Berkeley Mobile vs LapseIn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Berkeley Mobile
Access essential campus information for busy students, including library hours, gym schedules, and dining hall menus. Find all your campus resources conveniently in one place.
- Library information
- Gym schedules
- Dining hall menus
- Campus resources
- All-in-one student hub
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Library and gym information. Dining hall menus. Campus resources. All in one place for the busy Berkeley student. *Berkeley Mobile is a product of the Associated Students of University of California (ASUC) Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and is not affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley or the Regents of the University of California.*
LapseIn
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OCUS. RECORD. LOOK BACK. LapseIn turns your focus sessions into time-lapse videos. Start a timer, point your camera at your workspace, and get to work. When the session ends, edit your time-lapse with customizable overlays for your focus time, goals, streaks, and progress. Save the video in LapseIn, export it, share it, or keep only a session log when you don’t want to store a video. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Send a friend a focus challenge and work toward a time goal together. Challenges share your session time and progress without sharing your video. BUILD GOALS AND STREAKS Create goals, track your daily focus time, and build streaks as you make progress. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Add friends as accountability partners, share 24-hour Stories, and follow people whose progress motivates you. JOIN STUDY ROOMS Focus alongside others in live study rooms, follow the leaderboard, and celebrate milestones together. CREATE AND SHARE RECAPS Turn your sessions into daily, weekly, or goal recap videos. Share sessions to Stories or your Feed, or export your recaps to other apps. YOUR VIDEOS, YOUR CHOICE Videos saved in LapseIn stay on your device unless you choose to share them. Delete individual Stories, Feed posts, saved recaps, or your account from the app at any time. Terms of Use: https://lapsein.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lapsein.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Berkeley Mobile at none against LapseIn's 2. LapseIn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. LapseIn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Berkeley Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Berkeley Mobile ships an update fortnightly, LapseIn every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Berkeley Mobile | LapseIn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | JOSE DANIEL CANTU CANTU |
In-app purchases
Berkeley Mobile
No in-app purchases
LapseIn
- LockIn Pro$4.991 Month
- LockIn Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
