Allow deleting of courses added accidentally
  • Provide subscription options based on semester length

In-app purchases

None

UCLA Mobile

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

iClicker Student

One-time8
  • iClicker Pulse 6-Months$5.99
  • iClicker Pulse 1-Year$8.99
  • iClicker Pro 6-Months$16.99
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  • iClicker 6-Month Subscription$16.99
  • iClicker Pro 6-Months$25.99
  • iClicker 1-year subscription$25.99
  • iClicker 2-Year Subscription$36.99
  • iClicker 4-Year Subscription$51.99

Questions

Is UCLA Mobile free?
UCLA Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iClicker Student free?
iClicker Student is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UCLA Mobile or iClicker Student?
iClicker Student is rated higher. UCLA Mobile averages 2.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while iClicker Student averages 4.4 from 38K ratings.
Do UCLA Mobile or iClicker Student have ads?
Neither UCLA Mobile nor iClicker Student shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UCLA Mobile or iClicker Student?
UCLA Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and iClicker Student every 6 weeks. Most recently, UCLA Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and iClicker Student on November 4, 2026.

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